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On September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes brought unprecedented devastation to America—Flight 11 and 175 slammed into the Twin Towers, Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, and Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania. The attacks reshaped national security, sparking tighter air travel controls, armed pilots, and sweeping surveillance laws like the Patriot Act. Patriotism surged, media shifted toward escapist fantasy, and foreign wars became front-page news. Oil prices spiked, NYC rebounded, Bush’s approval soared—but so did domestic extremism and immigration barriers. What began as a day of horror became a turning point that forever altered America’s trajectory, its policies, and its soul.

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