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 * January 29, 2002: The Capitol building is destroyed when a Boeing 474 bound for New York City is hijacked by seven Islamist terrorists. The State of the Union address is in progress at the time. President Bush, Vice President Cheney, all but two of the Cabinet and most of Congress are killed in the attack. The survivors are Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, who was not present, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi, who was present but survived.