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​ =World Trade Center Falls in 2001=

Overview
It was like any other normal day in New York. The streets were busy with people going to work and school. No one was prepared when tragedy struck and 3,031 people lost their lives. The World Trade Center fell to the ground at 10:05 a.m. and the Pentagon was also hit.

Main Point
At 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. The plane tore through the tower making a gaping hole and setting it on fire. Then, at 9:03 a.m., a second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashed into the south tower. The plane exploded and started the tower on fire. Because of the hijacked planes, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down all New York City area airports. At 9:40 that morning, the FAA stopped all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide had been stopped. The south tower of the World Trade Center was so engulfed in flames that it collapsed. Then, the north tower collapsed from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke.

Conclusion
President Bush made a speech saying that all appropriate security measures were being taken, including putting the U.S. military on high alert worldwide. Bush also said, "Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts." Because of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, the United States has tightened up security greatly. The airport security has become stronger since the attack. Troops were sent to Afghanistan to search for bin Laden, the man suspected for the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Today, troops are still over in the Middle East fighting for government power, not individual power.

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