New York – Arlington – Shanksville September 11, 2001 New York – Arlington – Shanksville CICERO © 2011

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New York City In the early morning of September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked. At 8:46 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11 was the first to crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Approximately seventeen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower. Images from World Trade Center Building Performance Study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CICERO © 2011

New York City The second crash was captured on live television. Structural damage to both the North and South Towers caused them to collapse. The South Tower collapsed first at 9:59 a.m. The North Tower collapsed 29 minutes later. Nearly 3,000 were killed including: 343 Firefighters 23 Police Officers 37 Port Authority Police Officers A bomb-sniffing dog named Sirius CICERO © 2011

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Arlington, Virginia 9:37 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. The western side of the building was engulfed in flames. Part of the building collapsed. 189 people were killed: 64 aboard Flight77 125 inside the Pentagon building. CICERO © 2011

Shanksville, Pennsylvania The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was expected to head toward the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Passengers in that plane, however, prevented that from happening. Unfortunately, at 10:03 A.M., the plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone onboard. On September 11, 2010, Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michele Obama visited the site of United Airlines Flight 93 airplane crash. CICERO © 2011

Rescue and Recovery Efforts It took months to complete the rescue and recovery efforts. Some survivors were found and rescued from under the rubble, but not many. The fires beneath the rubble burned for weeks, and the cleanup was not fully complete until May 2002. Relief funds were established to help the victims and victims’ families. Images: (Top) A New York City Firefighter requests 10 more rescue workers (bottom left) The “bucket brigade” works to clear the debris from Ground Zero. (bottom right) An exhausted firefighter at Ground Zero. CICERO © 2011

Lives Lost In all, 2,996 people died that day, including the 19 hijackers. The youngest victim was a 2-year- old girl on U.A. Flight175. The oldest victim was an 82-year- old man on A.A. Flight 11. To date, the remains of only 1,629 victims have been identified. More than 6,000 people were injured. It was the largest attack on United States soil since Pearl Harbor. Images: (top left) Towers of Light (top right) Tears of Grief, Bayonne, NJ (bottom) Bronze wall mural dedicated to NYC Firefighters who died on September 11. CICERO © 2011

Lives Lost CICERO © 2011 Images: (top left) Towers of Light, 2004 (top right) Tears of Grief, Bayonne, NJ, 2006 (bottom) Bronze wall mural dedicated to NYC Firefighters who died on September 11. CICERO © 2011

Broader Effects It is estimated that about 3,000 children lost a parent and more than 1,600 people lost a spouse. 20% of Americans knew someone who was either hurt or killed that day. Nearly 150,000 jobs were lost in New York City alone as a result of the attacks. Twin boys hold a photograph of their father, who was killed in the September 11th attacks. CICERO © 2011

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