Question 115: What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Accepted answers
•Terrorists attacked the United States
•Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
•Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
•Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Why this matters
On September 11, 2001, terrorists took over four planes and attacked the U.S. Two planes hit buildings in New York City, and one hit the Pentagon in Virginia. Almost 3,000 people died that day.