This day in history September 11, 2019-terrorist attacks

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Started by metmike - Sept. 11, 2019, 1:41 p.m.

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1954 – Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.(during global cooling)
1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.(during global cooling)
1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
1995 – RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 hits a 29-metre (95 ft.) rogue wave during Hurricane Luis causing her to list 55 degrees.

2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated suicide attacks killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.^[6]

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By metmike - Sept. 11, 2019, 1:43 p.m.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11)^[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda^[2]^[3]^[4] against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.^[5]^[6] Additional people died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.

September 11 attacks
Part of terrorism in the United States
Top row: The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning 2nd row, left to right: Collapsed section of the Pentagon; Flight 175 crashes into 2 WTC 3rd row, left to right: A firefighter requests assistance at World Trade Center site; Ground Zero; An engine from Flight 93 is recovered Bottom row: Flight 77's collision with the Pentagon as captured by three consecutive CCTV frames
Location	Manhattan, New York, U.S.; Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.; Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date	September 11, 2001; 18 years ago 8:46 – 10:28 a.m. (EDT)
Target	World Trade Center (AA 11 and UA 175) The Pentagon (AA 77) White House or U.S. Capitol (UA 93; failed)
Attack type	Aircraft hijackings Suicide attacks Mass murder Terrorism
Deaths	2,996 (2,977 victims + 19 hijackers)
Injuries	6,000+
Perpetrators	Al-Qaeda^[1] (see also responsibility and hijackers)
No. of participants	19

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