The South Tower Collapses

With fires burning unchecked for more than an hour, the South Tower of the World Trade Center succumbs to gravity and stress, falling to the street below. Hundreds still trapped within the building, and countless heroes who ran into the building to help with evacuation are killed in an instant.

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Revolt Aboard Flight 93

Passengers begin an all-out assault on the cockpit of United Flight 93 attempting to reclaim control of the aircraft from the three hijackers now barricaded within. This action is believed to have caused the hijackers to give up plans for attacking a fourth target, speculated to have been the White House itself.

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President Bush Departs Florida

In a flight that would ultimately take him to Louisiana and Nebraska before returning to Washington, President Bush and his staff take off from Sarasota Florida aboard Air Force One.

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The White House Is Evacuated

The order is given and the White House is evacuated.

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American Flight 77 Strikes The Pentagon

American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the west side of the Pentagon, killing all 64 aboard and 125 in the building.

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Second Group of Fighters Scrambled

Two F-16 fighters are scrambled from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia headed to secure the nation's capitol, Washington, DC.

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President Bush Speaks

President George W. Bush makes a statement from Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida calling the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack."

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Calls From Flight 93

After Flight 93 was hijacked, and the pilot and crew were moved out of the cockpit and into the passenger area of the plane, Tom Burnett called his wife to report the situation. After she informed him of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, he replied that the hijackers were "talking about crashing this plane ... Oh my God. It's a suicide mission." He ended his call by saying, "Don't worry, we're going to do something."

This phone call is followed by several others culminating in the phone call where Todd Beamer's famous, 'Let's Roll' comment was overheard by Lisa Jefferson at 9:55 AM.

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The Nation Grinds To A Halt

The orders are given shutting down all airports nationwide and banning takeoffs of all civilian aircraft by the FAA.

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NORAD Notified of 3rd Suspected Hijacking

The FAA contacts NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector, notifying them of the suspected hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77.

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The Island Goes Into Lockdown

9:08 A.M. - The FAA bans all takeoffs of flights going to or through New York airspace.

9:17 A.M. - The FAA shuts down all New York City-area airports.

9:21 A.M. - All bridges and tunnels into Manhattan are closed.

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United Flight 175 Strikes the South Tower

United Airlines Flight 175 strikes the south World Trade Center tower klling all 65 aboard and countless others within the building.

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Fighters Scrambled

Otis Air National Guard Base in Fallmouth, Massachusetts scrambles two F-15's in response to the notification of the first suspected hijacking.

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American Airlines 11 Strikes the North Tower

American Airlines Flight 11 strikes the north World Trade Center tower, killing all 92 aboard and countless others within the building itself.

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NORAD Notified of Possible Second Hijacking

The FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector of a second suspected hijacking. This time of United Airlines Flight 175.

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United Flight 93 Departs

Headed for San Francisco, United Flight 93 departs Newark with 37 passengers and 7 crew.

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NORAD Notified of Possible Hijacking

The FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector of a suspected hijacking aboard American Airlines Flight 11.

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American Airlines Flight 77

With 64 aboard, American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles International Airport.

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United Airlines Flight 175

At 8:15 AM EST, United Airlines Flight 175 departs from Boston's Logan International Airport bound for Los Angeles International Airport with 65 souls aboard

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American Airlines Flight 11

Loaded with 92 people aboard, American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston's Logan International Airport heading for Los Angeles Inernational Airport.

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