September 11, 2001. The context is different (it happened against the backdrop of the Post-Contact Wars, with strong overtones of human separatism), but the outcome was much the same.

In Manhattan Trilogy, there's mention of the Interstellar Friendship Tower, which Steve Rogers describes as "Earth's first official point of entry for offworld visitors. Humanity's hand extended in friendship to the entire galaxy, from right here in this city." It stands where the World Trade Center once was, and its function is not a coincidence.

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