Updated: August 29, 2011
Osama bin Laden was the head of the terrorist organization al-Qaida. Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States has been engaged in an ongoing effort to capture or kill him. On Sunday, an elite crew of American soldiers succeeded in killing him during a firefight in a compound where he was hiding outside of Islamabad, Pakistan.Late Sunday evening, President Obama made an announcement about the events. On Monday, the President called it "a good day for America" as the country absorbed the news that the world's most wanted terrorist is no longer a threat.
Find out more about what happened in our interactive feature below and then take the quiz to find out how terrorism came to exist and how it has changed the world.
Interactive: Osama bin Laden Dead
A U.S. strike killed the terrorist head. Learn more about what happened here.
Video: Interrogation Techniques
A look at whether enhanced interrogations techniques helped find Bin Laden.
Video: Teen Makes 9/11 Documentary
Shelby Holliday talk to a teen who went to school a few blocks from the twin towers on 9/11.
Video: The Phone Call that led to Bin Laden
Justin Finch traces the intelligence work that helped the U.S. track down the terrorist.
Video: Teens React to Osama Bin Laden's Death
What people think about the death of the world's most wanted terrorist.
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