On September 11, 2001 a series of disastrous events occurred in New York City, New
York. Al-Qaeda planned diplomatic events known as suicide attacks. This is one of the saddest days in history, and as everyone knows September 11th was the day that shook the world. This tragedy
should have never transpired in the first place. However, it did. Most of America can tell you that
they remember exactly what they were doing & where they were on September 11th. Fortunately,
for some children they were just too young to remember these devastating events.
Targeting the World Trade Center was all about a Symbolic Importance, Economic
Ramifications, and the Body Count. Al-Qaeda wanted to
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The terrorists flew two of the four planes into two skyscrapers at the
World Trade Center. The collision caused the buildings to become engulfed in flames which led
them to give way. Another plane demolished part of the United States Military Headquarters. Know
as the Pentagon which is located in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville,
Pennsylvania. Officials came to the conclusion that the terrorists on that plane intended to destroy
either The United States Capitol or The White House. Passengers on board the planes fought the
terrorists and prohibited them from reaching their goal. In all, 2,996 people were killed and over
6,000 were injured. Close to 200 civilians jumped from extreme heights in the decision to end their
life painlessly and quickly to avoid the scorching fires.
As stated above 19 terrorists were responsible for the crashing of two active planes. These
men were all affiliated with a “militant Sunni Islamist” multi-national organization led by Osama
bin Laden that was known as Al-Qaeda. The management philosophy for this group had been
illustrated as "centralization of decision and decentralization of execution”. It is managed as a
network which is consisted of Salafist jihadists and Islamic Extremists. It has been classified as a
terrorist group by the UNSC (United States Security Council), NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
September 11, 2011, started like every normal day in New York City. People rushing to work, children going to school, and people taking a morning walk or jog. But no one knew that this day would turn into a horror film. A terrorist organization call al-Qaeda hijacked airplanes and hammered them into the World Trade Centers North and South Tower along with the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The September 11, 2001, attacks changed America forever (9/11 Attacks - 102 minutes That Changed America).
xi. Support : Evan Thomas states that It departed from Newark, New Jersey and planned to land in San Francisco. The hijackers intended to crash the plane in the final target of their scheme which was the White House.
On September 11’th 2001 on the morning hijacked by 19 Arab men 4 aircraft were all heading towards California, and used them as suicide missiles. They flew into the World Trade Center two twin towers, the Pentagon and after a long struggle with passengers crashed last down on a field. World Trade Center consisted of seven buildings, three of the buildings collapsed and the four others were damaged by the other collapsed. It is believed that the 19 Arab men, was led by the Egyptian Mohammed Atta (1968-2001) 5.
Four planes were used in the terrorist attempt to tear the nation apart. Five hijackers apprehended American Airlines Flight 11 and used that commercial airplane to crash into the North Tower in New York’s World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. At 9:03 a.m., five more hijackers overtook the pilots of United Airlines Flight 175 to fly into the South Tower. American Airlines Flight 77 was also seized by five terrorists and used to crash into the western side of the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. The Capitol or the White House was thought to be the fourth hijacked plane’s target. Because of the heroics of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93, the plane was forced down in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 a.m. Flight 93’s voice recorder showed that the passengers and crew tried to regain control from the hijackers. The people aboard that flight were informed of the attacks that took
lives were ended as a result of this unnatural disaster, most of them civilian. The people
While Millions watched very frightened because of the events in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 went around downtown Washington D.C, and slammed into the west of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 am. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating flame that led to a collapse of the whole building. After all of this, 125 people were killed in the Pentagon itself while 64 died inside of the airplane. (History)
Many people can look back and remember September 9th, 2001, like it was yesterday. This day will be forever remembered in America’s History. This is the day the world seemed as it stood still. On 9/11, America experienced a major terrorist attack, which hijacked planes were crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City, crashed into the Pentagon in the District of Columbia, and had a plane crash into the fields of Pennsylvania.
On September 11, 2001 at 8:45 am. a horrific event occurred. Four jets had been hijacked by an Islamic terrorist group called Al-Qaeda. They were on a suicide mission to attack the most symbolic and important united states landmarks.
Another place what happened at this date is in The Pentagon. The Pentagon was located in virginia. As you not may know The Pentagon is a place for people who is in the military. The airplane was flight 77 this caused 189 people to
These terrorists were funded by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist organization. They were allegedly responding in vengeance for the United States of America’s support of Israel, its sustained military occupancy of the Middle East, and its engagement in the Persian Gulf War. Several of the terrorists had resided in the United States of America for approximately a year and had attended the American commercial flight schools to learn how to fly a plane. Others had smuggled themselves into the country months prior to the September 11 attacks and helped carry out the operation. The nineteen radical Islamic terrorists effortlessly slipped knives and box-cutters straight past security at three different airports on the East Coast and boarded four flights bound for California. These flights were selected for the reason that the aircrafts were weighted with fuel for the long journey across the country. Shortly after the planes took off, the terrorists hijacked the four planes and made their way to the cockpit to control them. This transformed typical commuter airplanes into deadly guided missiles. As millions of people witnessed the events happening in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 flew around downtown Washington, D.C., and crashed into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating conflagration that
Terrorism. Instead of hitting the White House, the plane landed in a field located in Arlington County,
On September 11, 2001, our country faced the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. On the date of 9/11, Al Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed two into the Twin Towers in New York to kill and strike fear into Americans. The attack killed thousands and destroyed two of the most important buildings in New York City. The Twin Towers were a symbol of economic and military power. Terrorists targeted the skyscrapers because it shows how far our country has gone in our history.
What happened on September 11th, 2001? A day that will be remembered and never forgotten, a day that many innocent people died because of a terrible tragedy that happened on September 11th, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City. To many people it probably just looked like another regular work day, but didn’t expect the worst that day. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City (”11 facts about 9/11”). September 11 was one of the saddest days in history. September 11, 2001 was the day that changed the world, and affected the US. People on those building s known as the twin towers weren’t only Americans but people of every
As millions of Americans watched the events in New York, another plane circled over downtown Washington, D.C. and flew into the west side of the Pentagon, which is the military headquarters, at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the plane caused a terrible fire that led to a structural collapse in a portion of the Pentagon. In all 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 passengers on the airliner.
As a result, many more people to include fire fighters lost their lives during the collapse of the World Trade Center. Through all this chaos, a fourth plane had been on hijacked; the delay of departure allowed for the passengers to learn of the events that occurred with the other three planes. The passengers of the fourth plane sacrifice their lives to prevent the hijackers from hitting their next target. It was discovered that attacks were the results America’s part in the Persian Gulf War. The hijackers were discovered to be Islamic terrorists who received funding from the Osama Bin Laden’s organization. This deadly massacre caused America to take some drastic measures in different departments. Department of Homeland Security, aviation and US Customs and Immigration immediately made changes that would help to prevent from any future terrorist attacks.