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America Memories
America Memories
We Will Never For Get The Day Or The Hour
On September 11 , 2001
At 8:45 a.m.:
(all times are EDT):
A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11
out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north
tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole
in the building and setting it afire.
Plane hits WTC.
At 9:03 a.m.:
A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175
from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World
Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.
At 9:17 a.m.:
The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all
New York City area airports.
At 9:21 a.m.:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
orders all bridges and tunnels in the New York area closed.
At 9:30 a.m.:
President Bush, speaking in Sarasota, Florida,
says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack."
At 9:40 a.m.:
The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S.
airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic
nationwide has been halted.
At 9:43 a.m.:
American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the
Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins
immediately.
At 9:45 a.m.:
The White House evacuates.
At 9:57 a.m.:
Bush departs from Florida.
At 10:05 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.
At 10:08 a.m.:
Secret Service agents armed with automatic rifles are
deployed into Lafayette Park across from the White House.
At 10:10 a.m.:
A portion of the Pentagon collapses.
At 10:10 a.m.:
United Airlines Flight 93, also hijacked,
crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of
Pittsburgh.
At 10:13 a.m.:
The United Nations building evacuates,
including 4,700 people from the headquarters building
and 7,000 total from UNICEF and U.N. development programs.
At 10:22 a.m.:
In Washington, the State and Justice
departments are evacuated, along with the World Bank.
At 10:24 a.m.:
The FAA reports that all inbound transatlantic aircraft
flying into the United States are being diverted to Canada.
At 10:28 a.m.:
The World Trade Center's north tower collapses
from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing
a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke.
At 10:45 a.m.:
All federal office buildings in Washington are
evacuated.
At 10.46 a.m.:
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell cuts short his trip to
Latin America to return to the United States.
First tower falls.
At 10.48 a.m.:
Police confirm the plane crash in Pennsylvania.
At 10:53 a.m.:
New York's primary elections, scheduled for Tuesday,
are postponed.
At 10:54 a.m.:
Israel evacuates all diplomatic missions.
At 10:57 a.m.:
New York Gov. George Pataki says all state government
offices are closed.
At 11:02 a.m.:
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urges New Yorkers
to stay at home and orders an evacuation of the area
south of Canal Street.
At 11:16 a.m.:
CNN reports that the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention is preparing emergency-response teams in a
precautionary move.
At 11:18 a.m.:
American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft.
American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los
Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a
Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International
Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members
aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the
World Trade Center.
Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.
At 11:26 a.m.:
United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route
from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, has
crashed in Pennsylvania. The airline also says that it is
"deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.
At 11:59 a.m.:
United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to
Los Angeles, has crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew
members aboard. It hit the World Trade Center's south tower.
At 12:04 p.m.:
Los Angeles International Airport, the destination of
three of the crashed airplanes, is evacuated.
At 12:15 p.m:
San Francisco International Airport is evacuated and shut down.
The airport was the destination of United Airlines Flight 93,
which crashed in Pennsylvania.
Second tower falls.
At 12:15 p.m.:
The Immigration and Naturalization Service says U.S. borders
with Canada and Mexico are on the highest state of alert, but
no decision has been made about closing borders.
At 12:30 p.m.:
The FAA says 50 flights are in U.S. airspace, but none are
reporting any problems.
At 1:04 p.m.:
Bush, speaking from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana,
says that all appropriate security measures are being taken,
including putting the U.S. military on high alert worldwide.
He asks for prayers for those killed or wounded in the attacks
and says, "Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down
and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts."
At 1:27 p.m.:
A state of emergency is declared by the city of Washington.
At 1:44 p.m.:
The Pentagon says five warships and two aircraft carriers
will leave the U.S. Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, to
protect the East Coast from further attack and to reduce
the number of ships in port. The two carriers, the USS
George Washington and the USS John F. Kennedy, are headed
for the New York coast. The other ships headed to sea are
frigates and guided missile destroyers capable of shooting
down aircraft.
At 1:48 p.m.:
Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base aboard Air Force One
and flies to an Air Force base in Nebraska.
Bush: "Attacks cowardly."
At 2 p.m.:
Senior FBI sources tell CNN they are working on the assumption
that the four airplanes that crashed were hijacked as part of
a terrorist attack.
At 2:30 p.m.:
The FAA announces there will be no U.S. commercial air traffic
until noon EDT Wednesday at the earliest.
At 2:49 p.m.:
At a news conference, Giuliani says that subway and bus service
are partially restored in New York City. Asked about the number
of people killed, Giuliani says, "I don't think we want to
speculate about that -- more than any of us can bear."
At 3:55 p.m.:
Karen Hughes, a White House counselor, says the president is at
an undisclosed location, later revealed to be Offutt Air Force
Base in Nebraska, and is conducting a National Security Council
meeting by phone. Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security
Adviser Condoleezza Rice are in a secure facility at the White House.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is at the Pentagon.
At 3:55 p.m.:
Giuliani now says the number of critically injured in New York City
is up to 200 with 2,100 total injuries reported.
At 4 p.m:
CNN National Security Correspondent David Ensor reports that U.S.
officials say there are "good indications" that Saudi militant
Osama bin Laden, suspected of coordinating the bombings of two
U.S. embassies in 1998, is involved in the attacks, based on
"new and specific" information developed since the attacks.
At 4:06 p.m.:
California Gov. Gray Davis dispatches urban search-and-rescue
teams to New York.
At 4:10 p.m.: Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex is
reported on fire.
New York Mayor Giuliani
At 4:20 p.m.:
U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Florida, chairman of the Senate
Intelligence Committee, says he was "not surprised there
was an attack (but) was surprised at the specificity.
"He says he was "shocked at what actually happened --
the extent of it."
At 4:25 p.m.:
The American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the New York
Stock Exchange say they will remain closed Wednesday.
At 4:30 p.m.:
The president leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska
aboard Air Force One to return to Washington.
Soot-covered man
At 5:15 p.m.:
CNN Military Affairs Correspondent Jamie McIntyre reports
fires are still burning in part of the Pentagon. No death
figures have been released yet.
At 5:20 p.m.:
The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex
collapses. The evacuated building is damaged when the twin
towers across the street collapse earlier in the day. Other
nearby buildings in the area remain ablaze.
At 5:30 p.m.:
CNN Senior White House Correspondent John King reports
that U.S. officials say the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania
could have been headed for one of three possible targets:
Camp David, the White House or the U.S. Capitol building.
At 6 p.m.:
Explosions are heard in Kabul, Afghanistan, hours after
terrorist attacks targeted financial and military centers
in the United States. The attacks occurred at 2:30 a.m.
local time. Afghanistan is believed to be where bin Laden,
who U.S. officials say is possibly behind Tuesday's deadly
attacks, is located. U.S. officials say later that the United
States had no involvement in the incident whatsoever.
The attack is credited to the Northern Alliance, a group
fighting the Taliban in the country's ongoing civil war.
At 6:10 p.m.:
Giuliani urges New Yorkers to stay home Wednesday if they can.
Stunned onlookers
At 6:40 p.m.: Rumsfeld, the U.S. defense secretary, holds a news
conference in the Pentagon, noting the building is operational.
"It will be in business tomorrow," he says.
At 6:54 p.m.:
Bush arrives back at the White House aboard Marine One and is
scheduled to address the nation at 8:30 p.m. The president
earlier landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland with a
three-fighter jet escort. CNN's King reports Laura Bush arrived
earlier by motorcade from a "secure location."
At 7:17 p.m.:
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft says the FBI is setting up
a Web site for tips on the attacks: www.ifccfbi.gov. He also says
family and friends of possible victims can leave contact
information at 800-331-0075.
At 7:02 p.m.:
CNN's Paula Zahn reports the Marriott Hotel near the World Trade
Center is on the verge of collapse and says some New York bridges
are now open to outbound traffic.
WTC devastation
At 7:45 p.m.:
The New York Police Department says that at least 78 officers
are missing. The city also says that as many as half of the
first 400 firefighters on the scene were killed.
At 8:30 p.m.:
President Bush addresses the nation,
saying "thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil"
and asks for prayers for the families and friends of
Tuesday's victims. "These acts shattered steel, but
they cannot dent the steel of American resolve," he says.
The president says the U.S. government will make no
distinction between the terrorists who committed the acts
and those who harbor them. He adds that government offices
in Washington are reopening for essential personnel Tuesday
night and for all workers Wednesday.
At 9:22 p.m.:
CNN's McIntyre reports the fire at the Pentagon is still
burning and is considered contained but not under control.
At 9:57 p.m.:
Giuliani says New York City schools will be closed Wednesday
and no more volunteers are needed for Tuesday evening's rescue
efforts. He says there is hope that there are still people alive
in rubble. He also says that power is out on the westside of
Manhattan and that health department tests show there are no
airborne chemical agents about which to worry.
At 10:49 p.m.:
CNN Congressional Correspondent Jonathan Karl reports that
Attorney General Ashcroft told members of Congress that
there were three to five hijackers on each plane armed
only with knives.
At 10:56 p.m:
CNN's Zahn reports that New York City police believe there
are people alive in buildings near the World Trade Center.
At 11:54 p.m.:
CNN Washington Bureau Chief Frank Sesno reports that a
government official told him there was an open microphone
on one of the hijacked planes and that sounds of discussion
and "duress" were heard. Sesno also reports a source says
law enforcement has "credible" information and leads and
is confident about the investigation.
In memory of all those who perished;
The Passengers, Pilots on the
United and American flights,
the workers in the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon, Firefrighter, Police Officer,
and all the ones who was killed on the streets.
Our prayers go out to the friends and families
of the ones who are missing and deceased.
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