Sept. 11 -- what year? 30 percent of Americans don't know

Mr.Buttocks

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper.

While the country is preparing to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and shocked the world, 95 percent of Americans questioned in the poll were able to remember the month and the day of the attacks, according to Wednesday's edition of the newspaper.

But when asked what year, 30 percent could not give a correct answer.

Of that group, six percent gave an earlier year, eight percent gave a later year, and 16 percent admitted they had no idea whatsoever.

This memory black hole is essentially the problem of the older crowd: 48 percent of those who did not know were between the ages of 55 and 64, and 47 percent were older than 65, according to the poll.

The Post telephone survey was carried out July 21-24 among 1,002 randomly selected adults. The margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.

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Sgt>Stackem · 08-10-2006, 01:11 PM

I do, I remember. I always will

[DAS REICH] Blitz · 08-10-2006, 01:44 PM

Prob. cause the older ppl don't give a sh** as they've seen alot of bad things in their life??

Tripper · 08-10-2006, 03:53 PM

lol 30% owned

Jin-Roh · 08-10-2006, 05:30 PM

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":a28ac]Prob. cause the older ppl don't give a sh** as they've seen alot of bad things in their life??[/quote:a28ac]

Good point.

Doctor Duffy · 08-10-2006, 11:41 PM

Yeah, my parents do that shit all the time, they can hardly remember what year I was born sometimes. loney:

Crazy Canadian · 08-11-2006, 01:17 AM

[quote="Doctor Duffy":fe9d0]Yeah, my parents do that shit all the time, they can hardly remember what year I was born sometimes. loney:[/quote:fe9d0]

lol your parents don't love you.

Sgt>Stackem · 08-11-2006, 07:13 AM

Id say 30% of the population are idiots anyway. Im sure they dont vote. Its prob the same people sucking welfare dry

Pyro · 08-11-2006, 01:27 PM

Better off forgetting.

[DAS REICH] Blitz · 08-11-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

Better off forgetting.

Incredible. oOo:

elstatec · 08-11-2006, 05:47 PM

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":abb54]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

Better off forgetting.

Incredible. oOo:[/quote:abb54]

yea pyro is too busy memorizing the release year for every public enemy album.

gtboys34 · 08-11-2006, 06:02 PM

older people? study over

Unknown_Sniper · 08-11-2006, 06:20 PM

[quote="Doctor Duffy":87c17]Yeah, my parents do that shit all the time, they can hardly remember what year I was born sometimes. loney:[/quote:87c17]
Take the hint, off yourself.

Simo Häyhä · 08-11-2006, 08:31 PM

[quote=elstatec]

Quote:

Originally Posted by "[DAS REICH

Blitz":4c2d2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyro

Better off forgetting.

Incredible. oOo:

yea pyro is too busy memorizing the release year for every public enemy album.[/quote:4c2d2]
lolwned

White Rabbit · 08-24-2006, 01:50 AM

i am appauled that %98 of americans dont know the year when the dinosaurs were wiped off this earth from radical muslims

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