South Tower collapsed at 9:59 AM September 11. I remember watching it
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the North Tower
The World Trade Center was first attacked on February 26, 1993, when a truck bomb was detonated in the underground parking garage of the North Tower. The attack killed six people and injured over a thousand others.
-North tower: 8:46 -North Tower Collapse: 10:28 -South tower: 9:03 -South tower Collaspe: 9:59
None actually died inside the World Trade Center. But there were three children killed on board the flight that crashed into the south tower. And also five kids were on the flight that crashed into the Pentagon.
The major geopolitical effect was to further polarize the world's societies into pro-US (pro-Western) and anti-US (Arab nationalism) camps. This was further heightened by the US reaction in removing the Taliban from control in Afghanistan. ------- The opening of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was delayed after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center's north tower, and trading for the day canceled after the second plane crashed into the South Tower. NASDAQ also canceled trading. The London Stock Exchange and other stock exchanges were also evacuated.