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January 1978
Iranian revolution begins, leading to the Islamic extremism of anti-Americanism due to the U.S. support of Israel. -
August 1996
Osama bin Laden - leader of Al-Qaeda (a terrorist group) - declares the first fatwa, initiating a holy war against the U.S. -
February 1998
Bin Laden declares the second fatwa against the U.S. -
5:45 AM
Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al-Omari two of the terrorists pass through security at Portland International Jetport in Maine. They board a flight to Boston Logan International Airport: flight 11 -
5:59 AM
Flight 11 takes off with 76 pedestrians 11 crew members and 5 hijackers -
8:24 AM
a hijacker, Mohamed Atta, on Flight 11 accidentally notifies air control of the attack, intending to press the button to talk to the passengers.
"We have some planes. Just stay quiet and you will be okay." -
8:42 AM
United Flight 93 departs from Newark, New Jersey, originally bound for San Francisco. On board are 33 passengers, 7 crew members, and 4 hijackers. -
8:46 AM
The World Trade Center’s North tower is hit by Flight 11. Everyone above the 91st floor is trapped, and all passengers are immediately killed. -
8:46 AM
The Nine hour marine evacuation of New York begins -
9:03 AM
The South Tower is hit by flight 175, many are killed -
9:05 AM
President George W. Bush is notified of the second tower while in an elementary school classroom -
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9:59 AM
The south tower collapses -
10:28 AM
The north tower collapses -
8:20 AM
Flight 77 takes off from Dulles near DC. with 53 passengers, 6 crew, and 5 hijackers -
8:37 AM
after hearing the broadcast from Flight 11 traffic control alerts the US Air Force, who sends the Air National Guard to follow the plane -
9:55 AM
The president departs from Florida on Air Force One. -
10:02 AM
The passengers of flight 93 overtake the hijackers, and the plane crashes in an empty field. Its intended target is believed to be the White House or the US Capitol -
10:53 AM
U.S. Military moves to DEFCON 3 by order of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. -
11:45 AM
Air Force 1 lands at Barksdale Airport. -
8:19 AM
Flight 11 flight attendant Betty Ann Ong notifies ground that they have been hijacked and the cockpit is unreachable
"I don't know. I think we're getting hijacked." -
9:37 AM
Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon. 125 civilians and military are killed, along with all passengers. -
9:45 AM
Under operation yellow ribbon, All US airspace is shut down, civilian aircraft are required to land at the nearest airport -
12:15 PM
There are zero commercial or private flights in U.S. airspace. -
1:30 PM
Air Force 1 leaves Barksdale. -
2:30 PM
Mayor of NYC Rudy Giuliani, visits Ground Zero, where the towers once stood. -
3:00 PM
FDNY (New York Fire Department) continues to rescue survivors of the attack. -
5:20 PM
Collapse of 7 World Trade Center, there are no casualties. -
8:30 PM
Pres. George W. Bush addresses the nation, and the world, at the White House. -
September 20, 2001
President Bush declares war on “a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them.” And "Freedom at War with Fear." -
2013
1,140 people are diagnosed with cancer as a direct effect of being present at the 9/11 attacks. -
2014
It is reported that over 1,400 rescue workers and officials who had responded to the attacks had since died. -
May 15, 2014
The 9/11 museum and memorial, located in New York City, is dedicated.
