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September 11, 2001 |
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America, visibly wounded, is symbolized here as a once damaged tree, recovered and still standing strong against a peaceful sky.
The history of the United States is rich with examples of overcoming adversaries. |
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In God Pray for those lost on September 11, and pray for an end to violent use of terror to harm others, and of terrorist organizations, worldwide. Thus, God will bless you and America the strong. |
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Hijacked Planes As Weapons September 11, 2001 Boston’s Logan Airport 8:14 a.m., Boston, United Flight 175, a Boeing 767 with 65 aboard is in the air, bound for Los Angeles. Flight 11's transponder terminates transmissions at this time. At 8:28 Flight 11 veers to fly south, directly toward New York's World Trade Center. At 8:42, Flight 175 also veers off course. The transponder becomes silent by 8:46 as the plane is now on a path to the south tower of the World Trade Center, exploding through the building at 9:03 am. Newark Airport Washington Dulles Airport 8:48 am (EDT) United Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Shocked New Yorkers are stunned to gawking silence. A few minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center, exploding into the building and setting it afire, as news cameras rolled. Both buildings are burning at 9:03 a.m. At
9:21, all New York City bridges and tunnels are closed and the subway and bus
service in downtown Manhattan are suspended. America is in shock! At 9:31 a.m., President George W. Bush addresses the nation, calling the crashes "an apparent terrorist attack." On route to Washington, Air Force One carrying Bush from Florida to Washington is diverted to a military base in Louisiana as news worsens. At 9:37 the Pentagon is hit by Flight 77. The plane crash kills 189 including all aboard as it sliced in at an angle, leaving a deadly and ugly gash in the Pentagon. The impact and resulting fireball caused a five-story section of the building to collapse. The Capitol and West Wing of the White House are evacuated by 9:48 a.m. All domestic flights are suspended nationwide. At 9:59 a.m., the south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, plummeting into the streets below. A massive cloud of dust and debris forms and slowly drifts away from the building. Flight 93, crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh at about 10:06 a.m. |
NEW YORK
controlled chaos A portion of the Pentagon collapses at 10:10 a.m. By 10:20 a.m. all arriving flights from outside the United States are being diverted to Canada. The skies above America are nearly emptied of air traffic. At 10:29, the World Trade Center's north tower collapses from the top down in less than 5 seconds, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke. By 10:38, officials confirm that United Airlines Flight 93, en route to San Francisco from Newark, N.J., has crashed 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. None of the 45 people aboard believed to have survived. From 10:30 to 11 a.m., evacuations are ordered at the tallest skyscrapers in several cities, and major tourist attractions are closed, including Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, Walt Disney World, Seattle's Space Needle, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The United Nations closes. The Securities and Exchange Commission closes all U.S. financial markets for the day. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani calls for evacuation of lower Manhattan. At 1:02 p.m., Mayor Giuliani orders an evacuation of all of Manhattan south of Canal Street. At 1:20, President Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, for Nebraska for a national security briefing. By 3 p.m. Navy missile destroyers and other equipment are in route to New York and Washington. Throughout the day and night, Americans are glued to radio and TV reports, mostly from home as large cities encourage closing of business. At 5:25 p.m., Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex, a 47-story tower, collapses. |
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Grieving Resolve At 8:30 p.m., President Bush addresses the nation, saying "thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil."
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Washington Post Memorial
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CBS News Memorial
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Terrorist The men who took over the planes that day were armed with box-cutter knives. Their leader has been identified by the FBI as Mohammad Atta, who had a United Arab Emirates passport and underwent flight training.Atta's suitcase, found at Logan airport, contained a video on flying airliners, a fuel consumption calculator and a copy of the Koran. |
9-11 Commission |
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Fallen
Americans from the September 11 attacks are mourned and deeply missed. |
Memorial Pages & galleries |
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GOD BLESS AMERICA |
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