9/11

USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

VOANews: The Inside Story | 9/11: Twenty Years Later

• This week on the “Inside Story”: 20 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The lasting memories of the lives lost in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. See the last American troops come home after the war in Afghanistan following the attacks. Plus, an American still left in Afghanistan tells us about her efforts to get out.

The History Channel: After 9/11: Fifteen Septembers Later

• How has the United States changed in the fifteen years since September 11, 2001? How will it continue to grow?

NPR: The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks

• Stories about 9/11

si.edu: Preparing the Oath September 11, 2001 (video)

• USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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• USCIS N-400 practice questions about terrorism

VOANews: September 11 Terror Attacks, 20 Years Later (2021)

• A large collection of videos and reports

VOANews: Vanished US Flag From Famous 9/11 Photo Returns to Ground Zero (2016)

• An American flag raised at ground zero on Sept. 11 in a defining moment of patriotic resolve took its place at the site Thursday after disappearing for over a decade.

VOANews: Pentagon Memorial Stands as Tribute 16 Years After Terror Attack (2017)

• Today, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial stands next to where the plane entered the building, honoring those lost on a day that forever changed America.

VOANews: Arboreal Survivor of 9/11 is Alive, and Well

• Joyce Kilmer, an American poet who died in 1918, wrote a famous poem called Trees. It opens with: "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." In 2013, if alive, he could have written about a tree that loves life and defeated tragedy. VOA's Bernard Shusman reports on a New York tree that survived the 9-11 terrorist attack.

VOANews: Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary, Washington Community Beautifies Veteran Housing (2017)

• People came together on Saturday to honor the country's veterans by renovating an outpatient clinic and housing facility for servicemen and women who’ve fallen on hard times. Arash Arabasadi reports from Southeast Washington.

VOA Learning English: Americans Remember September 11, 2001 (2017)

• Some people wrote about their own experiences that day. Others posted photos and videos of the memorials and memorial services.

USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

• Terrorists attacked the United States.