CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Patriot Day, holiday observed in the United States on September 11 to commemorate the lives of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia and those who perished when the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patriot Day on September 11th honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year Americans dedicate this day to remembering those who died and the first responders who risked their own lives to save others.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Patriot Day? Patriot Day is observed annually on September 11 and is also a National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historically, Patriots’ Day marks the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, and is a state holiday in Massachusetts, Maine and Wisconsin.