On September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed 2 planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the third plane hit the Pentagon right outside of Washington DC, and the fourth plane had crashed in a field in the middle of Pennsylvania. Also, four airlines had suicide attacks and targets in the United States. People all over the world were shocked, scared, and couldn’t believe what had happened. When people hear 9/11 it’s mostly referred to as massive deaths, destruction, and the presidency of George W. Bush. 3,000 plus people were killed during these attacks. This included police officers, and firefighters helping the lives of other people.
It was Tuesday, September 11 at 8:45 a.m. when American Airlines loaded with 20,000 gallons of fuel crashed into the North tower. This left a burning hole near the 80th floor, which had 110 stories. This instantly killed hundreds of people and trapping others that were on the higher floor. 18 minutes after the first attack had happened a second plane appeared out of the sky and soon turned right into the south tower nearing the 60th floor. This caused an explosion that made debris shower the ground below. America was now in trouble and was under attack. These who attacked us were known as Islamic Terrorists from Saudi Arabia, also known as Osama Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
After people had been watching the events that had taken over New York City, a plane known as Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon in Washington, DC at approximately 9:45 A.M. Within 15 minutes after, the World Trade Center had crashed in a cloud of dust and smoke. The other Trade Center Tower collapsed around 10:30. Many people died, only six people who were in the towers at the time of the towers collapsing survived. The plane that had crashed into rural Pennsylvania had 45 people aboard that were all killed. No one knows for sure on what the target for this plane had been but theories state the White House, U.S. Capitol, Camp David Presidential Retreat, or one of the nuclear power plants.
The goal after America was attacked was to ruin Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist network which began October 7th. Two months passed and the U.S. forces had removed the Taliban from operational power but the war continued. When May 2, 2011 came about he was finally tracked and killed by U.S. forces. In June of 2011 our current president Barack Obama announced the beginning of taking troops out of Afghanistan.
Why would they do this? That is the most popular question people ask. The answer is that they didn’t care about anything that was going to happen, and they wanted to hit the 3 main buildings that were apparently a threat to them. This attack really brought our country closer together in my opinion.
The day of September 11, 2001 I don’t quiet remember. I was only 4 years old at the time. All I remember is going to my grandmas because at the time she was my babysitter. I remember being scared because of all the weird looks on people’s faces. I didn’t really know what to expect. I know now though! Source 2
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Well done Chelsea!