Learn what happened on September 11, 2021. Discover how and why America was attacked, including the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Washington, D.C. Review the motivations of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.

Explore how 9/11 altered the course of history in America and globally, including its psychological and intangible toll. Listen to news coverage of the terrorist attacks as they unfolded, interviews, and speeches by then President George W. Bush.

Appreciate the sacrifices of the first responders and the courageous passengers and crew of United 93 who fought back. The legacies of those who died that day should never be forgotten — especially the heroes of United 93 and the first responders. As the anchor date of Patriot Week, we commemorate this important anniversary with reverence to the heroes we lost that day.

We should not be so naive as to think that we are a Fortress America that cannot be attacked, and we must know and be prepared for those who hate us because of what we stand for.

Highlights include the flashbulb effect, plane hijackers, al Qaeda, 9/11 Commission Report, American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, United Airlines Flight 93, Dulles International Airport, Computer Assisted Prescreening System (CAPPS), box cutters, Boeing 767, cockpit takeover, World Trade Center Attack (1 World Trade Center and 2 World Trade Center), truck bombing of World Trade Center, Barbara Olson, Pentagon, War of 1812, Federal Aviation Agency Herndon Command Center, Todd Beamer, Let’s Roll, Lisa Jefferson, Cynthia Bowers, Shanksville Pennsylvania, N. J. Burkett, New York City Police, New York Port Authority officers, New York Fire Department, Stephen Siller, Stephen Siller Foundation National Tunnel to Towers, Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, St. Francis of Assisi (Franciscans), Jay Price, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, 9-11 President Bush Address, September 14 Comments by President George W. Bush at Ground Zero a/k/a The Bullhorn Speech (I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked the buildings will hear all of us soon), Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, jihad, Usama bin Laden (a/k/a Osama bin Laden a/k/a Usama bin Ladin), Sunni branch of Islam, Prophet Mohammed, Shia branch of Islam, the Caliphate, Sharia Law, Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia military bases, Battle of Mogadishu a/k/a Somalia Blackhawk Down, Beirut bombing of US Marines, Ayman al Zawahiri, fatwa, World Islamic Front, War on Terror, 9-11 compensation fund, Afghanistan War a/k/a Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraq War a/k/a Operation Iraqi Freedom a/k/a Operation New Dawn, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Patriot Act, Freedom Tower, Islamic State a/k/a Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant a/k/a the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) a/k/a Arabic acronym Da’ish, and more.

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Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026) at The Revolutionary Words that Forged America: The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence: Warren, Judge Michael: 9781645721208: Amazon.com: Books.

On America 250/Semiquincentennial, learn why understanding the Declaration of Independence is important, especially in these tumultuous times when patriotism is at an all-time low.

Discover why the Second Continental Congress decided to have a Declaration of Independence and how a committee of five of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were chosen to draft it.

Explore why John Adams insisted that Thomas Jefferson draft it, and how the Committee and the Second Continental Congress changed Jefferson's draft.

Hear the entire Declaration of Independence, the most profound words written in the English language that were approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

Most Americans have never read the entire Declaration of Independence and have a elementary grade level understanding of it. Most remember the soaring words of the second paragraph (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among the are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”), and maybe the last clause (“we mutually pledge our to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor”), and have not reviewed in any detail the remainder of the 1320 words. The rest is not just taxation without representation. There were 27 grievances listed by the Founding Fathers, of which taxation without representation is but one.

In addition to the amazing, stirring words we are familiar with, and with the exceptions of John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, nearly no one knows the entire roster of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The full roster of the signers is John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Carter Braxton, Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Samuel Chase, Abraham Clark, George Clymer, William Ellery, William Floyd, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Benjamin Harrison, John Hart, Joseph Hewes, Thomas Hayward, Jr., William Hooper, Stephen Hopkins, Francis Hopkinson, Samuel Huntington, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Laws, Philip Livingston, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas McKean, Arthur Middleton, Lewis Morris, Robert Morris, John Morton, Thomas Nelson, Jr. , William Paca, Robert Treat Paine, John Penn, George Read, Caesar Rodney, George Ross, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman, James Smith, Richard Stockton, Thomas Stone, George Taylor, Matthew Thorton, George Walton, William Whipple, William Williams, James Wilson, John Witherspoon, Oliver Wolcott, and George Wythe.

Listen at your leisure to the amazing Declaration of Independence. Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/

To learn more about the Declaration of Independence & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026), at Amazon, or other major online retailers. It reviews the Declaration of Independence line-by-line.

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Learn how the Declaration of Independence is unique in world history and why it and America are worth celebrating.

Understand that it announces our Founding First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social Compact, equality, and revolution (the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government).

Explore highlights of the 28 grievances, including the King’s refusal to assent to colonial laws, including suppressing the slave trade, the King’s destruction of the North Carolina courts, the suppression of the right to jury, the Parliament’s and King’s subversion of self-government by declaring Parliament had the authority to legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever (the Declaratory Act), and the suspension of colonial legislatures.

The hosts also explore their FAVORITE items about why America is the greatest country in world history, including historical figures, sports, foods, bourbon, authors, monuments, movies, TV shows, and so much more. Did we say bourbon?

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026), available on Amazon or other major online retailers. Revolutionary Words is a deep dive, line-by-line review of the Declaration of Independence.

Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: ⁠⁠https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/⁠⁠

To learn more about the Declaration of Independence & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.