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The United States annually observes September 11^th as Patriot Day.  It is a day to remember all those who were injured or died during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

On that faithful day, terrorists hijacked four large commercial airliners.  These hijackers flew two of the planes in to the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and another into the Pentagon in Washington, DC.  The fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after the passengers apparently tried to retake control of the aircraft.  Many speculate the terrorists planned to crash this plane into the White House or the Capitol Building.  Almost 3000 people died that day in those attacks.

The President of the United States directs all American flags flown at half-mast.  There is a moment of silence observed at 8:46 am (Eastern Daylight Savings Time – 2:46 am in Hawai‘i).  This was the time when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center tower.

Patriot Day should not be confused with Patriot’s Day, also known as Patriots Day, which commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which were two of the earliest battles in the American Revolutionary War.  It is a state holiday in Maine and Massachusetts, celebrated in April with reenactments of these two battles.

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