Remembering September 11, 2001

What Happened on September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001, four passenger airliners were hijacked by nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists to attack

upon the United States in New York City and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

What Happened September 11, 2001

Two of the four planes were flown into the World Trade Center. The third flew into the

Pentagon, and the other crash-landed in Pennsylvania, short of its alleged target, the Capitol.

Who Did This?

Osama Bin Laden was the founder of al-Quaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks. On May 2, 2011, Bin

Laden was shot and killed by the United States Navy Seals.

Close to 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center, including a staggering 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers and 37 Port Authority police

officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher

floors. Only six people in the World Trade Center towers at the time of their collapse survived. Almost 10,000 others were

treated for injuries, many severe.

The World Trade Center

All 58 passengers, four flight attendants, and both pilots on board, as well as 125 occupants of the Pentagon, died. Although the blast from the plane and the toxirc gas and heat from the resulting fire killed some people in their offices near the crash site, some people working inside the Pentagon that morning did not know that a plane had hit their building. Military and civilian personnel running up and down the corridors yelling for people to get out helped to save a lot of lives.

The Pentagon

184 human beings were killed in the attack on the Pentagon. Including the 64 that were on the plane. Although

the blast from the plane and the toxic gas and heat from the resulting fire killed some people in their offices near the crash

site, some people working inside the Pentagon that morning did not know that a plane had hit their building.

United Flight 93

Because the plane had been delayed in taking off, passengers on board learned of events in New York and Washington. Knowing that the aircraft was not returning to an airport as the hijackers

claimed, a group of passengers and flight attendants planned an insurrection. One of the passengers, Thomas Burnett Jr., told his wife over the phone

that "I know we're all going to die. There's three of us who are going to do something about it. I love

you, honey." Another passenger–Todd Beamer–was heard saying "Are you guys ready? Let's roll" over

an open line.

Facts•Number killed in attacks in New York: 2,753 •Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 343 •Number of NYPD officers: 23•Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1 •Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39 •Bodies found "intact": 291 •Remains found: 21,744 •Number of families who got no remains: 1,717•Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609 •Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051 •Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20

Facts•Number of firefighters on leave for respiratory problems by January 2002: 300•Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124 •Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99• Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million•Percentage increase in CIA applications from 2001 to 2002: 50 •Number of songs Clear Channel Radio considered "inappropriate" to play after 9/11: 150 •Number of mentions of 9/11 at the 2002 Oscars: 26•Number of Americans who changed their 2001 holiday-travel plans from plane to train or car: 1.4 million •Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000

“Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to

answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our

firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live;

when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and

women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation’s Capitol;

when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and

strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us."

–Sen. John Kerry

The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the

principles of political, economic, and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives

in freedom.-Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City

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