This was the start of a day that would never be forgotten.
9:30 AM
9:37 AM
United States Pentagon
At approximately 8:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, American flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center in NYC. The impact left a burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story north tower, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more on higher floors.
10-10:30 AM
As the evacuation of the towers was underway, television cameras broadcasted live. a second plane, flight 175, turned sharply and crashed into the 60th floor of the south tower. There was a massive explosion that showered debris. It was clear America was under attack.
10:10 AM
While all that is happening in NY, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., before crashing into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters. A fire that started from the jet fuel and destroyed that part of the building. 189 people died from this attack
WE WILL FLY PLANES INTO THEIR BUILDINGS
The South tower was the first to collapse at around 10 AM; as a result of the tremendous heat generated by the burning jet fuel. It wasn't until about an hour and forty minutes after the first plane crashed that the North tower fell. A total of 2,763 people died in the attack on the WTC
The fourth flight that was taken, United Flight 93, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The hostages found out that other planes were flying into buildings, so they fought to take back the plane. the plane's likely target was the White House or the Capitol Building. All 44 people died on this plane.
The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. On a videotape that was captured, Osama bin Laden described the attacks and clearly indicated that he was behind the plot. they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East.