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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 is the correct answer
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and carried out coordinated attacks. Two planes struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one hit the Pentagon in Virginia, and a fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers fought back against the hijackers.
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