September 11, 2001
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“Today our nation saw evil…and we responded with the best of America.” -President George W. Bush 09/11/2001
The World Center was made up of seven buildings: Two 110-floor twin towers, one 47-story office building, two 9-story office buildings, one 8-story U.S. Customs office, and one 22-story hotel.
The twin towers were 1,362 and 1,368 feet tall.
Approximately 50,000 people were employed in the twin towers alone.
An average of 90,000 tourists and business visitors each day.
“This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.” -President George W. Bush 09/11/2001
Between 7:59 and 8:14 a.m. four flights carrying a total of 266 people leave their respective airports.
8:48 a.m. American Flight 11 crashes into the north tower of the WTC.
9:06 a.m. United Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the WTC.
9:43 a.m. American Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
9:55 a.m. South tower collapses.
10:10 a.m. United Flight 93 crashes in a Pennsylvania field.
10:29 a.m. North tower collapses.
“The time has come for us to re-establish the rights for which we stand– to re-assert our inalienable rights to human dignity, self-respect, self-reliance — to again be the kind of people who once made America great.” -J. Ollie Edmunds, poet
Approximately 3,000 people died in these attacks; only 19 of them deserved it.
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