On September 11, 2001, a day many people will never forget, Osama bin Laden, with al Qaeda, took action on his hate towards American soldiers, the American government, and American citizens that has changed this country in 102 minutes. It all began as four separate flights took off. At 7:59 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport with ninety-two people on board heading toward Los Angeles. Then, just twenty minutes later at 8:19 am flight attendants on Flight 11 inform American Airlines, who informs the FBI that the plan has been hijacked. Nineteen minutes later, the Federal Aviation Administration warns the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Northeast Air Defense Sector that Flight 11 could potentially
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All forty passengers and crewmembers are immediately killed. One hundred two minutes after being struck by Flight 11, the World Trade Center’s North Tower falls straight to the ground, going floor by floor, at 10:28 am. Lower Manhattan is covered in ash, smoke, paper, and even body parts. At 11:00 am, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani enforces an evacuation on Lower Manhattan. After burning for hours, the Seven World Trade Centers collapses at 5:20 pm. For the rest of the day and much longer after that, people continue to search for their loved ones among the ruble. Firemen work hard to repair the damage and try to find and save anyone that could be lost among the ashes. Finally, at 8:30 pm President George W. Bush addressed the nation. He called the attacks “evil, despicable acts of terror,” and reassured everyone by declaring that America, its allies, and its friends would “stand together to win the war against terrorism,” (9/11: Timeline of Events, N.P.). Osama Bin Laden may have felt like he had won that day, but what he did not realize, is that he helped America grow
All forty passengers and crewmembers are immediately killed. One hundred two minutes after being struck by Flight 11, the World Trade Center’s North Tower falls straight to the ground, going floor by floor, at 10:28 am. Lower Manhattan is covered in ash, smoke, paper, and even body parts. At 11:00 am, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani enforces an evacuation on Lower Manhattan. After burning for hours, the Seven World Trade Centers collapses at 5:20 pm. For the rest of the day and much longer after that, people continue to search for their loved ones among the ruble. Firemen work hard to repair the damage and try to find and save anyone that could be lost among the ashes. Finally, at 8:30 pm President George W. Bush addressed the nation. He called the attacks “evil, despicable acts of terror,” and reassured everyone by declaring that America, its allies, and its friends would “stand together to win the war against terrorism,” (9/11: Timeline of Events, N.P.). Osama Bin Laden may have felt like he had won that day, but what he did not realize, is that he helped America grow