The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred in the United States, killing 2,977 people
. On that morning, Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes
. The locations of the attacks:
- New York City The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan were attacked, resulting in an estimated 1,700 deaths from the North Tower and around 1,000 from the South Tower
. The entire complex was destroyed
- Arlington County, Virginia 125 people died at the Pentagon
- Shanksville, Pennsylvania United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, resulting in 265 fatalities, including the 92 passengers and crew of American Airlines Flight 11, the 65 aboard United Airlines Flight 175, the 64 aboard American Airlines Flight 77, and the 44 aboard United Airlines Flight 93
