09-11-2018, 10:24 AM
The September 11th 2001 attacks took the lives of more than 3,000 Americans. Rest in peace.
9 / 11 transformed the US in countless ways.
It briefly caused Americans to put aside their conflicts and pull together as one.
It sparked the Global War on Terror (which the US is now fighting in 76 countries), and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
It led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Patriot Act.
And, it fundamentally changed New York City and her skyline forever.
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The Twin Towers in 1999; and One World Trade Center in 2018
9 / 11 transformed the US in countless ways.
It briefly caused Americans to put aside their conflicts and pull together as one.
It sparked the Global War on Terror (which the US is now fighting in 76 countries), and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
It led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Patriot Act.
And, it fundamentally changed New York City and her skyline forever.
The Twin Towers in 1999; and One World Trade Center in 2018