December 7, 1941. September 11, 2001. Both important dates in history. The United States of America was attacked on both of these dates. Many loved ones were lost, cities were attacked, and attractions were destroyed. These two attacks left a mark on the United States. tragedies happened on this day that many people these days will never forget. September 11, 2001 is a date to remember considering the events that happened on that day. Four planes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists, nineteen men assaulting passengers and killing the pilots on each plane. All the planes were intentionally planned to be used for terrorist attacks against the Unites States, two of them used to attack both of the twin towers, the third plane to attack the pentagon, the central for the United States military, and the fourth plane experienced a passenger revolt leading it to not reach its destination and causing it to crash in a field in Pennsylvania. The $500,000 operation was funded by Al-Qaeda. Then there is the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A deliberately planned bundle of attacks to cause massive damage on the United States by sinking battleships, cruisers, destroyers, minelayers, auxiliaries, and many aircraft leading to the death of approximately 2,403 Americans. The reason for choosing the ships docked at Pearl Harbor's for the massive target as they were all together. Both of these days caused terrible losses in both economic damages and the massive loss of human lives. Will September 11 be a day to be remembered in infamy? The attack of Pearl Harbor happened on December 7,1941. Japan surprised Pearl Harbour by sending almost 400 planes to attack. They sank and damaged 21 ships of the U.S pacific fleet, 8 battleships, 3 cruisers, 4 destroyers, and other vessels. The attack took about 2,400 people's lives and left 1,178 injured. The attack lasted about 2 hours but it was very devastating. Thousands and thousands of people died that day and they didn't get to say goodbye to their loved ones. These soldiers sacrificed their lives for their country. How many soldiers and sailor survived? 1,000 were wounded in the attack. What did the president do? He did what he could do, watch. After the attack on Pearl Harbour, President Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan. After 3 days, Japanese allis such as Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. Two years iint World War II, the United States finally joined in due to the attack on Pearl Harbour. Years pass by and the United States gets another surprise attack. At 8:46am, American Airline Flight 11 crashed the plane into floors 93-99 of the North Tower of the North Trade Center. Killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building. At 9:03am Hijackers crashed the United Airline Flight 175 into floors of 75-85 of the World trade center’s south tower. 34 minutes later, hijackers aboard Flight 77 and crash the plane into the Western facade of the Pentagon in Washington D.C. This attack killed 59 passengers from the plane and 125 military and civilians in the building. Nearly 3,000 people were killed and 6,000 were injured on this day. Many innocent Americans lost their lives during
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In Pearl Harbour, 2,335 military personnel died including 2,008 navy, 109 marines, and 218 army. A total of 68 civilians also died during the attack. How many groups of fleets were destroyed that day? The Japanese suck the Arizona, Oklahoma, W Virginia, and California. The second attack launched 45 minutes later and it created less damage. In just two hours 18 warships, 188 aircrafts an 2,403 servicemen were lost in the attack. In 9/11, irreplaceable documents, records, art, artifacts were destroyed along with 3,000 American lives. People were trying to make sense out what had just happened. People were also fearful and worried for their lives and their families. What did people witness? They witness people dressed in suits jumping out of windows from the towers. They had no way out, they were trapped and they knew it. They lost their lives and people on the ground and around the world saw many innocent people lose their lives due to theses
In Pearl Harbour, 2,335 military personnel died including 2,008 navy, 109 marines, and 218 army. A total of 68 civilians also died during the attack. How many groups of fleets were destroyed that day? The Japanese suck the Arizona, Oklahoma, W Virginia, and California. The second attack launched 45 minutes later and it created less damage. In just two hours 18 warships, 188 aircrafts an 2,403 servicemen were lost in the attack. In 9/11, irreplaceable documents, records, art, artifacts were destroyed along with 3,000 American lives. People were trying to make sense out what had just happened. People were also fearful and worried for their lives and their families. What did people witness? They witness people dressed in suits jumping out of windows from the towers. They had no way out, they were trapped and they knew it. They lost their lives and people on the ground and around the world saw many innocent people lose their lives due to theses