What Happened on 9/11/01
On September 11th, 2001, nineteen Al Qaeda hijackers overtook four airplanes. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines’ Flight 11 was flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center. This was actually thought to be an accident at first. Everyone on the plane was killed. Those thoughts changed at 9:02 a.m., when United Airlines’ Flight 175 flew into the south tower. At 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 flew into the Pentagon.
That wasn’t all, though! Another plane, United Airlines’ Flight 93 had been hijacked, also. The people on the field began to calling their loved ones, and they exchanged information about the attacks that had just happened in New York and D.C. and the one going on now. The people on Flight 93 didn’t just wait for it all to end, but instead fought back. They ended up overtaking the plane and having it crash into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 a.m. Supposedly the plane was on it’s way to the White House or Capitol.
The total deaths from the attack, was 2,996, the 19 hijackers included. 246 were victoms on the planes, 2,606 deaths were from the towers and people on the streets & 125 deaths from the Pentagon. There were at least 200 people who decided to jump from the towers and 411 emergency workers died while saving lives.
What I Remember
I don’t remember any specifics, because I would have been in kindergarten 10 years ago. I kind of remember our school day not adding up to much after that, since all the teachers just wanted to watch the TV. Of course when you’re that little you have no idea what that means, but now when we look back on it, you understand how much of a tragedy it is.
Who Was Responsible & Why They Did This
The person responsible for the attacks, was Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
Why they did the attack overall, was because they wanted to punish the U.S. for being involved in other countries, specificly Saudi Arabia. They also wanted to try and disrupt our military and make it impossible for us to respond, aka the attack on the Pentagon.
U.S. in Response
After 9-11, airport security has gotten much tighter! Airlines have very specific rules, trying to prevent things like 9-11 to happen again.
America also has fought wars, based off the attacks in response to Al Qaeda.
This is the World Trade memorial!
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