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9/11 History Essay

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Brittney Poljacik U.S. History- C 9-7-15 The Relevance of History: September 11, 2001 On September 11th, 2001 four airplanes were hijacked by 19 militants from the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda. Two of the hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York. The third plane hit the Pentagon right outside Washington D.C. The fourth and final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This tragic event in history is traditionally viewed as a terrorist attack on the US by an extremist group called al-Qaeda. Claims were made by al-Qaeda that they had planned, arranged, and organized the attacks. Since that day in history the Islamic group has never been viewed the same. Al-Qaeda is an Islamic organization that was founded by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and many others, somewhere between August 1988 and late 1989, with traceable origins of the Arab volunteers who …show more content…

“Right before the September 11th attacks, some fishy business happened within the stock market and insurance firms. An “extraordinary” amount of put options were placed on United Airlines and American Airlines stocks, the same airlines that were hijacked during the attacks.” (The 11 Most Compelling 9/11 Conspiracy Theories) Along with that, there are theories that say the towers didn’t collapse because of the planes, but actually collapsed from bomb explosions in lower levels. “Many architects and scientists even maintain that a plane’s fuel cannot produce enough heat to melt the steel frame of the two buildings that collapsed.” (The 11 Most Compelling 9/11 Conspiracy

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