President Bush and Vice President Cheney lead a moment of silence on the South Lawn with White House staff and families of victims of 9/11.

In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, most Americans refer to the day as "Nine-Eleven (9/11)", "September 11th", or some variation thereof. Minuteman Statue on the Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts Patriots Grave in the Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... The National Patriotes Day (French Journée nationale des Patriotes) is celebrated on the same day as the Victoria Day, a Canadian Statutory Holiday celebrated annually on the Monday preceding May 25. ... President George W. Bush, Mrs. ... President George W. Bush, Mrs. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

U.S. House Joint Resolution 71 was approved by a vote of 407-0 on October 25, 2001. It requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day." President George W. Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18, 2001 (as Public Law 107-89). It is a discretionary day of remembrance. Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Initially, the day was called the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims Of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.

On September 4, 2002, President Bush used his authority created by the resolution and proclaimed September 11, 2002 as Patriot Day. He has continued to make similar declarations every year since. is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

On this day, the President directs that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff and displayed from individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad. The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) marking the first plane crash on Sept. 11, 2001. Union Jack. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

Some countries have also shared Patriot Day with the U.S. as well.

History

The bill to make September 11th a holiday was introduced in the U.S. House on 25 October 2001 by Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) with 22 co-sponsors, among them eleven Democrats and 11 Republicans. [1]. It passed the House by a vote of 407-0, with 25 members not voting,[2] and passed the Senate unanimously on November 30. It was signed by President Bush, without ceremony, on December 18 as Public Law No. 107-89. Vito John Fossella, Jr. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... GOP redirects here. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Its original co-sponsors in the House were:

• Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)
• Rick Boucher (D-Va.)
• Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)
• Michael R. McNulty (D-N.Y.)
• Jim Moran (D-Va.)
• Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
• John E. Peterson (R-Penn.)
• Thomas M. Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
• Ed Schrock (R-Va.)
• Don Sherwood (R-Penn.)
• Ed Towns (D-N.Y.)
• James T. Walsh (R-N.Y.)

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Controversy

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Despite the law's passage and President Bush's proclamation, the effort to make September 11 a national holiday has been rejected by a few who view the effort as an act of jingoism and "handing the emotional victory over to the terrorists."^{[citation needed]} Specifically, some object to the naming of the day as 'Patriot Day,' as the day is intended as a memorial to the victims of a terrorist attack and arguably has nothing to do with patriotism or any patriots besides the terrorists themselves. Others note that September 11th quickly became a touchstone of patriotism for a nation that pulled together due to the attack, and showing patriotism was part of what memorialized the victims. Ten Thousand Miles From Tip to Tip, an 1898 political cartoon depicting the extension of the United States dominion Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism, usually associated with a War Hawk political stance. ... Defence of the fatherland is a commonplace of patriotism: The statue in the courtyard of École polytechnique, Paris, commemorating the students involvement in defending France against the 1814 invasion of the Coalition. ...

Confusion with "Patriots' Day"

This day of observance should not be (but often is) confused with Patriots' Day, a holiday celebrated primarily in northern New England, Massachusetts, and the Adirondack region of New York. It commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolutionary War. Minuteman Statue on the Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts Patriots Grave in the Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the state. ... The Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and was described as the shot heard round the world in Emersons Concord Hymn. ... This article is about military actions only. ...

External links

• Text of the statute
  • Public Law 107-89
  • 36 U.S.C. § 144
• 2001 proclamation
• 2002 proclamation, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• The September 11 Digital Archive
• Detailed information on the bill from THOMAS