A Global Tragedy September 11, 2001

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On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, nineteen vicious terrorists hijacked four airliners. Three of the planes were purposely crashed into specific targets, with the fourth missing it's intended target. Below is a timeline of what happened. The Timeline of the Attacks (all times are Eastern Daylight Time) 8:45 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, in New York City, NY. 9:03 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175, from Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center, in New York City, NY.

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9:43 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77, from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, CA crashed into the Pentagon, in Washington D.C. 9:49 a.m. - The Federal Aviation Administration barred aircraft takeoffs across the country. All flights in progress are ordered to land immediatedly at the closest airport that can accomodate them. International flights in progress were told to land in Canada. 9:50 a.m. - One World Trade Center, the north tower, collapsed.

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10:29 a.m. - Two World Trade Center, the south tower, collapsed. 10:37 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, en route to San Francisco, CA from Newark, NJ, crashed 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, PA. 10-11:30 a.m. - United States Government buildings around the country are evacuated, including the Capitol and the White House. The United Nations closed down, and the Securities and Exchange Commission closed all U.S. financial markets for the day. New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani calls for evacuation of lower Manhattan. 2:51 p.m. - The Navy dispatches missile destroyers and other equipment to New York and Washington. 5:25 p.m. - Seven World Trade Center collapsed. "The enemy hides in shadows and has no regard for human life." President George W. Bush

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The airliners that were hijacked were American planes, and their targets were American lives and buildings, but the fact remains that this was a global tragedy with innocent victims from all over the world killed and injured. Globally, families sit down to their evening meal with an empty place at their table - a loved one was killed in America. Children go to bed without a parent to tuck them in. People remember the last time they heard "I love you" from a voice now silenced forever. We have called this an American tragedy, but as these cowardly terrorists aimed their attacks on the United States of America, THEY HIT THE WORLD!

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