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A is incorrect because because the name of the battleship was the U.S.S.Maine, meaning that all Americans were on board. Another reason this is not true is because the ship did not sink an entire Spanish fleet, the Maine itself exploded and sunk, killing 286 men

September 11th, 2001 is a day darkened by tragedy. This day is remembered for one of the biggest terrorist attacks the United States has ever faced on American soil. The 9/11 attacks left many hearts broken and heads spinning about the events that occurred. I personally have been very skeptical about the official version of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. There are a few reasons that made me question what started a war that has become the longest war in American History. This paper will dive into the facts behind the events of this day to uncover the truth behind what occurred that day. Some of the major aspects I will be examining are the hard facts of September 11th, who was responsible for these attacks, the political repercussions,

The Gallup Poll, Released April 23, 1941(source 2). Was the third event to occur forwarding to the USS Greer, this the interview date was April 10-15, 1941, asking if the United States navy is used to guard ships carrying war materials to Britain? 41 percent answered yes, 50 percent answered no, and 9 percent had no opinion. I believe this is the next event due to the fact that the question is related to the kind of materials the ship is carrying the transactions of it.

During the Civil War, the Brooklyn Navy Yard expanded its operations and eventually employed approximately 6,000 people. In 1890, the Yard delivered to the sea the ill-fated Maine. The Brooklyn Navy Yard was repsonsible for the construction of three vessels from 1900 to 1910 (the battleships USS Florida (BB-30), USS Connecticut (BB-18), and the fleet collier USS Vestal (AR-4). During WWI, ship production at the Brooklyn Navy Yard produced two ships, the USS Arizona (BB-39) and the USS New Mexico (BB-40),

On September 11, 2001, the day of the towers fell, Lawrence Wright was an active journalist for the New Yorker. That afternoon he sent a simple request to his boss: "Put me to work." From his home in Austin, Lawrence Wright began interviewing a survivor in Queens, New York. He conducted the interviews long-distance, and put together an account based on the experience of this survivor. From there, Wright stumbled on the story of John O'Neill, the former FBI agent who became chief of security for the World Trade Center. The accounts of O’Neill’s

On December 7th, 1941 “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Many were killed in the attack and some of our naval fleet sunk because of the torpedo’s. On September 11th, 2001 a deadly terrorist attack occurred causing the fall of the twin

Day of Infamy This paper will discuss similarities between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor and describe the Presidential responses to the attacks, as well as examine the roles that class, culture, religion, and notions of superiority played in these attacks on the United States. Similarities/Differences The attacks on September 11 ,2001 compared to those on December 7,1941(pearl harbor) in many ways. For instance 9/11 and Pearl Harbor were both terrorist attacks.

It was a day full of ongoing horror that was covered in the media unlike any day before it.on Dec. 8, 1941, one day after the bloodiest attack on U.S. soil by a foreign country, news organizations attempted to make sense of it all. Far removed from the future 24/7 news cycle, the correspondents of the era had only bits and pieces of information from the Japanese assault on Hawaii and did their best to put it into a broader context. Looking back on the articles on the 69th anniversary, the stories are often unclear about exactly how the attack on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base happened. What was evident, however, was that it was destined to bring about another world war. Its conclusion remained unknown.

The USS MIdway was built in 1947 in the United States. The majority of workers who worked on the midway were women, the reason is because most of the men were out in war at the time. They used two different types of process to build the midway. They first type is that they used rivets. The process of using a type of bolt through both pieces of metal to keep it intact and keep it together. The second type of process is GMAW also known as mig welding. This type of welding is used by a machine that uses a roll of steel wire and melts it to fill or combined metal. They used this type of welding and use layers to make the bond more strong for it to last longer.

The morning of September 11th, 2001 began like any other day for most Americans. All across the country, millions prepared for their commute to school or work, while aboard four doomed airliners, hundreds of passengers huddled in fear of nineteen now infamous hijackers. By the end of the day, thousands would be dead or missing and a country would be left reeling by the worst terror attack in world history. 9/11 is perhaps the most significant cultural and political event in the history of the United States of America, and anyone who was alive that day and old enough to remember the events as they took place can tell you about the utterly unique combination of fear, shock, and rage felt by every American as they watched two of the largest buildings in the world, symbols of New York City as recognizable as the Statue of Liberty itself, crumble into a heap of rumble on the streets of Manhattan. Yet, like with many events in human history that are almost too large or devastating to comprehend, it didn’t take long for some people to begin trying to make sense of what occurred by theorizing about government complacency or complicity in the attacks. These theories, often supported mostly by photos and video footage that is put forth as inconsistent with the official story, usually revolve around claims that the destruction wrought by the hijackers could not have been accomplished through plane crashes like the ones that occurred on 9/11. While sometimes compelling, these claims of

command. Although lives were lost in both tragedies, the incidents that occurred on the USS

The USS North Carolina was the lead ship of the North Carolina Class of fast big gun warships. When the keel was laid on October 27, 1937 at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, she was the first battleship to be constructed in sixteen years.

The USS Biddle (DD-151) served in the US Navy. It served in the navy for about two and a half decades in the early 20th centuries. The ship received a battle star for the service with the Convoy UGS-37 during World War II.

September 11th, 2001 will be a day that Americans remember for many years to come. A tragedy that killed nearly 3000 innocent people. Fifteen years have passed since that infamous day but it will live on through history forever. Although it will never be forgotten, people tend to read up on the events every year or two, especially around the time it happened. As a way to remember or mourn and gain more knowledge on the attacks, people will often read articles or look at photographs of the event. The article “America marks 15-year anniversary of 9/11 Attacks” and Thomas E. Franklins photograph taken on the day of the attacks serve as a way for people to remember and get that information in their own separate ways.

With a gentle breeze wafting through the palm trees as the sun glistened off of the calm waters of Pearl Harbor, the unsuspecting American naval crews who were climbing out of bed and preparing for another relaxing Sunday in the tropics had no way of knowing that for many of them it would be their last sunrise. Earlier that morning six Japanese aircraft carriers had turned into the wind and launched 183 aircraft on a mission that would forever alter the course of both countries; soon the still waters of the harbor would be ablaze in flames and stained with a mixture of oil and blood as a result of the most famous surprise attack in the history of mankind (Record, 2012).