11 September 2008

September 11, 2001



0845- American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles with 92 people onboard, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.

0903- United Airlines Flight 175, Boston to Los Angeles with 65 people onboard, flies into the south tower of the World Trade Center.

0931- Speaking from Florida, President George Bush pledges the United States will hunt down the guilty parties.

0940- American Flight 77, en route from Dulles Airport, Washington DC, to Los Angeles with 64 people onboard, crashes into the Pentagon.

0948- The U.S. Capitol and the West Wing of the White House are evacuated.

0949- The Federal Aviation Administration bans all aircraft takeoffs in the United States.

0950- South tower of the World Trade Center collapses.

0958- Emergency operator in Pennsylvania receives a call from a passenger on United Flight 93, Newark to San Francisco with 45 people onboard, stating the plane was being hijacked.

1000- United Flight 93 crashes about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

1029- North tower of the World Trade Center collapses.

1100- New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani orders lower Manhattan evacuated.

1140- With U.S. military on nuclear alert, Bush taken to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

1320- Bush boards Air Force One for Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Air Command.

1451- U.S. military deploys missile destroyers and other equipment in New York and Washington.

1720- Another World Trade Center building collapses.

1900- Bush arrives in Washington.

2031- Bush addresses the nation, vowing to punish "evil acts."

...AND THE FIGHT GOES ON!

Never forget those who lost their lives that day. Never forget the reason we fight. If you are not for us, you are against us.

1 comment:

Kaytabug said...

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. I know I'll never forget.