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9/11 Attacks

The date September 11, 2001 will be forever burned in each and everyone's memory forever. That was the day that the United States of America was attacked by 19 suicide terrorists. That is the day when terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airliners that were heading for California. They were coming from Logan International, Newark and Dulles airports. Each of these airliners had the capacity to hold 24,000 gallons (91,000liters) of United States jet fuel.

Two of these hijacked airliners were aimed successfully at the World Trade Center's twin towers. One airliner hit the North tower and the other hit the South tower. Another of the four hijacked airliners crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth one hit near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The first airline to hit was an American Airlines Flight which was number 11. It was a Boeing 767-200 which is a wide-body aircraft. It smashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the northern side. This happened at approximately 8:46:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and it hit the 94th through the 98th floors. Just moments later, the Boeing 767-200, United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the South Tower at 9:02:59am. It hit the 78-84th floors.

The direct hit to the South Tower was broadcast live on national television via newscasters as well as amateurs. News crews were already in place from the first plane crash and it was unsure if it was an accident or not. That is until the second plan hit, Flight 175, directly into the South Tower.

The next flight to crash was just moments later as well. At 9:37:46 am Flight 77 from American Airlines, a Boeing 757-200, went straight into the Pentagon. Then the final blow was when a Boeing 757-200, Flight 93 from United Airlines hit just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That is just around 150miles northwest of Washington DC. This plan hit at 10:03:11 a.m. local time. It has been made clear that this plane crashed due to the passengers fighting back with the hijackers, they were attempting to gain control back over the plain.

There were a total of 3 buildings that collapse that day on 9-11 at the World Trade Center Complex. It was said that they collapsed due to structural failure with the first to go being the South Tower at 9:59 a.m. It was said that it burned for approximately 56 minutes from the fire caused by the impact of the plane. The North Tower went next after burning for a total of 102 minutes, falling down at 10:28 a.m. The third and final building in this area to go down was, 7 World Trade Center. The first two were due to the structural damage caused by the impact as well as the fires and the third was due to debris damage from the twin towers.

Many family members of the passengers onboard these planes were able to receive phone calls from their family and friends that were on the planes. They were reporting that there were hijackers that had taken over each plane. The hijackers had originally gained control over each plane with box cutters as well as knives. It was said that they had killed a pilot or a passenger as well as some attendants and even the Capitan of Flight 11

It was reported that the hijackers used some sort of tear gas to keep the passengers out of the first class area on flight 11 as well as 175. It was also said that there were bomb threats made on 3 of the planes which later authorities states that they thought that the bomb threats were fake.

The black box was recovered from the United Airlines Flight 93 and it showed that the passengers as well as the crew members had tried to gain control over the plane after they had heard through phone calls that other planes were hijacked in a similar manner. It was also said that one of the hijackers had given the order to roll the plan should it appear that the passengers were going to gain control. Shortly after that was said the plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, located in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County. It was later revealed in an interview with Al-Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, that Flight 93's target was the United States Capitol, which was going under the codename "the Faculty of Law."

The events that unfolded that day on September 11, 2001, will be forever embedded in each of our minds. The attacks on the United States that day were devastating and have forever changed the way we look at others outside of the United States. It has brought the people of America closer together and has given us all a new understanding of the meaning of family and friends.

For information about other aspects of the 9/11 attacks such as ongoing health issues associated with asbestos and other toxins, please see The World Trade Center - Health Issues.

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