September 11 Attacks
A fourth California-bound plane, this flight, was hijacked about 40 minutes after leaving Newark Liberty International Airport.
What is United Flight 93?
In 2009, Congress bestowed this designation upon September 11, emphasizing both service and remembrance.
What is the National Day of Service and Remembrance?
This retired New York Police Department detective and 9/11 responder, who tragically passed away from cancer linked to his recovery efforts, became a prominent advocate for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
Who is Luis Alvarez?
In the initial three months following the September 11th attacks, New York City's economy suffered a loss of this amount in wages.
What is $2.8 billion?
President Barack Obama initiated troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in June 2011, but it wasn't until this year that all U.S. forces completed their withdrawal.
When is August 2021?
At 10:30 a.m., this building of the Twin Towers collapsed.
What is the North Tower?
The first memorials to September 11 came in the immediate wake of the attacks, with candlelight vigils and flower tributes at U.S. locations.
What are candlelight vigils and flower tributes at U.S. locations?
This New York City Police officer, who passed away from respiratory disease contracted while rescuing people at Ground Zero, became a symbol for the health issues faced by first responders after 9/11.
Who is James Zadroga?
The cost to clean the debris at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center attacks, amounted to this staggering sum.
What is $750 million?
This U.S. President, initially in Florida during the attacks, returned to the White House at 7 p.m. on September 11, 2001, after being shuttled around the country due to security concerns.
Who is President George W. Bush?
The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from this country, financed by the al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
What is Saudi Arabia?
For the first anniversary of the attacks in New York City in 2002, two bright beams of light were projected into the sky, symbolizing the fallen Twin Towers.
What is the Tribute in Light?
By 2018, this number of people were diagnosed with 9/11-related cancer, highlighting the ongoing health impacts of the attacks.
What is 10,000?
On the first day of trading after the attacks, the market experienced this percentage drop, amounting to 684 points.
What is 7.1 percent?
President Obama initiated troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in June 2011, but it took until this year for all U.S. forces to complete their withdrawal.
When is 2021?
This American Airlines Boeing 767 was the first plane to crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001.
What is American Airlines Flight 11?
"Reflecting Absence,” now sits outside the museum in an eight-acre park. It consists of two reflecting pools with waterfalls rushing down where the Twin Towers once rose into the sky.
What is the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Absence?
In 2015, funding for the treatment of 9/11-related illness was renewed for five more years, totaling this amount.
What is $7.4 billion?
In the first three months following the attacks, New York City's economy suffered a loss of 143,000 jobs per month
How many jobs did New York City's economy lose per month?
Operation Enduring Freedom, the US-led mission to remove the Taliban and dismantle Osama bin Laden’s network in Afghanistan, began on this date.
When is October 7th?
The 19 terrorists smuggled box-cutters and knives through security at these three East Coast airports
What are Logan International Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Newark International Airport?
On December 18, 2001, Congress approved the designation of September 11 as this, to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
What is Patriot Day?
On January 2, 2011, President Barack Obama signed this act into law, renewing funding for the treatment of 9/11-related health issues.
What is The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act?
The sectors experiencing the heaviest losses after the 9/11 attacks were finance and air transportation, which collectively accounted for this percentage of lost jobs.
What is 60 percent?
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks, evaded capture until this date.
When is May 2, 2011?