In case you've forgotten the horrors of that day, here's a timeline:
7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175
departs Boston for Los Angeles,
carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and
seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and
diverted to New York.
7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11
departs Boston for Los
Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two
pilots, and nine flight
attendants. This Boeing 767 is also
hijacked and diverted to New York.
8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a
Boeing 757 carrying 38
passengers, two pilots, and five flight
attendants, leaves Newark, N.J.,
for San Francisco.
8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77
departs Washington's
Dulles International Airport for Los
Angeles, carrying 58 passengers,
two pilots, and four flight attendants.
The Boeing 757 is hijacked
after takeoff.
8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from
Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston
crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.
- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
shuts down all New
York area airports.
9:21 a.m. - Bridges and tunnels leading
into New York City
are closed.
9:25 a.m. - All domestic flights are
grounded by U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration.
9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes
into The Pentagon.
10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World
Trade Center collapses.
10:05 a.m. - The White House is
evacuated.
10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side
of The Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in
a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront
hijackers.
10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World
Trade Center collapses.
And in case you don't remember what that day looked like, click here. And don't you dare forget it, either.
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