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On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
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On Oct. 7, 2001, U.S. troops invaded Afghanistan.
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President George W. Bush sends US troops to Iraq.
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Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003.
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Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, were killed by U.S. forces in a four-hour firefight on July 22, 2003.
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On December 15th, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S forces in a farmhouse hiding in a deep ditch.
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On June 30th, 2004 Saddam was to stand trial for crimes against humanity.
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Saddam Hussein is found guilty on November 5th, 2006. December 30th, 2006, Saddam Hussein was hung.
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Barack Obama was elected president of the United States of America.
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Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011.
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The last US troops are pulled out of Iraq.
