With the attacks on our nation on September 11, 2001 the effects have been felt and displayed all over the world. We are at war with Afghanistan and have been for just a little over 10 years. So why are we over there, what have we done, and when will our troops come home? On September 11, 2001 4 commercial airplanes were high-jacked two were flown into the world trade center, another flown into the pentagon, and one that was able to get taken over by passengers and crash landed into a field. During that day approximately 3000 people died according to the New York police and fire department.
A year ago on the date of September 2011 in Reno, Nevada there was an air racing disaster that occurred. This disaster involved the death of a pilot and 10 others. It also injured 70 people. Thorough investigations and inspections have taken place since the crash. Two reports have noted that there was a loose screw in the tail of the airplane and that turbulence from the airplane racing close by added to the collision.
Modern American History HIST101-1502B-01 Individual Project 5 Tim Hartley 6/22/2015 9-11 On September, 11 2001 the United States was attacked by Islamic terrorists group Al-Qaeda. The official report is 19 members of these Islamic extremist group hi-jacked 4 airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets inside the United States. At 8:45 a.m. an American airliner 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel flew into the North Tower of the World Trade center in New York City. The impact from this crash left a burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. 18 minutes after the crash as the news cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident, a second Boeing 767–United Airlines Flight 175–appeared out of the sky and flew into the south tower of World Trade center near the 60th floor .
Response to 9/11 The Event On 11th September 2001, four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda. One of the planes flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City. 20 minutes after this horrible event, with camera crews sending pictures all over the world, a second plane crashed into the South Tower. Both Towers collapsed, killing 2,752 people. This number includes the innocent people on the planes, firemen, policemen and medical staff who had all gone to assist the crisis.
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A war between the two immediately broke out. In 1964, the USA entered the Vietnam War. The inconclusive war in Vietnam cost many American and Vietnamese lives, devastated the country, and achieved nothing but misery for anyone caught up in it; including the Cambodians. Cambodia had become part of the Vietnam battlefield. During the next four years, American B-52 bombers, using napalm and cluster-bombs, killed up to 750,000 Cambodians in their effort to destroy North Vietnamese supply lines.
Did you know that on September 11, 2001 four passenger planes were hijacked by terrorists? This event is very significant to me for the following reasons, First, it was a very unexpected attack towards the U.S. Second, it killed approximately about 3,000 people. Lastly, it affected a variety amount of people mentally & emotionally. This attack was viewed by millions of people on live television. The attack was labeled "the most lethal terrorism in human experience."
The September 11, 2001 event happened at about 8:30 am were about 19 terrorist from the Taliban an al-Qaeda Islamic group, hijacked two American Airlines Boeing 767 flights 11 and flight 175 and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City. In Washington, at about 9:45am, hijackers crashed a Boeing 757 Jet into the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia killing about 125 military personnel and civilians. At about 10:10 AM hijackers tried to hijack United Airlines flight 93 leaving the Newark International Airport bound to California, but unsuccessful because the passengers fought the hijacker’s, and the plane crashed in a filed in Pennsylvania killing everyone
Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11 On September 11, 2001, two planes departed from Boston’s Logan Airport destined for Los Angeles, California. American Airlines Flight 11 carried 92 passengers and crew members, while 65 people traveled on United Airlines Flight 175. Shortly after departure, terrorists hijacked the two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City. Several thousand people died as the twin towers collapsed.1 Investigators concluded that a group of men working for Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization led by Osama Bin Laden, had “spent months planning the attacks from all corners of the nation.”2 The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the public agency responsible for operating Logan Airport, became the object of intense scrutiny and criticism in the days following the attacks. Many people blamed the agency for failing to provide adequate security, despite the fact that the airlines’ security contractors screened all passengers at the security checkpoints.
Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, while the third plane soared into the Pentagon just outside of Washington, D.C., along with the last plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania ("History.com," 2011). In this attack, more than three thousand people died and extensive destruction. Various people lost their lives due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time and risking their lives to save others. Many citizens reacted out of anger, fear, and insecurity to this unexpected situation. People began to question how safe the United State really is, which brought the attention to our Congress and the