Shanksville

Shanksville,

borough (1990 pop. 235), Somerset co., SW Pa., on the Stonycreek River, which is spanned by an 1881 covered bridge. It is situated in an agricultural area where corn, oats, and livestock are raised; there also are dairy farms and windpower facilities. During the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (see 9/119/11,
the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks.

The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a militant Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden) used three hijacked commercial
..... Click the link for more information. ), one of the four hijacked aircraft crashed into a hillside near Shanksville after passengers sought to gain control of the plane; all aboard were killed. The site of the crash is now part of the Flight 93 National Memorial.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia™ Copyright © 2013, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The fund was opened by the federal government in 2011 to compensate for deaths and illnesses linked to toxic exposure at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
House panel votes to replenish 9/11 fund
Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York; at the Pentagon; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that day.
What We Are Reading Today: Fall and Rise by Mitchell Zuckoff
The 9/11 attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people in New York City, Washington, DC, and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Queen Elizabeth Broke This 600-Year-Old Tradition Following 9/11 Terror Attacks
More moments of silence came at 9:37 am (1337 GMT), when American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon; at 9:59 am (1359 GMT) when the South Tower collapsed; at 10:03 am (1403 GMT) when United Flight 93 hit the ground near Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and at 10:28 am (1428 GMT), when the North Tower fell.
New York mourns the victims of 9/11
11 memorial in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a new 'Tower of Voices' was dedicated Saturday.
America marks 17 years since 9/11 attacks
11 (KUNA) -- President Donald Trump honored the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on Tuesday during a speech at a memorial service for Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Trump honors victims of September 11 attacks
A total of 2,977 died on 9/11 when hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a road in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
9/11'S LATEST VICTIM ..16YRS AFTER ATTACK; He had to sift dust for 40 days without a face mask
Vice president Mike Pence attended a ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where another jet crashed.
Trump warns terrorists on 9/11 anniversary
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when Al-Qaeda hijackers flew commercial airplanes into New York's World Trade Center, the Pentagon building and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Trump on 9/11: The U.S. can't be intimidated
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijackers flew commercial planes into New York's World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
WE CAN'T BE INTIMIDATED, SAYS TRUMP ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY
Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001, hurling America into a new consciousness of the threat of global terrorism.
9/11 Attacks Remembered: US Commemorates World Trade Center Terror Attacks

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?