September 11
Twin Towers date
September 11 refers to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when hijackers crashed commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and a field in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people.
Often written as 9/11.
The date reshaped American foreign policy and launched the War on Terror: a post-September 11 world, Everything changed after 9/11.
Destroyed NYC skyscraper complex
- Twin TowersDestroyed NYC landmark duo
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- Flight 93Diverted September 2001 aircraft
- Ground ZeroSeptember 2001 attack site
Al-Qaeda · Bin Laden · hijackers · New York City · Manhattan · collapse · impact · planes
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
commemoration · moment of silence · reflection · names · victims · survivors · legacy · museum
Those who suffer harm
- familiesRelated people living together
- livesExists or resides
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
tragedy · casualties · fatalities · fallen · heroes · firefighters · FDNY · NYPD
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
heroism · courage · sacrifice · service · brotherhood · first responders · volunteers · resilience
Federal domestic protection agency
- TSAAirport screening agency
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
Afghanistan · Iraq · intelligence · security · investigation · airport security · surveillance · military
World Trade Center
Destroyed NYC skyscraper complex
- Twin TowersDestroyed NYC landmark duo
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- Flight 93Diverted September 2001 aircraft
Ground Zero · Al-Qaeda · Bin Laden · hijackers · New York City · Manhattan · collapse · impact · planes · towers
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
ceremony · commemoration · moment of silence · reflection · names · victims · survivors · legacy · museum · eternal flame
victims
Those who suffer harm
mourning · tragedy · casualties · fatalities · fallen · heroes · firefighters · FDNY · NYPD · Port Authority
solidarity
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
flags · heroism · courage · sacrifice · service · brotherhood · first responders · volunteers · resilience · strength
Homeland Security
Federal domestic protection agency
NSA · Afghanistan · Iraq · intelligence · security · investigation · airport security · surveillance · military · coalition
calendar
Date-tracking system
2001 · morning · anniversary · annual · date · month · seasons · equinox · back-to-school · semester
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- observancesholidays, holy days, commemorations, anniversaries, Remembrance Day
- 9/11World Trade Center, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, Pentagon, Flight 93
- 2000s History9/11, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Arab Spring, Great Recession
- Historical TragediesHolocaust, genocide, massacre, atrocity, ethnic cleansing
- New York historyEllis Island, Tammany Hall, Erie Canal, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park
September 11V-J Day
Imperial capitulation commemoration
V-E Day · Armistice Day · fall of the Berlin Wall · 1918 · peace treaty
September 111776
American founding year
Independence Day · D-Day · genesis · creation · groundbreaking
September 11ordinary day
Uneventful twenty-four hours
normalcy · routine · business as usual · innocence · peacetime