United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill
The west front of the U.S. Capitol in 2007
The west front of the United States Capitol in 2024
William Thornton's approved design for the Capitol, 1793
1800 painting of the Capitol
September 11 attacks
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The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A total
United States Capitol
…The U.S. Capitol is believed to have been al-Qaeda's intended target for United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four planes that were hijacked in the September 11 attacks. The plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to regain control of the plane from the hijackers. Since the September 11…
WTC smoking on 9 11
FEMA 3969 Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 09 19 2001 in New York
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UA93 fuselage debris