Today, September 11th, 2026, marks the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th (‘9/11‘) attacks in the United States (U.S.) and of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
On this date in 2001, four flights were hijacked after departure (American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the Word Trade Centre, United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower, American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania while it is believed was targeting the White House or Capitol.)
Both the North and South Towers collapsed, along with other buildings in the area. Almost 3,000 people will killed in the attacks and over 6,000 (estimates range up to 25,000) people in the years afterwards due to diseases, injuries, etc. from the attacks.
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