The document summarizes the construction and history of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. It describes their construction from 1966-1973 at a cost of $1.5 billion and completion. On September 11, 2001 Muslim terrorists hijacked and crashed commercial airplanes into the towers, collapsing them and killing nearly 3000 people in a coordinated terrorist attack. The event marked a major tragedy and changed security and policy in the United States.

1. THE TWIN TOWERS

2. WITH A COST OF $1.5 BILLION DOLLARS BEGAN IN 1966 CONSTRUCTION

3. By the end of 1970, one of the two towers was ready for its first occupants. At the moment the upper floors had yet to be completed. NEW YORK A DREAM

4. IN 1972 Construction was completed in 1973 THE UPPER FLOORS WERE FINISHED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS A REALITY

18. AND AN ARCHITECTURAL JEWEL AN ECONOMY SYMBOL IN USA THE WTC

21. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 NO ONE IMAGINED THAT AMERICA WOULD WITNESS SUCH AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE ACT OF CRUELTY

22. AT 8:50 AM THE NEWS WAS HEARD: "THERE HAD BEEN AN EXPLOSION AT THE W.T.C.

23. NO BODY KNEW WHAT EXACTLY HAD HAPPENED THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AT 8:45 IN THE MORNING

24. But the news was not over. It was just beginning. A second airplane piloted by muslim terrorists was nearing with calculated precision.

26. THE EXPLOSION WAS HORRIBLE

28. DIABOLICAL PERVERSE

29. 2001

30. THE U.S.A WAS ATTACKED TREASONABLY

31. TERROR WAS GREAT INSIDE THE W.T.C.

32. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE ENTRAPED THE HEAT WAS INFERNAL

33. MANY... PREFERRED A QUICK DEATH

34. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

35. TERRIFYING

36. FDNY

37. SUDDENLY... A TERRIFYING SOUND WAS HEARD

38. THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BEGAN COLAPSING

39. EL HORROR DOMINABA Y NADIE ENTENDIA PANIC SPREAD

42. AMERICAN FLIGHT No. 11 8:45 AM UNITED FLIGHT No. 175 9:03 AM

45. TONS OF DEBRIS BURIED SOME 3000 PEOPLE

47. OF RESCUE

48. REMEMBER IT DON'T FORGET IT

49. AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 EVERYTHING CHANGED