Editing Somerset County, Pennsylvania (section)

===United Airlines Flight 93===
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Somerset County gained worldwide attention in 2001 when a hijacked airliner, [[United Airlines Flight 93]], crashed in [[Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Stonycreek Township]], near the town of [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania|Shanksville]] as part of the [[September 11 attacks]]. The first confirmed report of the plane's crash came from Somerset County Airport as reported on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Today Show]]''.<ref>9/11/01:The Today Show</ref> The most likely target of this flight was the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]] in Washington, D.C. Flight 93's cockpit voice recorder revealed crew and passengers tried to seize control of the plane from the hijackers after learning through phone calls that Flights 11, 77, and 175 had been crashed into buildings that morning. Once it became evident that the passengers might gain control, the hijackers rolled the plane and intentionally crashed it. Their actions were honored and the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew, is now protected as part of the [[Flight 93 National Memorial]], under the care of the National Park System. The [[USS Somerset (LPD-25)|USS ''Somerset'']], a [[U.S. Navy]] warship, was named in commemoration of the Flight 93 tragedy.<ref name="Sources and detailed information"/>

In July 2002, Somerset County again made worldwide news when nine [[coal]] miners were rescued from several hundred feet underground at the [[Quecreek Mine Rescue|Quecreek mine]] after an intense multi-day struggle.