History of Patriot Day
| The year 2001 was unforgettable for Americans during the month of September. A peaceful dawn on 11th of September shattered almost 3000 innocent lives as terrorist planes crashed on the twin towers. It was followed by a series of plane crashes in many other parts of the US. |
Popularly referred to as the “Nine-Eleven” incident, this date referred to as the Patriot day in the US. About 19 attackers hijacked 4 commercial airlines and intentionally crashed into the twin towers. All the passengers on board, including the hijackers and some more workers in the buildings died on the spot. Majority of the victims of this incident were civilians from over 90 countries.
The following month after the terrorist attack, on October 25, 2001, a bill was passed at the US House of representatives to declare September 11 of every year as a holiday. This was voted by 407 representatives. The president was requested to approve the suggestion. On November, this resolution was passed by the senate collectively.
On December 18, 2001, President Bush formally signed this resolution without any ceremony. In the year 2002, on September 4, President Bush named the disastrous September 11, 2002 as the Patriot day.
Every year, on this day, Americans would fly the flag half-staff at the White House, Government buildings, individual homes and other establishments which hoist the American national flag. In addition, the Americans also observe a minute of silence at 8:46 in the morning (during eastern daylight schedule). This was the exact time when the first plane crashed the twin towers.
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