In the United States, Nine-Eleven, or 9/11, or 9-11, is officially known as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance since 2012. Is an observance that occurs on September 11th of each year, designated in memory of the 2,977 killed in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks (Full list HERE). Prior to 2012 the Day was simply known as Patriot Day, not to be confused with Patriot's Day which is celebrated on the third Monday of April in Massachusets and Maine. Nine-Eleven was also breifly known as the Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11th, 2001.
Nine-Eleven is a mourning day in the United States. On this day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff at individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad. Americans are also asked to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time), the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. For a Special Toast to all the lives lost in the 9/11 Terrorist attack CLICK HERE.
