United StatesQuestion 86 (2008 list) · Recent American history
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
- aJapan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
- bTerrorists attacked the United States.Correct answer
- cA hurricane hit the city of New Orleans.
- dA space shuttle exploded after launch.
Why?
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States. They flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon, and a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania.
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