Permanent historical factsheet

Bombing of Twin Towers

United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2001Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

2001

George Walker Bush11 September 2001

New York · Government / Republican Party Government

Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed

George Walker Bush13 September 2001

New York · Government / Republican Party Government

Bush vows to "lead the world to victory" over terrorism

George Walker Bush14 September 2001

New York · Government / Republican Party Government

Bush leads 4 former presidents for national prayer at the National Cathedral

Names involved

George Walker Bush

Provenance

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