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Time each flight took off
7:59 am – American Airlines Flight 11
8:14 am – United Airlines Flight 175
8:20 am – American Airlines Flight 77
8:41 am – United Airlines Flight 93 -
Distress calls from planes
8:19 am – Flight attendants aboard Flight 11 alert ground personnel that the plane has been hijacked; American Airlines notifies the FBI. -
Collapse of the WTC1
9:59 am – The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. -
Collapse of WTC 2
10:28 am – The World Trade Center’s North Tower collapses, 102 minutes after being struck by Flight 11 -
President Bush is informed of the Attacks
8:50 am – White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card alerts President George W. Bush that a plane has hit the World Trade Center -
All flights grounded
9:42 am – For the first time in history, the FAA grounds all flights over or bound for the continental United States. -
President Bush Addresses the nation
8:30 pm – President Bush addresses the nation about 9/11 and how America must overcome it. -
Time each plane crashed and their location
8:46 am – American Airlines Flight 11 crash the plane into North Tower of the World Trade Center.
9:03 am – Hijackers crash United Airlines Flight 175 into the WTC’s South Tower
9:37 am – Hijackers aboard Flight 77 crash the plane into the western façade of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
10:07 am – After passengers and crew members aboard the hijacked Flight 93 mount an attempt to retake the plane. Hijackers deliberately crash the plane into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. -
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9/11
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President Bush Bull Horn Speech
Bush arrives at the 9/11 wreckage and is given a bull horn and reassures the American people. -
President Bush declares war on Terror
Bush declares war on terror leading to America's conflict with Iraq and Afghanistan.
