United StatesQuestion 115 (2025 list) · Recent American history
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
- aTerrorists attacked the United StatesCorrect answer
- bJapan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
- cA hurricane flooded the city of New Orleans
- dPresident Kennedy was killed in Dallas
Why?
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States. They crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, and a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
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