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World Trade Center Built
Design and construction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center marked a dramatic break with nearly a century of skyscraper tradition. Since they had first risen in the 1880s, skyscrapers had been supported by an interior skeleton of steel columns placed every 20 feet or so. -
1993 Worldtrade Bombing
On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb was detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Al-Qaeda planned and did the event. -
September 9/11
The destruction of the twin towers and attack on pentagon Real Newspaper Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0911.html -
George Bush's Speech At Ground Zero
George Bush Made a Tear Jerking Speech about How America will still stand tall Link for speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OCgMPX2mE -
Freedom Tower Starts Being Built
The construction of the Freedom Tower starts -
Ground Zero Memorial Opened
Ground Zero Memorial is Opened to Public -
Freedom Tower is Finished
Standing 1,776 feet (symbolic for the year of independence)
