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The date September 11, 2001 refers to the terrorist attacks in the United States that took place on that day. Hijackers affiliated with al-Qaeda flew commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon building near Washington, D.C., killing thousands of people. The attacks triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.Read less