2.  Flight 11 takes off from Boston, MA

3.  Flight 175 takes off from Boston, MA

4.  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

5.  Flight 77 takes off from Washington DC

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

7.  Air Traffic Control contacts the Military

8.  Flight 93 takes off from New Jersey

9.  Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower ◦ Floors 93-99 ◦ 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

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

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

12.  Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower ◦ Floors 77-85 ◦ Everyone on board the plane dies as well as hundreds inside the building

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

14.  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.

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

16.  Evacuation of the World Trade Center

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

18.  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

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

20.  Evacuation of the White House and the US Capitol building

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

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

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

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

25.  Evacuation of Lower Manhattan

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

27.  14 survive the North Tower collapse in Stairwell B ◦ We will talk about this in the story I read later

28.  Volunteers respond to the WTC site

29.  Firefighters rescue civilians at the WTC Site

30.  Collapse of building 7 of WTC

31.  Rescue Workers located trapped police officers

32.  President George W. Bush addresses the nation