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title: "Video: Americans Name the Top Historic Events of Their Lifetimes"
description: "Shared experiences define what it means to be an American. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were such a unifying event for modern Americans. Nothing else has come close to being as important or as memorable, according to a new survey conducted by Pew Research Center in association with A+E Networks’ HISTORY."
date: "2016-12-15"
authors:
  - name: "Travis Mitchell"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/12/15/video-americans-name-the-top-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes/"
categories:
  - "Public Knowledge"
---

# Video: Americans Name the Top Historic Events of Their Lifetimes

Shared experiences define what it means to be an American. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were such a unifying event for modern Americans. Nothing else has come close to being as important or as memorable, according to a [new survey](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/12/15/americans-name-the-10-most-significant-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes/) conducted by Pew Research Center in association with A+E Networks’ HISTORY.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nd7dbxA59k]

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