The Causes And Impacts Of September 11, 2001

At 9:12 on Flight 77, staff and passengers contacted their family and friends and air traffic control that the plane had been hijacked. Approximately at 9:36, Secret Service agents evacuate the White House employees to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. The reason they evacuated the White House is because the authorities were expecting that another hijacked plane was going to attack either the White House or the Capitol (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attack Timeline, pages 20, 22-23). At 9:37, hijackers crash Flight 77 into the Pentagon’s western facade, killing the fifty-nine on board the plane and one hundred twenty-five military and civilian personnel inside the Pentagon. This had been the third attack on the United States within fifty-one minute. To help the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) find the hijacked planes, they ground all flights over, or bound for, the continental United States. At approximately 9:59, after burning for a total of fifty-nine minutes, the South Tower collapses within ten seconds killing many rescue workers and responders (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attacks Timeline, pages 24-25,28). Around 10:15, the damaged section of the Pentagon’s outermost offices, known as the E ring, collapses. No on was injured. At 10:28, the North Tower collapses after burning for one hundred two minutes, killing about 1,400 people in the building and the surrounding area (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attack Timeline,

It was a normal day in New York City, with business workers rushing into the World Trade Center. They thought it was going to be like any other day in the office but they were wrong. These office workers were in for the biggest surprise of their life. Planes flown by hijackers crashed into both the Twin Towers, and the Pentagon was hit by a plane as well. Now there is a memorial in New York where the bases of the towers were honoring the people who died that day.

The September 11 assaults (often referred to as 9/11) involved a series of four organised terrorist assaults by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the United States on the Tuesday morning of, September 11, 2001. The assaults comprised of suicide attacks that were used to target popular U.S landmarks. This atrocity was carried out by 19 terrorists from the east coast of America, where they hijacked four airlines, which they later crashed into the twin towers in New York City. Two American airline planes: flight 11 and flight 175 crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centre and within 2 hours collapsed also affected 10 other buildings located in the same vicinity. A third plane flew into the United States department of defence building, more commonly known as the Pentagon. Lastly the fourth plane steered towards Washington D.C, the passengers became aware about the other attacks and they tried to intervene, this caused the plane crash into a field near Pennsylvania. It was the deadliest incident for fire –fighters and law enforcement

The World Trade Center Towers collapsed, the pentagon had a plane crash through it, and Flight 93 crashed into a field on September 11! Four planes were hijacked on September 11th but only three made it to their target. American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the north tower of The World Trade Center at 8:47 AM (Sullivan 25.) The plane flew into

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

One of the most known and worst events occurred on September 11, 2001. Terror attacks occurred in the United States of America in the cities of Washington D.C. and New York City. An Al-Qaeda terrorist group organized this attack by sending terrorists on four different airplanes to crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, while another one was targeted for the Pentagon. Although one plane hit the Pentagon, the other went off course and crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The plane that crashed into a field in Pennsylvania was supposed to either hit the White House or the Capital building. Over 3,000 people died and this day in

On September 11th 2001 at 8:46am tragedy struck in lower Manhattan as 2 hijacked Boeing 757 aeroplanes crashed into the world trade centres north and south towers in an act of terrorism carried out by Al-Qaeda.

terrorists which caused the plane to go into a field. There were a total of four planes, one fell into a field at 10:10 a.m in Pennsylvania and another one also flew into the Pentagon and the last two flew into the Twin Towers in Manhattan, New York on 9/11/01.

It was hit by flight American Airline 77. When it was hit, the plane exploded and rings of smoke were all witnesses could see. The Pentagon is the headquarter of the U.S defense department. 184 people died in the crash.

Thousands of people were killed in the attacks. Luckily the people in 1 plane managed to take it back. The others however still crashed. Around 13,000 people were killed when the twin towers went down. Every 9/11 we take a moment of silence to mourn for the lost ones in

On September 11, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda took control of four planes. Two of these planes hit the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon while the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This day is now known as 9/11. (Smith, “What Happened on 9/11”). Two thousand, seven hundred fifty-three people were killed at the World Trade Center attacks. One hundred eighty-four people were killed at the Pentagon. All forty of the crew and passengers aboard Airlines Flight 93 died near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (CNN Library, “September 11th”).

On September 11th, 2001 there was an attack on the World’s Trade Center. Supposedly, nineteen hijackers were put up to a suicide mission leading into the United States. Two of the hijacked planes were flown into the World’s Trade Center in New York City. The third plane hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C. And lastly, the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Although, the fourth plane was originally suppose to be a target somewhere else, the crew and passengers had fought against the hijackers causing it to land in the field. Fifteen years later

On September 11, 2001, a terrorist group went on a suicide mission and drove 4 airplanes into 3 different places. Two planes went into the World Trade Center, another plane hit the Pentagon, and the last one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

September 11, 2001, millions of New Yorkers and American citizens woke up and started their day, unprepared and unaware for the catastrophic attack that would be taking place in just a few short hours. At 8:46 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. The impact killed all of the passengers and crew as well as hundreds inside the building. At 9:03 a.m., a second plane, Flight 175, crashed into the corner of the South Tower killing passenger, crew, and workers who worked on floors seventy-five to eighty-three. Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. killing approximately 185 individuals (History.com Staff). Because of the damaged to the support system, fires, and impact at extremely fast speed, the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. (Lipton and Glanz). Having heard about the acts of terrorism that had just taken place in New York and Washington, D.C., a group of passengers drove their plane, Flight 93, into a Pennsylvania field killing everyone on board but possibly saving hundreds of other lives in the process. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m. 102 minutes after being struck (History.com Staff). On September 11, 2001, almost twelve hundred people were wounded or killed by “coordinated suicide attempts” by Al Qaeda terrorists. In result to the four airplanes being hijacked and used for premediated reasons, the United States government instituted new regulations for entering the country and airport security as well as expounded on systems already in place.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four airplanes traveling to California after departures from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. At 8:46 a.m., five hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the northern facade of the North Tower in the World Trade Center . At 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 was crashed into the South Tower. Five hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 77 and crashed it into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.. United Airlines Flight 93, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m.. Flight 93 's target is believed to have been either the Capitol or the White House,, but the passengers fought the hijackers and caused them to fail in their mission. The South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. after burning for 56 minutes in a fire. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m. after burning for 102 minutes. When the North Tower collapsed, debris fell on the nearby 7 World Trade Center building, creating more fire.. At 9:42 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration