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9/11 Timeline of Events

7:59 am

Flight 11 with 92 people aboard, takes off from Boston, heading to Los Angeles.

8:14 am

Flight 175 with 65 people aboard, takes off from Boston, headed to Los Angeles.

8:19 am

Flight attendants on Flight 11 send alert that the plane has been hijacked; airline notifies the FBI.

8:20 am

Flight 77 takes off from Washington, D.C., headed to Los Angeles with 64 people aboard.

8:41 am

Flight 93 with 44 people aboard, takes off from Newark headed to Sans Francisco.

8:46 am

The hijackers on Flight 11 crash the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

8:50 am

President George W. Bush is alerted that a plane has hit the World Trade Center.

9:02 am

Officials broadcast orders to evacuate both towers via the public address system.

9:03 am

Hijackers crash Flight 175 into World Trade Center, South Tower.

9:08 am

All flights going to New York City or through the airspace around the city are banned.

9:21 am

New York City closes all bridges and tunnels in the New York City area.

9:37 am

Hijackers on Flight 77 crash the plane into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

9:59 am

The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.

10:07 am

Passengers and crew members aboard attempt to retake the plane. In response, hijackers crash the plane into Pennsylvania.

10:28 am

The World Trade Center, North Tower collapses, 102 minutes after being struck by Flight 11.

11:00 am

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani calls for evacuation of Lower Manhattan.

5:20 pm

World Trade Center #7 collapses. It was the third and last building to fall.

8:30 pm

President Bush addresses the nation, declaring that America stand together to win the war against terrorism.

Virtual Galleries

Real Life Superheroes

Meet regular people who did what they could to help.

Victims

Learn about people who lost their lives on or as a result of 9/11.

Firefighter Response

Explore people and things related to the firefighter’s response to 9/11.

Police Response

Explore people and things related to the police response to 9/11.

EMT Response

Explore people and things related to the EMT response to 9/11.

Military Response

Explore people and things related to the military response to 9/11.

New York City, NY

Get deeper into what happened in New York City.

Washington, D.C.

Get deeper in what happened in Washington, D.C.

Shanksville, PA

Learn about Flight 93 and the plane that crashed in Shanksville, PA.

Memorials

Learn how people around the country and the world remember 9/11.

News Flash

Learn how 9/11 was reported to the rest of the world.

Speeches

Hear the words of people who spoke about 9/11.

Honoring 9/11

Learn how the country and the world honored 9/11 in the aftermath.

Religious Response

Learn how world religions responded to the negative stereotypes.

What was Al Qaeda?

Explore the terrorist group that was behind the attacks.

How Did We Change?

See how the world changed to prevent these attacks from happening again.

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