when was 9 11

The tragic event known as 9/11 occurred on September 11, 2001. On that day, terrorists hijacked four American passenger airplanes, crashing two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers intervened. This attack resulted in the deaths of 2,977 victims and had profound global consequences.