On September 11, 2001, is known as one of the most tragic day in America. Terrorists, members of the group al-Queda lead by Osama bin Laden, hijacked 4 U.S. airlines using box cutters as weapons to cut the throats of the pilots. There was 19 terrorists that took over the planes and there was a select few of them that were poorly trained to fly a plane.
On a calm Tuesday morning, 4 planes were at flight with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel in each. At 8:45, the attacks begun. They began their attack on the twin towers in New York City,as flight 11 crashed into the north tower. 19 minutes later flight 175 turned sharply, crashed, and exploded into the south tower. The jet fuel created an inferno and melted the supports of the two towers. The south tower came collapsing down at 9:59 A.M., then a few minutes later at 10:28 the north tower falls. The incident caused over 3,000 American deaths and around 10,000 injuries. The pentagon was attacked by flight 17 at 9:38 which took 125 military personell lives along with 64 citizens on the plane. Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania at 500 miles per hour killing all 45 passengers as it was on its way to the white house.
I think this event was the most devastating day in American history. I really don't remember a lot of it but i remember I was at school and the teachers were watching it on tv.
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