Short presentation about the events on September 11th 2001

1. REMEMBERING
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001

2. • Today we will identify and describe
the events of September 11th, 2001.
• By discussing what happened that day
and how it impacted our nation.
• To understand how historical events
impact our lives.
OBJECTIVES

3. • The World Trade Center
(WTC) was a 16-acre
commercial complex in
lower Manhattan.
• It contained seven
buildings, a large plaza,
and an underground
shopping mall that
connected six of the
buildings.
• The centerpieces of the
complex were the Twin
Towers.
WHAT WAS THE WORLD TRADE
CENTER?

4. THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

5. On September 11, 2001, the entire complex was destroyed in a terrorist attack
that has come to be referred to as “9/11”.
SEPTEMBER 11TH
& THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

6. http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks/videos#911-timeline
THE TWIN TOWERS ARE HIT

7. STORIES OF ESCAPE
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-timeline/videos/escaping-the-
south-tower

8. http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-timeline/videos/the-todd-beamer-story-
lets-roll
WASHINGTON, D.C. &
SHANKSVILLE, PA

9. PRESIDENT BUSH REACTS AT
GROUND ZERO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtVMHjygw8Y

10. THE PENTAGON MEMORIAL

11. THE SHANKSVILLE, PA
MEMORIAL

12. THE MEMORIAL