History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2402 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Pentagon and Shanksville
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The idea
A third plane struck the Pentagon; a fourth, bound for Washington, came down near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to storm the cockpit.
In practice
Passengers who knew of the other attacks fighting the hijackers.
Where people slip
Digital History records that the nation's mood recalled the shock after Pearl Harbor in nineteen forty-one.
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