Obama Announces Death of Osama bin Laden
In a dramatic late-night broadcast on May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. military and CIA operatives have located and killed the Al Qaeda leader in a nighttime raid on a compound in Pakistan where he had been hiding.
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Obama Announces Death of Osama bin Laden
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In a dramatic late-night broadcast on May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. military and CIA operatives have located and killed the Al Qaeda leader in a nighttime raid on a compound in Pakistan where he had been hiding.
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Daniel Pearl Reported Captured
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ABC News reports on January 27, 2002, the kidnapping of American journalist Daniel Pearl by a terrorist group in Pakistan four days earlier. Pearl, who the terrorists erroneously claimed was a CIA agent, was later murdered.
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George W. Bush Vows Revenge for 9/11
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On September 14, 2001, a day he declares a national day of mourning and remembrance, President George W. Bush stands atop a pile of rubble at Ground Zero and says that the terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks will hear from America soon.
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Saddam Hussein Captured
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Almost a year after sending U.S. troops to fight in Iraq, President George W. Bush announces the capture of the country's dictator, Saddam Hussein, in an address to the nation on December 14, 2003.
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Zarqawi Killed in Iraq
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Early on June 8, 2006, ABC News is the first on the air to report the death of al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed in a U.S. bomb strike in Iraq.
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George W. Bush Sends Troops to Iraq
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On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush informs the nation that he has ordered U.S. troops into Iraq, promising a "broad and concerted campaign" against Saddam Hussein's regime.
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United Airlines Flight 93 Crashes in Pennsylvania
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At 10:07 a.m. the F.A.A.'s Herndon Center reports seeing smoke rising from the ground where United Airlines Flight 93 was last seen near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The plane had been heading toward Washington when the passengers aboard overtook the hijackers and tried to gain control of the aircraft.
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Flight 77 Crashes Into the Pentagon
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At 9:38 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a military cargo plane radios controllers at Reagan National Airport to report that American Airlines Flight 77 has crashed into the Pentagon.
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American Airlines Flight 11 Hijacked
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On September 11, 2001, at 8:21 a.m., American Airlines operations specialist Nydia Gonzalez calls the American Airlines Emergency center to relay information she is receiving from a flight attendant aboard Flight 11 that the pilot and others have been stabbed. It is the first plane to be confirmed hijacked in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Call for Military Intervention on 9/11
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At 9:01 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a manager of air traffic control in New York calls the F.A.A. Command Center to ask for military assistance with the escalating emergency, now that United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines Flight 11 have both gone missing.
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