Civics Timeline

Terrorist attacks on the U.S.

2001 BCE

19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes and carried out suicide against targets in the United States. The coordinated attacks killed 2,977 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

U.S Constitution Signed

Sep 17, 1787

Signing of the U.S Constitution in 1787 by 55 delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after weeks of planning, negotiations and commpromise.