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World Trade Center Bombing of 1993
There was a bomb inside a parked van inside the nother tower. The Initial plan was to cause the North Tower to colaspe onto the South Tower -
First Plane Hits North Tower 8:45am
A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire. -
Second Plane Hits South Tower 9:03am
A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning. -
Death Toll
The number of people estimated to have died in the events of 9/11 is 3,000 -
Bush Leaves Florida
Before entering the classroom around 9:02 AM he was aware of the crash of Flight 11 into the North Tower. At 9:06 George Bush started reading the book to the 2nd graders as Andrew approached him and whispered in his ears "The second tower was hit by a plane" -
Taliban
One of the five senior Taliban leaders transferred to Qatar in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl played a key role in al Qaeda’s plans leading up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. -
US Patriot Act
"Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" was created to create obscure security measures to protect against terrorism. -
Rudy Giuliani
As mayor of New York City, he recieved great criticism for his unpreparedness during the events. But, still gave a good speech that baffled NYC -
Homeland Security Created
Homeland Security was created afte rthe events of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The responseibilities of Homeland Security is to protect the territory of the United States. -
Osama Bin Laden
Was the founder of the terriost group responsible for the 9/11 attacks, Al-Qaida. Osama, after the events of 9/11 managed to evade capture for over 10 years. April 29, 2011 - At 8:20 a.m. EDT, President Obama gives the order to raid bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.