September 11

The September 11 attacks, commonly referred to as 9/11, were a series of coordinated terrorist events executed by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. These attacks targeted the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a thwarted attempt which ended in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost, and the repercussions reshaped global security and foreign policy.