19 men hijacked four US commercial airplanes bound for west coast destinations on Sept. 11, 2001. A total of 2,977 people were killed in NYC, Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Here's a timeline of how the events unfolded that day.
Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US commercial airplanes bound for west coast destinations on Sept. 11, 2001.
A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Of those who perished during the initial attacks and the subsequent collapses of the Towers, 343 were New York City firefighters, 23 were New York City police officers and 37 were officers at the Port Authority.aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the plane crashed into a field. It is believed that the hijackers crashed the plane in that location, rather than their unknown target, after the passengers and crew attempted to retake control of the flight deck.
9:03 am ET - United Airlines Flight 175 strikes the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.9:30 am ET - Then-President Bush, speaking in Sarasota, Florida, says the country has suffered an"apparent terrorist attack."9:59 am ET - South Tower of WTC collapses in approximately 10 seconds.10:28 am ET - North Tower of WTC collapses. The time between the first attack and the collapse of both World Trade Center Towers is 102 minutes.
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