what happened in the year 2001 in the usa
2001 al-Qaeda Terrorists attack the United States using hijacked passenger aircraft to bring down the Twin Towers in New York and crashing an aircraft into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia leaving nearly 3,000 people dead. the attacks become known simply as 911 due to the date of the attack September 11th. The US Pulls Out Of 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty. 2  2001 becomes known as Summer of the Shark after a number of shark attack fatalities. 3  Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to sell Aids drugs for cost price in Africa a discount of up to 90% to help the fight against Aids.