On the morning of September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks shook the United States to its core. Four passenger planes were hijacked by members of the extremist group, Al-Qaeda, with the intention of using them as weapons of mass destruction. The targets were the World Trade Center complex in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was headed towards Washington D.C., but brave passengers fought back, ultimately crashing the aircraft in a field in Pennsylvania, preventing further devastation. This unprecedented act of terror claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent people, causing immense shock, grief, and forever altering the course of history. It stands as one of the most significant and tragic events of the 21st century.
