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September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks refer to terrorist attacks made against the US on September 11, 2001. Four commercial jets were hijacked, crashing them against the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. The fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.
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How many buildings were destroyed or damaged on September 11 2001?
Both the North and South towers of the World Trade Center were hit, and one section of the Pentagon.
What building did the plane first crash into on the 911?
The first building crashed into was one of the World Trade Center towers. Both were hit, one right after the other.
The Pentagon was later crashed into.
Another plane was headed towards the White House, but brave passengers interfered and caused the plane to crash without doing damage to anyone but the actual plane
Symbolic importance of the World Trade Center?
The World Trade Center was a visible representation of America's power econimically as well as politically. My Art History Professor has always said that you can tell what a culture worships based off of what their tallest building houses. Not only did the destruction of the World Trade Center demolish the Americna symbol of advancement over other countries in the world technologically, but it also represented the heart of the American consumer culture.
How long after the planes hit did the towers fall?
The pentagon was hit 51 mins. after the first tower, and 34 mins. after the second tower was hit.
Who were the terrorist that attacked the twin towers?
They looked like any other Saudi Arabian national. They did not look like children or grandmothers in wheelchairs like the airport screeners seem to think.
What hijack plane did the passenger decide to fight back?
flight united 93 from cleaveland destination san francisco
Did they build a memorial to replace the twin towers?
they built a little water fall to comerate all the fallen lives that we lost on 9-11
What happened the twin towers?
A few pieces were saved out for public exhibits and museums. Most of the thousands of tons of debris was taken to the Fresh Kills Landfill on an island near Manhattan. (The unfortunate name Fresh Kills comes from Dutch for fresh creek). Some of the steel was sold for recycling.
All of the material was examined by pathologists and cadaver dogs to locate as much of the human remains as possible.
What types of building collapsed?
controlled demolition, it was filled with explosives if you are talking about 11/9
What year did they finish building the twin towers?
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 5th August 1966, and the ribbon cutting ceremony was held on 4th April 1973. One World Trade Centre, or the North tower, was completed in 1970 while Two World Trade Centre, or the South Tower, was completed in 1972.
What knocked down the twin towers?
this is an answer from the site http://www.serendipity.li/wtc2.htm. On that date [September 11, 2001], as is well known, 19 terrorists associated with an organization called al Qaeda hijacked four [Boeing 757 and 767] airplanes, and succeeded in crashing three of them into public buildings they had targeted - one into each of the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, and one into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. The World Trade Center towers were destroyed and the Pentagon was seriously damaged. Passengers on the fourth airplane sought to overpower the hijackers, and in so doing prevented that airplane from being similarly used, although it too crashed, in a field in Pennsylvania, and all aboard were killed. In all, more than 3,000 people were killed in that day's coordinated attacks.
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How many people were injured when the plane hit the Pentagon?
The Pentagon was an attempted target, (9-11)but since the plane didn't make it there due to a passenger takeover, it was not hit and had no victims.
Which tower was attacked first?
twin tower 1 was first
The Left twin tower was attacked first
Edit: to be completly true.. 8 years before 9/11 the northern tower was attacked killing 6 people and injuring hundreds. However they set of 4 bombs they were not strong enough.. like the 2 airplanes. ( Al-Quida also led this attack as well)
the north tower
the first tower to get hit was the north tower
the first tower to get hit was the north towerit happened around 8:50 and about 15 minutes later, the south tower was hit at 9:03.
What is there now where the twin towers were?
The United States World Trade Center Site, also known as "Ground Zero", has become the build site of the One World Trade Center, which is estimated to be completed in April of 2013.
How long did it take to recover the twin towers damages?
Damage "do" meaning Received or "how much damage it can withstand before collapse?"
It was hit in one place, modern buildings would of stayed up longer or even not collapse, but the designer of it made it with fireproofing foam, which normally is bad, but to make matters worse, the person who sprayed it did a TERRIBLE job, making the towers very vulnerable to a large explosion. Which, as we all know, the terrorists got a plane with the most flammable fuel and stuck it right up into the towers, causing mass destruction.
Because they were 2 composed towers that were the same except tower 1 had an antenna and tower 2 did not, each one were the same but inside, it was a little diffrent
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What purpose does the twin towers serve?
The objective of destroying the Twin Towers (an attempt in 1993 and success in 2001) was to hurt the USA financially. They are right near Wall Street and by destroying them, the terrorists hope to destroy the USA money wise. They did not succeed.
When was the grand opening of the twin towers?
The twin towers were finished on the 14th march 1989. They had metal platings all over both the towers. They were sadly taken away from the heart of America on the 11th September 2001 after the 9/11 attack by Al Queda.
When and where did it happen that the Twin Towers were collapsed?
The NYPD (New York Police Department) logs the first tower's (South) collapse at 9:59 a.m., and the second tower's (North) at 10:28 a.m.
The Twin Towers collapsed 29 minutes apart from each other.
The Twin Towers of the New York World Trade Center collapsed at 9:59 AM and 10:28 AM EDT on September 11, 2001.
The buildings were targeted as part of a terrorist campaign against the United States by Islamic fundamentalists opposed to the US actions in the Middle East. The attack was funded in part by the Al Qaeda movement led by Osama Bin Laden (also Usama), a Saudi expatriate who became active in guerrilla and terrorist movements.
The attacks on the Pentagon, in NYC, and in Pennsylvania took place on September 11, 2001. At 8:46 AM EDT, American Airlines Flight 11 was crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, followed by United Airlines Flight 175, which hit the South Tower at 9:03 AM. The South Tower collapsed less than an hour later at 9:59 AM, followed by the North Tower at 10:28 AM. As many as 2750 people, including the hijackers and passengers of the two planes, were killed.
September Eleventh, 2001. Known as 9-11 because September is the ninth month and it happened on the eleventh day.
September 11, 2001
Tuesday September 11, 2001.
The Twin Towers fell on Tuesday September 11th, 2001.
At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, followed by UA flight 175 that hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m.
The south tower (2 WTC) fell at approximately 9:59 a.m., after it had burned for 56 minutes. The North tower (1 WTC) collapsed at 10:28 a.m., after it had burned for approximately 102 minutes.
What floors were hit in tower 2 of world trade center attack?
The impact zone was between floors 93-99.
