The twin tower of the world trade center has been attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. There was 19 terrorists and they were Islamic terrorists group called al-Qaeda. They hijacked American airlines 11, 77 and United airlines 93, 175 with passengers on board. The terrorists has been living in America and would blend in with the crowd. They would go on flights and see if they could get away with the weapons they were going to use when they hijack the planes. Also, they went on the plane to
On September 11, 2001 an attack on America’s World trade centers were targeted for attack. 19 suicide bombers connected with the the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and attempted suicide attacks against targets within the U.S. Two planes were flown into the world Trade Center towers in New York City. a 3rd plane hit the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C and also the fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. This fourth plane was believed that the terrorists on that plane
But the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were an attack on the heart of America” (Newman). For every cause there is an effect, and unfortunately the effects of 9/11 are disturbing. I like to say that everything happens for a reason, and the reasons of 9/11 still continue to puzzle the people today. The attacks on world trade center and pentagon on September 11 2001 were tragic and devastating not only for the victims, but all the people of United States of America. The tragic losses
September 11, 2001, also referred to as 9/11, nineteen al-Qaeda militants commandeered 4 airplanes to target major U.S. structures. Two planes flew into the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The final plane, that was possibly flying to the White House or U.S. Capitol, plunged into a Pennsylvania field. The events of this day led to the deaths of two thousand, nine hundred ninety-six people. (History.com Staff, “9/11 Attacks
al-Qaeda. There were four planes in the attacks, two hit the World Trading Center, Pentagon, and the other one hit the ground of Western Pennsylvania. They were all tragic events occurring at the same time. Everybody will remember what happened during 9/11. Early in the morning at 8:45 a.m. a airplane called Boeing 767 with 20,000 gallons of gas hit the World Trading Center. Almost going through the 80th floor in the building. Killing almost everyone on the 80th floor and up. In another eighteen
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that caused the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans, President George W. Bush passed a series of laws and regulations to help better protect Americans from future terrorist attacks. More than 130 pieces of legislation related to the 9/11 attacks were introduced the year after the attacks, with 48 bills and resolutions approved or signed into law. Three pieces of legislation that were passed that stood out to me most were the
9/11 was one of, if not the largest terrorist attacks ever, costing billions of dollars as well as thousands of lives. It also changed the face of not only America, but the entire world. The effects of the attack are still impacting the world to this day and will continue to for a very long time. The terrorist organization that planned and funded the attack, Al-Qaeda, was lead by Osama Bin Laden, who managed to evade capture for ten years. The 19 hijackers who took over the planes had been plotting
the world. September 11, 2001was a great tragedy for the whole world. I was too young then to understand it then. Thus, now I see the effects. First things first – the causes. As it was proofed the responsibility for the act of terrorism was taken by Al-Qaeda group and its leader Osama bin Laden. As they told, it was “a holy war against the US”. It was the revenge for the Afghan War, for the support of Israel, for the USA being against the Muslims. As about the effects, we can see it today
It is the morning of September 11, 2001, it is just a normal sunny day in New York City. All of a sudden a commercial airline is seen flying low to the ground on the horizon. Boom! The city starts to shake. That commercial airline has crashed into the World Trade Center. The tower is engulfed with flames, many of the people at the top of the tower are stuck. This Tuesday morning will change the lives of many people. After this horrific attack, a terrorist organization known as Al qaeda took responsibility
battleships. 2,403 were killed and a thousand more wounded. It was later known as the Pearl Harbor attacks. Japan initially intended the attack as a preventive action. Conversely, it had the opposite effect and US entered the world war II in 1941. Sixty years later, on a Tuesday morning of the same month, September 11 2001 Americans woke up again with a new shock. This time with four civil airplanes hijacked by 19 suicide passengers destroying two of the major buildings that represented America’s strength