Patriot Day
Patriot Day commemorates the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 when al-Qaeda hijackers crashed four planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field, killing nearly 3,000 people. Established by Congress in December 2001 (P.L. 107-89) and first observed in 2002, it honors the innocent lives lost, first responders' heroism,…
