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2001

November

Thursday, November 1, 2001

*Afternoon: Deputy Mayor Anthony P. Coles meets with the two firefighter union leaders, Fire Capt. Peter L. Gorman, president of the

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and Kevin E. Gallagher, president of the

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, at New York City Hall to discuss the firefighters' unhappiness with the October 31 decision. *Night: The unions fax a notice to the New York firefighters to hold a demonstration on Friday morning. *Near midnight: Rudy Giuliani calls from

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at the

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Thomas Von Essen about talk of a protest.

Friday, November 2, 2001

*Approximately 10:30 a.m. EST Emotions spill over into violence at a two-hour protest by several hundred to a thousand firefighters near City Hall, beginning at West and Chambers Streets, to protest Giuliani's October 31st ruling to reduce the number of firefighters permitted at the World Trade Center site from 64 to 25. After firefighter Mike Heffernan, brother of John Heffernan, retired fire captain Bill Butler, father of Tommy Butler, and Kevin E. Gallagher, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, speak, the assembled protesters push aside a barricade and begin walking south down West Street. At the next barricade the police move in, punches are thrown, and firefighters handcuffed. Both sides shout for understanding, and the conflict quickly subsides. The firefighters then march out to the applause of construction workers, the protest breaking up around 12:30 p.m. * 12 firefighters (including four ranking fire officers and one fire marshal) are arrested and taken to the 28th Precinct station house in central Harlem. 5 police officers are injured, two with black eyes and facial trauma, three with neck, shoulder and back injuries.

Monday, November 12, 2001

* Approximately 9:16 a.m. EST - American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in

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, New York. 265 people, 260 on the plane, are killed. Originally thought to be terrorism and claimed as a victory by Al-Qaeda, an NTSB investigation finds the cause of the crash to be pilot error as a result of misuse of the aircraft's

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; the

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had taken off moments after a

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Boeing 747 had taken off from the same runway at

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, which caused massive air turbulence. In an attempt to fight against the turbulence, the first officer repeatedly and aggressively moved the plane's rudder from extreme left to right, inflicting enough

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to cause the entire

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to shear off, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. As a precaution, the Empire State Building and UN headquarters are evacuated. Months later,

Abderraouf Jdey Abderraouf bin Habib bin Yousef Jdey ( ar, عبد الرؤوف جدي, Abd ar-Rawūf Jday) (also known as Farouk al-Tunisi and Al-Rauf Al-Jiddi) (born May 30, 1965) is a Canadian citizen,Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Summary of the Sec ...

is named by Al-Qaeda operative Mohammed Jabarah as the person responsible for the disaster, but this cannot be confirmed by any source investigating the crash.

Monday, November 19, 2001

* The

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, also known as TSA, is formed.

December

Morning and television sitcoms broadcast dedications.

Sunday, December 16, 2001

* The last remnants of the North Tower's facade are cut down.

Thursday, December 20, 2001

* The last fires at the World Trade Center site are extinguished.

2002

February

Sunday, February 3, 2002

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is held in

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, becoming the first sporting event designated by the

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as a

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. The pregame ceremonies and the halftime show honor the victims of 9/11.

Friday, February 8, 2002

* At the opening ceremony of the

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, a tattered American flag recovered from the World Trade Center site is carried into the stadium by American athletes, members of the Port Authority police, and members of the New York City police and fire departments.

March

Monday, March 11, 2002

* Six months after the attack, numerous ceremonies of remembrance take place. *

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receives a letter from the Immigration and Naturalization Service saying that

Mohamed Atta Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( ; ar, محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks in 2001 in which f ...

and

Marwan al-Shehhi Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi ( ar, مروان يوسف محمد رشيد لكراب الشحي, , also transliterated as Alshehhi; 9 May 1978 – 11 September 2001) was an Emirati al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist who served a ...

had been approved for

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s to study there. * The ''

Tribute in Light The ''Tribute in Light'' is an art installation created in remembrance of the September 11 attacks. It consists of 88 vertical searchlights arranged in two columns of light to represent the Twin Towers. It stands six blocks south of the Worl ...

'' project begins. The project goes for a month and is re-launched on September 11, 2003, to mark the second anniversary of the attack. The Tribute in Light is now done every year on September 11.

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

* The remains of at least 11 firefighters and several civilians are found when recovery workers reach the site of what had been the south tower lobby.

May

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

* The last steel beam standing at the

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is cut down and placed on a

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in a quiet ceremony.

June

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

* As a sign of saying thank you for the support Britain gave in the days immediately following the attacks, New York City lit the Empire State Building in purple and gold to mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.

August

Monday, August 19, 2002

* The New York City Medical Examiner releases an updated list of World Trade Center casualties. There were 2,819 killed or missing, 4 less than the Police Department list which had been the best official tally publicly released. One name removed was that of a woman who had been listed under both her maiden and married names. The other three were of people reported missing once by people who had since not been in contact with New York City officials.

Tuesday, August 20, 2002

* Police determine that Albert John Vaughan, 45, and George V. Sims, 46, missing and presumed dead, are alive. Vaughan has been a patient at the

Rockland Psychiatric Center The Rockland Psychiatric Center, originally Rockland State Hospital, in Orangeburg, New York is a psychiatric facility for adults operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health. It offers in-patient and transitional treatment for adults, a ...

in Orangeburg, N.Y. Sims is a patient with amnesia and

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at a Manhattan hospital.

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

* ''

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'' reports that George V. Sims is alive. By this point at least 7 people on the August 19 list have been found; there are now 2,812 killed or presumed dead.

September

Saturday, September 7, 2002

*The New York City Medical Examiner releases a new list of World Trade Center deaths. The new list has 22 fewer names than the previous one. The death toll now stands at 2801, including the dead on the airplanes but not the 10 hijackers.

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

*The United States goes on high security alert as anniversary approaches. Other countries such as Great Britain go on similar alert status. * Al-Jazeera releases videotapes of four of the September 11 hijackers -

Ahmed al-Nami Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami (Arabic: أحمد بن عبد الله النعمي, ; also transliterated as Alnami; August 17, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was one of four terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 ...

Hamza al-Ghamdi Hamza al-Ghamdi ( ar, حمزة الغامدي, , also transliterated as Alghamdi) (November 18, 1980 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 attacks. Born in Saudi Ara ...

Ahmed al-Ghamdi Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi ( ar, احمد صلاح سعيد الغامدي, , also transliterated as Alghamdi) (July 2, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11 at ...

and

Wail al-Shehri Wail Mohammed al-Shehri ( ar, وائل الشهري, ; also transliterated as Alshehri) (July 31, 1973 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was flown into the North Tower of the World ...

. All four are seen talking to the camera.

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

*Remembrance services are held throughout the USA. *The ceremony at

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, broadcast throughout the world, falls an hour behind schedule, but is well attended. The ceremony included the reading out of the names of all the persons who died there (on both the planes and the World Trade Center) and the recitals of American historical speeches such as the

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. Moments of silence are observed at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m., the moments when the two planes struck the two towers, and church bells ring at 9:59 a.m. and 10:29 a.m., the moment at which the South and North towers respectively collapsed. Foreign dignitaries gather in

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for the lighting of the eternal flame at sunset. President

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addresses the nation from

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an hour and a half after the lighting of the eternal flame. * The private ceremony at

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is also well-attended, and included the

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amongst its participants. A prayer is said at the end that referred to

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's " Let's roll" remark. * The public ceremony at

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also had a large turnout. It included two flybys and a release of doves. President George W. Bush attends a private follow up service for the families of Flight 93's victims in the afternoon. * In

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, wanted terrorist

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estate. Bin al-Shibh is wanted by US authorities in relation to the September 11 attacks. His capture does not become public knowledge for two days, but photographs featuring him being led away blindfolded are published on the day.

Thursday, September 26, 2002

* The

Lower Manhattan Development Corporation The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation was formed in November 2001, following the September 11 attacks, to plan the reconstruction of Lower Manhattan and distribute nearly $10 billion in federal funds aimed at rebuilding downtown Manhattan. ...

selects six new design teams from around the globe for the

Friday, September 27, 2002

* The

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renames 81 streets, 79 in Staten Island and two in

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, after victims. * The

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announces that construction equipment at the

will have to use ultra-low sulfur

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2003

February

Wednesday, February 26, 2003

* Daniel Libeskind's design is announced as the winner and future occupant of the former

. The design includes an office building and a ''Wedge of Light'' which will honor the victims of the

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by shutting down its lights between 8:46AM and 10:28AM EST every September 11. It will also use the WTC's foundations.

March

March 1, 2003

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaikh; also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; born March 1, 1964 or April 14, 1965) is a Pakistani Islamist militant held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-re ...

, the mastermind of the attacks, is captured by the

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i ISI in Rawalpindi and handed into U.S. custody.

2004

July

Sunday, July 4, 2004,

* The cornerstone of

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, a building designed to replace the Twin Towers, is laid.

Thursday, July 22, 2004

*The

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is published.

2006

April

Thursday, April 27, 2006,

The

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commences.

May

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

The new 7 World Trade Center opens in New York City.

September

Monday, September 11, 2006

Between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and midnight on September 11, 2006, on

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, viewers could watch CNN footage of the attacks, as it happened as it was broadcast on that day. At 8:49 a.m. ET, during '' American Morning'', CNN rebroadcast the first minute of its coverage, as it was the moment it broke the news.

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broadcasts national

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coverage from 8:52 to 12:00 ET, branding it as a "Living History Event". They would do it again annually since then.

2008

Monday, February 11, 2008

The United States announces charges for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other conspirators, and that it will seek the death penalty in the case.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...

made a visit to the

World Trade Center Site The World Trade Center site, often referred to as "Ground Zero" or "the Pile" immediately after the September 11 attacks, is a 14.6-acre (5.9 ha) area in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The site is bounded by Vesey Street to the north ...

during his visit to the United States. He is the first pope to visit the site since the attacks.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

One World Trade Center reaches ground level.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

George W. Bush dedicates the

Pentagon Memorial The Pentagon Memorial, formally the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who di ...

to the public on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

2009

Friday, November 13, 2009

U.S. Attorney General

Eric Holder Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, was the first African Amer ...

announces that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial will be transferred from a military commission to the civilian U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

District Judge Alvin Hellerstein approves a $700 million settlement between the

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and 95 percent of plaintiffs for reimbursement of 9/11 first responders exposed to toxic dust at

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2011

Sunday, January 2, 2011

President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

signs the

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (; ) is a U.S. law to provide health monitoring and aid to the first responders, volunteers, and survivors of the September 11 attacks. It is named after James Zadroga, a New York Poli ...

creating the World Trade Center Health Program for 9/11 victims.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Attorney General Holder transfers the KSM trial back to military jurisdiction.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Osama bin Laden, the founder of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda who was responsible for the September 11 attacks, was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The death of bin Laden was announced by the President of the United States

in a nationwide address.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Ceremonies are held across the United States and the world to mark the tenth anniversary of the attacks. The

National September 11 Memorial The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11 attacks of 2001, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bomb ...

at the World Trade Center site is dedicated in a ceremony attended by President Obama, former President Bush, their respective First Ladies, and several federal, state, and local government officials. One day earlier, the

Flight 93 National Memorial The Flight 93 National Memorial is a memorial built to commemorate the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was one of four aircraft hijacked during the September 11 attacks in 2001. The memorial is located in Stonycreek Township in Somer ...

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was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Vice President Joe Biden.

2012

Saturday, May 5, 2012

and five other alleged conspirators of the September 11 attacks are arraigned by a U.S. military court presided by Colonel James L. Pohl.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Construction of 1 World Trade Center's main structure tops out at 104 floors.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The '' Journal of the American Medical Association'' publishes an article indicating an increased risk of cancer from exposure to the 9/11 attacks.

2013

Friday, May 10, 2013

Construction of the new One World Trade Center is completed with the installation of the spire at 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in both the United States and the Western Hemisphere.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The new

4 World Trade Center 4 World Trade Center (4 WTC; also known as 150 Greenwich Street) is a skyscraper constructed as part of the new World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The tower is located on Greenwich Street at the southeastern corner of the ...

opens.

2014

May

Friday, May 2, 2014

The

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rules in a lawsuit from Cedar & Washington Associates that American Airlines Group Inc., United Continental Holdings, the

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, and

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are exempt from having to pay for environmental damage from 9/11 under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 since the attacks were an act of war.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

The museum at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, which includes a repository for unidentified remains from the attacks, is inaugurated during a private ceremony with victims' families and friends. The facility is opened to the public six days later.

November

Monday, November 3, 2014

One World Trade Center formally opens to new tenants with

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moving in.

December

Thursday, December 4, 2014

The

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rejects Cedar & Washington's appeal in its lawsuit.

2016

March

Thursday, March 3, 2016

The

World Trade Center Transportation Hub World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It is served by the Newark–World Trade Center line at all times, as well as by the H ...

opens.

June

Friday, June 10, 2016

Liberty Park Liberty Park is a elevated public park at the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan. The park, which opened on June 29, 2016, is located above the World Trad ...

opens at the World Trade Center site.

July

Friday, July 15, 2016

The U.S. federal government declassifies the redacted " 28 pages" of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 revealing that al-Qaeda was assisted by individuals affiliated with the Saudi government.

September

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Ceremonies are held across the United States and the world to mark the 15th anniversary of the attacks, including a vigil at the World Trade Center site attended by both major candidates of the

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and

Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senat ...

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Congress passes the

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, overturning President

's veto for the only time in his presidency, allowing victims of the September 11 attacks to sue the

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for the attacks.

2018

Monday, June 11, 2018

The new

3 World Trade Center 3 World Trade Center (3 WTC; also known as 175 Greenwich Street) is a skyscraper constructed as part of the new World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The tower is located on Greenwich Street along the eastern side of the World ...

opens.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The

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destroyed in the attacks is reopened after reconstruction is completed.

2019

Monday, July 29, 2019

President Donald Trump signs the Never Forget the Heroes Act permanently authorizing the

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Friday, August 30, 2019

The '' United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed'' trial is scheduled for January 11, 2021.

2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

After being repeatedly delayed because of the

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, a judge indefinitely postpones the ''U.S. vs. KLM'' trial.

2021

September

Friday, September 10, 2021

After numerous delays,

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is partially reopened and illuminated for an outdoor memorial service ahead of 20th anniversary commemorations the follow day.

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Ceremonies are held across the United States and the world to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks. President Joe Biden, First Lady

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, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama accompanied with their respective spouses, and several federal, state, local officials attend a remembrance ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York. Vice President

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and former president George W. Bush speak at a memorial service held the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. A vigil was also held at the Pentagon Memorial where both Biden and Harris later visited.

2022

Sunday, July 31, 2022

The second emir of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped plan the September 11 attacks, was killed in a drone strike at his home in

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, Afghanistan. President Biden would later announce al-Zawahiri's death in a statement the day after on August 1.

Monday, December 6, 2022

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church fully opened for regular services on December 6, 2022, the

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2023

The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center is scheduled to open at the World Trade Center.

2027

The new

2 World Trade Center 2 World Trade Center (2 WTC; also known as 200 Greenwich Street) is a planned skyscraper as part of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. It will replace the original 2 World Trade Center, which was completed in 1972 and ...

is scheduled to be completed.

2028

The new

5 World Trade Center 5 World Trade Center (5 WTC; also referred to as 130 Liberty Street) is a planned skyscraper at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The site is across Liberty Street, to the south of the main World Trade Center site. ...

is scheduled to be completed.

References

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