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
United Airlines Flight 93
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United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. Th
United States Capitol
…2015, Pope Francis gave a joint address to Congress, the first Pope to do so. 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…
N591UA, the aircraft involved, seen three days before the hijacking
Ziad Jarrah (pilot)
Ahmed al-Haznawi
Ahmed al-Nami