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Patriot Day Research Paper

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Patriot day is considered the deadliest day in history for NYC firefighters because of the 343 that were killed (history.com). September 11, 2001 was an extremely tragic day for the United States. In particular, it was an extremely tragic day for New York City & Washington, D.C. On this Tuesday morning, at 8:45 a.m., the Unites States was attacked by terrorists. The terrorists hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight. They flew two of the planes into the twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York City (scholastic.com). The terrorists were 19 militants that were associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, from Saudi Arabia that carried out suicide attacks against targets in the U.S. A third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field (history.com). Officials believe the terrorists on that plane intended on destroying either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. Some of the passengers on that plane fought the terrorists and …show more content…

The U.S. government took many steps to try to make the country safer. It tightened security at airports and in public buildings. A new cabinet-level department—the Department of Homeland Security was created. It works to protect the United States from any terrorist attacks (scholastic.com). The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn't exist before 9/11. The TSA was created to do three things: take responsibility for all modes of transportation; recruit, assess, hire, train and deploy security officers for 450 commercial airports from Guam to Alaska within 12 months; and provide 100 percent screening of all checked luggage for explosives. In the past, the TSA detected 50 million prohibited items, including 5,000 firearms on passengers attempting to board planes. Now, 50,000 TSA officers screen nearly two million air travelers each day

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