September 11

September 11 is a date with significant historical meaning.
• In the U.S.: It marks the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., while another crashed in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, and the day is now remembered as Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
• In history more broadly:
• 1973 – A military coup in Chile overthrew President Salvador Allende.
• 1990 – U.S. President George H. W. Bush gave a speech to Congress outlining the need to oppose Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War.
• 2012 – An attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killed four Americans.
• Cultural note: For many, “September 11” or simply “9/11” has become shorthand for the 2001 attacks and their lasting global impact.

Would you like me to focus more on the 2001 attacks and their effects, or give you a wider historical timeline of September 11 events?