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September 11, 2001: The 9/11 Attack: 3,000 Die in New York City and Washington, D.C.

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The September 11, 2001 attacks. From left to right: The World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight 93 crash. The September 11, 2001 attacks. From left to right: The World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight 93 crash. [Source: unknown] (click image to enlarge)The 9/11 attack: Four planes are hijacked, two crash into the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and one crashes into the Pennsylvania countryside. Nearly 3,000 people are killed.