9/11
collapse of the world trade center
hours after getting hit both towers collapsed killing 2,606 inside.
How many hijackers were there?
19
What terrorist group carried out the attacks?
Al Qaeda
Who was the first victim?
Daniel Lewin
president during 9/11
George W. Bush
Where was the attacks
New York City, Washington Dc, Pennsylvania
Who was responsible for 9/11
Osama bin Laden, was a founder of al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for the September 11 attacks in the United States and many other mass-casualty attacks worldwide
Flight 77
The Boeing 757-223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by five men affiliated with al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. They deliberately crashed the plane into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., killing all 64 people on board, including the five hijackers ...
September 11th 2001
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Perpetrator: Al-Qaeda Total number of deaths: 2,996 (2,977 victims + 19 hijackers) Locations: New York City, Stonycreek Township, Arlington County Attack types: Aircraft hijacking, Mass murder, Suicide attack, Terrorism
Twin Towers
The original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. It featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened on April 4, 1973, and were destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. Area: 16 acres Top floor: 1 WTC: 1,355 feet (413 m); 2 WTC: 1,348 ft (411 m) Construction started: 1966 Lifts/elevators: 1 and 2 WTC: 99 each Designers: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth
Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 A439, Flight 93 National Memorial, Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, USA, memorial sign, flight path.jpg UA 93's flight path on September 11, 2001, from Newark, New Jersey, to Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Suicide hijacking Date Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Summary Terrorist suicide hijacking Site Field near the Diamond T. Mine, a coal strip mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Aircraft Aircraft type Boeing 757-222 Operator United Airlines Registration N591UA Flight origin Newark Int'l Airport (now Newark Liberty Int'l Airport) Destination San Francisco Int'l Airport Passengers 37 (including 4 hijackers) Crew 7 Fatalities 44 (including 4 hijackers) Survivors 0 United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four Al-Qaeda terrorists on board, as part of the September 11 attacks. It crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, during an attempt by the passengers and crew to regain control. All 44 people aboard were killed, including the four hijackers, but no one on the ground was injured. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 757-222, was flying United Airlines' daily scheduled morning flight from Newark International Airport in New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport in California. The hijackers stormed the aircraft's cockpit approximately 46 minutes after takeoff. The pilot and first officer took measures, such as de-activating the autopilot, to hinder the hijackers. However, Ziad Jarrah, who had trained as a pilot, took control of the aircraft and diverted it back toward the east coast, in the direction of Washington, D.C. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Ramzi bin al-Shibh have claimed that the intended target was the Capitol Building. After the hijackers took control of the plane, several passengers and flight attendants learned from phone calls that suicide attacks had already been made by hijacked airliners on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Many of the passengers then attempted to regain control of the aircraft from the hijackers. During the struggle, the plane crashed into a field near a reclaimed strip mine in Stonycreek Township, near Indian Lake and Shanksville, about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Pittsburgh and 130 miles (210 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. A few people witnessed the impact from the ground, and news agencies began reporting the event within an hour. Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11 - the others were American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines Flight 77 - United Airlines Flight 93 was the only aircraft that did not reach its hijackers' intended target. Vice President Dick Cheney, in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center deep under the White House, upon learning of the premature crash, is reported to have said, "I think an act of heroism just took place on that plane." A temporary memorial was built near the crash site soon after the attacks. Construction of a permanent Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated on September 10, 2011,and the concrete and glass visitor center situated on a hill overlooking the site was opened exactly four years later.
