Eleven years have passed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the memory of that horrible day in American history lingers to haunt us all. When 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and destroyed the Twin Towers in New York, crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and attempted to crash into the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D. C. their actions brought about the deaths of nearly 3,000 people and caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant impact on global markets.