I would not consider 9-11 a non-wartime event. The attack was clearly an Act of War even though perpretrated by a non-state actor.I would add the McKinley assassination that put Teddy Roosevelt into office. Roosevelt entirely changed US foreign policy and had a profound effect on the business climate in the US as well.
If I made it 11 McKinnley assassination would be in there… Absolutely…As for 9/11, it pre-empted any conflict… hence it's inclusion…Donald, some othe events you referred to were during Vietnam (sticklers will say it wasn't a war…declared… true enough.. but ask anyone who served if it was a war) so those events would be excluded.Obviously the list could be huge… I picked things that defined a moment in our history and were instrumental in future change.
