The recession hit close to home for the Tories, effecting the middle class not just the working class of the industrial north. Businesses were also drastically affected, with high investment rates no one was investing resulting in 48,000
First, the stock market dropped immensely thus causing the instability of the dollar, weakening its value worldwide. The main reason was one of the major stock holding company’s office was located in the Twin Towers. Through the years after 9/11 the stock market has showed promise and has had a steady increase each year. Secondly, after the attacks the airline industry shut down temporarily causing major transportation problems. Thousands of airline employees lost their jobs.
At the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, in Tacoma, Washington, he released thirty-six passengers and two crew members once his demands were met (Pasternak). After taking off again Cooper ordered the plane to fly at a low altitude towards Mexico. At 8:13pm pressure gauges recorded his jump over the Lewis River from 10,000ft into a thunderstorm with over a hundred mile per hour winds and negative temperatures wearing only a thin suit, wrap-around sunglasses, and a rain coat (Brad Meltzer's Decoded). Many people believe that this was a suicidal jump and that Cooper died that night (Mysterious Disappearances in U.S. History). A reporting error in this high interest case mixed up his name forever immortalizing him as D.B.
September 11, 2001: Disasters Strike America September 11, 2001 was a tragic day in the United States. Al Qaeda suicide hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 and 175 into the World Trade Centers in New York. Two other groups of hijackers crashed Flight 77 into The Pentagon and Flight 93 into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The 19hijackers killed approximately 2,998 people, including themselves. Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Time, and 17 minutes later, Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower.
The United States was under a terrorist attack. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. Members of Al-Qaeda planned attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas. The hijackers intentionally flew two of those planes, which were the American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center that was located in New York City. Both towers collapsed within two hours and debris from the two towers
September 11, 2001 completely changed not only the United States, but the entire world as we know it. On that very day 19 militants associated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicidal missions upon the targets on U.S. soil. Two of the planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. As recorded over 3,000 people were killed during this onslaught including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The word “terrorism” permanently became the part of the dictionary.
9/11 affected the health, financial markets and economy of the citizens of the United States. 9/11 took place on September 11, 2001. Three airplanes were hijacked by terrorist and used as weapons. Two of the planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City and 2,752 people died (September 11 Attacks). The other plane crashed into the Pentagon and killed 189 people.
The buildings went up in flames as people attempted to flee from the ash, steel, glass, and bodies falling from above. Both buildings, which took a total of eight years to construct, collapsed in less than 90 minutes. That same morning, at 9:37, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon, just outside of Washington. Then, at 10:03, the fourth and final plane crashed into a field in southern Pennsylvania. (National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States) The hijackers on this plane intended to slam into The White House, but heroic passengers managed
Leah Kalmowitz HUM115 Thinking Critically In The Humanities 1. The events of September 11 from Wikipedia resources were: At 8:46 a.m., five hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center's North Tower (1 WTC), and at 9:03 a.m., another five hijackers crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower (2 WTC). Five hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the The Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. A fourth flight, United Airlines Flight 93, under the control of four hijackers, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, at 10:03 a.m. after the passengers fought the hijackers. Flight 93's ultimate target is believed to have been either the Capitol or the White House. Flight 93's cockpit
9/11 - who is to blame? On the 11th of September 2001 the worst chain of terrorist attacks occurred over the east coast of America. There is no question what happened on 9/11 atrocity, the question is who is to be held liable? The horrific attacks led to the deaths of 2,996 people, the majority of the deaths where down to the attacks on the world trade centre’s other deaths where down to one other flight hitting the pentagon, there was a further 96 killed when passengers attempted to re-gain control of the hijacked plane which resulted in a struggle leading to the plane plummeting into a field in Pennsylvania. All these civilians killed had families and friends who deserve to know what really happened on this tragic day not just for America