Terrorist+attacks+on+the+World+trade+Centers+in+NYC

 =**//Terrorist attacks on September 11 //**=

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2001


Overview
On September 11, 2001, the United States of America was shattered by an attack led by Iraqi terrorists. At 8:46 a.m. Eastern time that very morning, American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the north tower of the World Trade Centers in New York City. The event was thought to be an accident at first- just a simple pilot error. But at 9:02 a.m., just over 15 minutes later, another plane flew into the south tower. America was clearly under attack. But before America could absorb the shock, another plane was being flown, this time towards Washington, D.C., and possibly the White House itself. At 9:37 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon, the headquarters of America's military operations.

Central Issue
But the passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 learned of the hijacking of their plane well in time to be able to fix it. The men and women on this flight refused to let the plane hit something that would hurt more Americans, and they overtook the plane, crashing it into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This was at 10:03 a.m. on September 11, 2001. In less than three hours, three American landmarks had been hit and one had been narrowly avoided. The U.S. Airspace was soon closed down completely, stopping all flights out of any airport in the United States.

Conclusion
After this day in history, it is said that "the United States once again became united," and it's true. Many brave men and women, including first responders,police officers,firefighters, paramedics, and many off duty responders risked their lives to evacuate as many people as possible from these burning buildings. Too many people lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and the saying "we will never forget" holds true to this day. Every year on September 11, the flag is flown at half staff in remembrance of all the people who lost their lives on that horrible day.

===References === http://www.wisegeek.com/what-happened-on-september-11-2001.htm 

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