9 11 Timeline -

– News cameras capture a gaping hole in the North Tower. Most initially believe it is a tragic accident.

– President Bush addresses the nation from the school, calling the events an “apparent terrorist attack.” 9 11 timeline

– UA 93 crashes near Shanksville, Pennsylvania , after passengers and crew—learning of the earlier attacks via phone calls—storm the cockpit. The intended target is believed to be either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. All 44 on board are killed. – News cameras capture a gaping hole in the North Tower

– United Airlines Flight 175 (Boston to Los Angeles) takes off. Five hijackers are on board. The intended target is believed to be either

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners. They deliberately crashed two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon in Virginia, and a fourth—whose passengers fought back—into a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

– For the first time in history, the FAA grounds all civilian aircraft over the continental U.S. All incoming international flights are diverted to Canada.