National September 11 Memorial & Museum

September 11th, 2001 was the day of a drastic terrorist attack in New York City. It remains to be the deadliest attack in the United States, although the death of so many innocent people could have been completely avoided. At exactly 8:46 am, flight 11 struck floors 93-99 of the north tower. At 9:03 am, the south tower was struck by flight 175. More people were injured than perished in the end of this devastating event. Many people feel as if both of the World Trade Center buildings were built…

tragically, tend to remember the bad before the good. In tragic events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the majority of people think of the vivid images of the twin towers burning, the jumpers, and then wall of debris rushing through New York. With so much devastation it's hard to think of how important it is to honor those lost. In the persuasive article "No Fireman at Ground Zero This 9/11" by Michael Burke the subject is the opinion that firefighters are not getting the…

“Over 3,000 people were killed during the attack”.(History.com) The 11th of september 2001, an attack in the United states by a group of terrorist in al Quaeda highjacked 4 different airlines. The government was not behind the attacks even though the collapse of the WTC building 7 was mysterious, it looked like there was use of explosives and jet fuel isn’t able to melt steel beams. First , the collapse of the World Trade Center building 7 caused the theory that the government was…

September 11, 2001, will go down in history as a day of infamy. The day started as any other day with the Twin Towers standing in the New York skyline. At 8:45 a.m. on that Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 that had been hijacked by Islamic terrorists crashed into the North Tower. Eighteen minutes after the first crash, a United Airlines plane took a sharp turn and crashed into the South Tower. At 9:45 a.m. as everyone was watching the events unfold in New York, American Airlines…

The day of September 11th was a devastating day for The United States of America as the attacks killed 2,983 total people! Wow! Thats is a big attack! One thing I did not know is that there was something that happened in 1993 to lead up to 2001. The thing that happened was the attack on the World Trade Center that involved a bomb in the parking structure. I did not know that that happened and then I didn’t know that they said they would strike back and that this was the reason they attacked on…

Introduction Ten years ago, four suicide bombers with rucksacks full of explosives attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. The bombings left three different London underground trains in ruins. This was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. The attack cost England dearly economically. It also changed many lives, both Muslims and none Muslim lives. Main part On 7 July 2005, a huge incident happened in London. London bombings (often referred to as 7/7)…

The terrorist attacks of September 2001 shattered Americas illusion of safety from this type of attack. With a tiny number of people, just 19, terrorists were able to commandeer 4 jet planes and use them as missiles, destroying both buildings of the World Trade Towers, as well as striking the Pentagon. Although there were 2,146 confirmed deaths of the buildings occupants, the devastation could have been much worse. At full capacity, there would have been 25,000 people trying to exit the…

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF 9/11 On September 11 2001, 19 men linked with the terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed them into important targets in the United States. The planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington D.C and a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks, nicknamed 9/11, claimed thousands of human lives and caused major destruction. In the aftermath of the attacks, the U.S initiated several anti-terror measures to prevent something like…

Most people see the collapse of the World Trade Center as some sort of vacuum, wherein the towers fell solely because of the plains and every other thing surrounding the towers was somehow perfect and immune to criticism, especially the towers themselves. This is largely due to the immense tragedy that happened to the towers and the psychological scars they left on the United States, and while this somewhat naive view is understandable, it is largely mistaken in it’s understanding of the World…

September 11, 2001 started out as a normal Tuesday for most people. They woke up, got something to eat, and then they left for work. The thing that people didn’t realize was that members of the terrorist group al-Qaeda were embarking on one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil. These individuals, 19 to be exact, boarded planes in the northeastern part of the United States and ultimately ended up hijacking them. Four planes all together were hijacked and sent barreling through three of our…