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- 1. Remembering 9-11 What happened? Where? When? Who? Why did they attack us? What impact did it have on the US both short term and long term? Background History of al-Qaeda Osama bin-Laden’s background/story Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s background/story History of Taliban 1993 WTC bombing War in Afghanistan-Highlights
- 2. September 11, 2001 New York – Arlington/D.C. – Shanksville
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- 4. New York City In the early morning hours of September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked. 8:46 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11 was the first to crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Approximately seventeen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower. Images from World Trade Center Building Performance Study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
- 5. New York City The second crash was captured on live television. Structural damage to both the North and South Towers caused them to collapse. The South Tower collapsed first at 9:59 a.m. The North Tower collapsed 29 minutes later. 2,606 were killed including: 343 Firefighters 23 Police Officers 37 Port Authority Police Officers
- 7. Arlington, Virginia-D.C. 9:37 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. The western side of the building was engulfed in flames. Part of the building collapsed. 189 people were killed: 64 aboard Flight77 125 inside the Pentagon building.
- 8. Shanksville, Pennsylvania The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was expected to head toward the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Passengers in that plane, however, prevented that from happening. Unfortunately, at 10:03 A.M., the plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone(44 people) on board. On September 11, 2010, Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michele Obama visited the site of United Airlines Flight 93 airplane crash.
- 9. Rescue and RecoveryEfforts It took months to complete the rescue and recovery efforts. Some survivors were found and rescued from under the rubble, but not many. The fires beneath the rubble burned for weeks, and the cleanup was not fully complete until May 2002. Relief funds were established to help the victims and victims’ families.
- 10. Lives Lost In all, 2,996 people died that day, including the 19 hijackers. The youngest victim was a 2-year-old girl on U.A. Flight175. The oldest victim was an 82-year-old man on A.A. Flight 11. To date, the remains of only 1,629 victims have been identified. More than 6,000 people were injured. It was the largest attack on United States soil since Pearl Harbor.
- 12. Broader Effects Beyond those who lost their lives on September 11, many thousands more were directly affected: It is estimated that about 3,000 children lost a parent and more than 1,600 people lost a spouse. 20% of Americans knew someone who was either hurt or killed that day. Nearly 150,000 jobs were lost in New York City alone as a result of the attacks. 1 year later, 7 in 10 Americans reported they had experienced depression since the attacks.
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- 16. Sources NationalArchives: 9/11 Commission Records http://www.archives.gov/research/9-11/ The September 11 Digital Archive http://911digitalarchive.org/index.php The National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/sept11/ Library of Congress: Collection of Photographs http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=September%2011 National September 11 Memorial & Museum http://www.911memorial.org/?gclid=CK_Dx8-56qoCFeqB5godQTisQw One Year Later: Facts and Figures from USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-09-10-for-the-record_x.htm