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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 11, 2017
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 11, 2017: It’s been 16 years since 19 terrorists hijacked airliners and killed 2,977 Americans. It was one of those momentous days that those who lived through will never forget.
But time marches on and new generations know these events only as history. An analysis of Census Bureau data shows that 69,376,247 Americans have been born since that tragic day. With 325,779,795 Americans alive today, that means fully 21% were born after the deadly attacks.
Another 25,779,131 were six or under at the time of the attack and probably have no real memory of the event. So, the horrible reality of 9/11 is nothing more than history for over 95 million Americans alive today.
The table below shows the number of Americans alive today who were alive for selected major historical events.[1]
| Event | # of today's Americans alive at the time | % of today's Americans alive at the time |
|---|---|---|
| 9/11 (2001) | 256,403,548 | 79% |
| Fall of Berlin Wall (1989) | 202,693,592 | 62% |
| First Moon Landing (1969) | 118,537,860 | 36% |
| Kennedy Assassination (1963) | 93,194,622 | 29% |
| Stock Market Crash (1929) | 3,211,706 | 1% |
The Census Bureau estimates that the U.S. population currently increases by an average of one new person every 12 seconds.[2]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- September 8, 2017 – 98.5 percent of crimes on the books were never approved by Congress
- September 7, 2017 – 35,138,000 Americans moved to a new home last year
- September 6, 2017 – 37 speakers disinvited from campus speeches due to protests in three years
- September 5, 2017 – 22,949 students will graduate from coding boot camps this year
- September 4, 2017 – 662 million vacation days unused by American workers in 2016
- To see other recent numbers, check out the archive.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Calculations are based on Census Bureau data.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Population and Housing Unit Estimates," accessed September 8, 2017
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