 Flight 11 takes off from Boston, MA

 Flight 175 takes off from Boston, MA

 Flight 11 crew contact ground personnel to inform them of the hijacking. ◦ Stay on the phone for most of the flight relaying important information including the hijackers seat numbers

 Flight 77 takes off from Washington DC

 Flight 11 makes contact with air traffic control by accident ◦ Mohammad Atta will do this again in a few minutes

 Air Traffic Control contacts the Military

 Flight 93 takes off from New Jersey

 Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower ◦ Floors ◦ Everyone on board the plane dies as well as hundreds in the building  Emergency Services Mobilize ◦ Fire Department ◦ Police Department  Begin evacuating the North Tower

 President George W. Bush is informed of the crash at the North Tower.

 South Tower Evacuation Order ◦ Not evacuated sooner because of falling debris ◦ No one knew yet this was a planned attack.

 Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower ◦ Floors ◦ Everyone on board the plane dies as well as hundreds inside the building

 President notified of the second crash. Everyone realizes this is an attack not an accident.

 NYPD ◦ Sends another 2,000 men and women to help at the trade center  FDNY ◦ Issues a second Fifth Alarm sending 235 firefighters, 20 engines, and 8 ladder companies ◦ Off duty personnel also show up at ground zero.

 Crew member Renee May calls her mom from Flight 77 telling her to call American Airlines headquarters to tell them of the hijacking.

 Evacuation of the World Trade Center

 Evacuation of Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State and other cabinet members in Washington DC

 Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon ◦ Everyone on board the plane dies along with 125 people at the Pentagon ◦ 106 are severely injured of those inside the Pentagon

 Nationwide Ground Stop ◦ FAA grounds ALL flight over or bound for the United States

 Evacuation of the White House and the US Capitol building

 Flight 93 learn of the other hijackings and the attacks at the WTC and at the Pentagon. ◦ Decide to act.

 South Tower collapses 56 minutes after being hit. ◦ Collapses in 10 seconds ◦ 600 people die

 Flight 93 crashes in Shanksville, PA ◦ Everyone on board dies ◦ Roughly 20 minutes flying time from Washington DC

 North Tower collapses 1 hour and 42 minutes after being hit ◦ Killing about 1,400 people in the building and surrounding areas

 Evacuation of Lower Manhattan

 American Airspace Cleared ◦ 3,330 commercial flights grounded ◦ 1,200 private plans grounded

 14 survive the North Tower collapse in Stairwell B ◦ We will talk about this in the story I read later

 Volunteers respond to the WTC site

 Firefighters rescue civilians at the WTC Site

 Collapse of building 7 of WTC

 Rescue Workers located trapped police officers

 President George W. Bush addresses the nation