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September 11, 2001September 11, 2001The World Trade Center (WTC) was
a complex of seven buildings inLower Manhattan in New York City
that were destroyed in theSeptember 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks. (A terrorist is a person whoterrorizes or frightens others.)
The September 11 attacks (often referred to asSeptember 11th or 9/11) were a series of
coordinated suicide attacks: (a suicide attack, alsoknown as: suicide bombing, homicide bombing, or
"kamikaze" is an attack intended to kill others andinflict widespread damage, in which the attacker
expects or intends to die in the process.) by AL-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11,2001. AL-Qaeda is an international terrorist networkled by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudanand other places. It was established around 1988 byOsama Bin Laden. Al-Qaeda gave money, signed up,
transported and trained thousands of fighters fromdozens of countries. Al-Qaeda's current goal is to
establish Islamic extremist groups to overthrowgovernments that are "non-Islamic" and to drive
Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries.
On the morning ofSeptember 11, 2001, 19 AL-Qaeda terrorists hijackedfour commercial passenger
jet airliners (hijacked meansto seize control forcibly of(an aircraft, bus, ship, etc.),
esp. in order to go to a non-scheduled destination.).The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the
airliners into the Twin Towers of the World TradeCenter in New York City, killing everyone on board
and many others working in the buildings. Bothbuildings collapsed within two hours, destroying
nearby buildings and damaging others.
The hijackers crashed a third airliner into thePentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside
Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into afield near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after
some of its passengers and flight crew attempted tore-take control of the plane, which the hijackers hadre-directed toward Washington, D.C. There were no
survivors from any of the flights.Flight 11Flight 11
At 8:46 A.M., American AirlinesFlight 11 was hijacked by
Mohamed Atta and deliberatelycrashed into the northern facade
of the North Tower (Tower 1) of the World TradeCenter. The aircraft, traveling at about 404 knots
(about 466 miles per hour (750 km/h)) and carryingabout 10,000 gallons (38,000L) of jet fuel, hit
between the 93rd and 99th floors of the NorthTower.
American Airlines 11 flight path from
Boston to New York City
American Airlines Flight 11 was a scheduled U.S.domestic passenger flight from Logan International
Airport in Boston, Massachusetts to Los AngelesInternational Airport. It was hijacked by five AL-
Qaedan terrorists and deliberately crashed into theNorth Tower of the World Trade Center in New
York City as part of the September 11, 2001terrorist attacks.
United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175The United Airlines Flight175 aircraft was a Boeing767-222/ER built in 1983.It had the ability to carry
168 passengers. It had 168 seats (10 in first class,33 in business class, and 125 in economy class). On
September 11, 2001, the flight carried only 56passengers and 9 crew members.
United Airlines 175 flight path from
Boston to New York City.
United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled U.S.domestic passenger flight from Logan International
Airport in Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angelesinternational Airport, in California. On the morningof September 11, 2001, the flight was hijacked byfive AL-Qaeda associated Islamic terrorists, andflown into the South Tower of the World Trade
Center in New York City as part of the September 11attacks.
Diagram showing how plane parts from United Airlines Flight 175 fell during 9/11 attacks.
Map showing the attacks on the World Trade Center.
The World Trade Center Towers on fire
and the collapse of the South Tower
View of the World Trade Center shortly after both towers fell.
The smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center 6 days after the attacks.
American Airlines Flight 77American Airlines Flight 77American Airlines Flight 77
was the third flighthijacked as part of the
September 11 attacks. Itwas deliberately crashedinto the Pentagon at 9:37
A.M. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the UnitedStates Department of Defense, located in ArlingtonCounty, Virginia. The flight from Washington DullesInternational Airport to Los Angeles International
Airport was hijacked by five Islamic extremists lessthan 35 minutes into the flight.
All 64 people on the airliner were killed as were125 people who were in the building. The impactof the plane severely damaged the structure of
the building and caused its partial collapse. At thetime of the attacks, the Pentagon was under
renovation and several offices were unoccupied,resulting in fewer deaths. Only 800 of 4,500people who would have been in the area were
there because of the work. But the area hit, onthe side of the Heliport Entrance facade, was the
section best prepared for such an attack.Because of the renovation there, it was the only
area of the Pentagon with a sprinkler system, andit had been re-constructed with a web of steelcolumns and bars to withstand bomb blasts. Thesteel reinforcement, bolted together to form a
continuous structure through all of thePentagon's five floors, keeping that section ofthe building from collapsing for 30 minutes—
enough time for hundreds of people to crawl outto safety. The area struck by the plane also had
blast-resistant windows—2 inches thick and 2,500pounds each—that stayed intact during the crash
and fire. It had fire doors that openedautomatically and newly built exits that allowed
people to get out.
The Pentagon before September 11, 2001 The Pentagon after September 11, 2001
United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was a United States
domestic passenger flight from NewarkInternational Airport in Newark, NJ, to San
Francisco International Airport in San Francisco,California that was hijacked on September 11, 2001.
Approximately 40 minutes into the flight.Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11 (theothers were American Airlines Flight 11, AmericanAirlines Flight 77 and United Airlines Flight 175),
United Airlines Flight 93 was the only one that failedto reach its intended target.
United Airlines 93 flight path
Approximately 40 minutes into the flight, thehijackers breached the cockpit and overpowered thepilots and took control of the aircraft, diverting ittoward Washington, D.C. Several passengers andcrew members made telephone calls aboard the
flight and learned about the attacks on the WorldTrade Center and the Pentagon. As a result of this
knowledge, the passengers decided to mount anassault against the hijackers in an attempt to re-gaincontrol of the aircraft. The plane crashed in a field
in Stonycreek Township, near Shanksville, inSomerset County, Pennsylvania, about 80 miles (130km) southeast of Pittsburgh and 150 miles (240 km)northwest of Washington, D.C., killing all on board
including the four hijackers.
Flight 93 crash sight
Death TollThere were a total of 2,996 deaths, including the19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. The victims were
distributed as follows: 246 on the four planes (fromwhich there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York
City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at thePentagon. All the deaths in the attacks were civilians
except for 55 military personnel killed at thePentagon.
MemorialsMemorialsThe Tribute in Light viewed from Jersey City on theanniversary of the attacks in 2004 was one the firstmemorials. The Tribute in Light is an installation of
88 searchlights at the footprints of the WorldTrade Center towers which projected two vertical
columns of light into the sky in remembrance of theSeptember 11 attacks. It originally ran as a
temporary installation from March 11 to April 14,2002, and was launched again in 2003 to mark the
second anniversary of the attack. As of 2009, it hasbeen repeated every year on September 11. It hadbeen announced that 2008 would be its final year,
but the tribute was continued in 2009. On December17, 2009, it was confirmed that the tribute wouldcontinue through to the tenth anniversary of the
attacks in 2011.
In New York, the World Trade Center Site MemorialCompetition was held to design an appropriate
memorial on the site. The winning design, calledReflecting Absence, was selected in August 2006,
and consists of a pair of reflecting pools in the
Tribute in Light
footprints of the towers, surrounded by a list of thevictims' names in an underground memorial space.
The Pentagon Memorial was completed and opened tothe public on the seventh anniversary of the attacks,
September 11, 2008. It consists of a landscapedpark with 184 benches facing the Pentagon. Whenthe Pentagon was repaired in 2001–2002, a private
chapel and indoor memorial were included, located atthe spot where Flight 77 crashed into the building.
Artist's drawing of the memorial. The two square pools will be located where the Twin Towers formerly stood.
Drawing of thePentagon Memorial
At Shanksville, a permanent Flight 93 NationalMemorial is planned to include a sculpted grove oftrees forming a circle around the crash site, whilewind chimes will bear the names of the victims. Atemporary memorial is located 500 yards (457 m)
from the crash site.
New York City firefighters donated a memorial tothe Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department. It is across made of steel from the World Trade Centerand mounted on top of a platform shaped like the
Pentagon. It was installed outside the firehouse on
Temporary Flight 93 Memorial
August 25, 2008.
September 11, 2001Optional Questions
1. Where was the World Trade Center located?_______________________________________
2. What is a terrorist?______________________________________________________________________________
3. What are two other names for the September 11attacks?______________________________________________________________________________
4. What is a suicide attack?______________________________________________________________________________
5. Describe AL-Qaeda._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What does hijacked mean?______________________________________________________________________________
7. What is the Pentagon?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Explain how the renovations at the Pentagon helped people to get out of the building after the plane crashed into it.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Explain why United Airlines Flight 93 never reached its intended destination.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Why do you think it's important to remember the September 11, 2001 attacks?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Remember 9/11
Lapbook
Optional Lapbook Booklets
Where wasWhere was the Worldthe World
Trade Center Trade Center located?located?
What is a terrorist?What are two other names
for the September 11
attacks? Directions for the above booklets. Cut out booklets. Fold in half and write
inside and glue into lapbook.
What is a suicide attack?
Describe AL-Qaeda.
What does hijacked mean?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Directions for scroll booklet. Write on lined portion of booklet. Cut out both pieces of the booklet. Stack with cover on top and staple at the top. Glue into lapbook.
Directions for the above booklets. Cut out booklets. Fold in half and write
inside and glue into lapbook.
What is the Pentagon?
Directions for the above booklets. Cut out booklets. Fold in half and write inside.
Explain how the renovations at the Pentagon
helped people to get out of the building after the
plane crashed into it.
Explain why United Airlines Flight 93 neverreached its intended destination.
Directions for above booklet. Cut out booklet and fold in half.Write inside. Fold tab over and glue into lapbook. For the below booklet.
Cut out booklets. Fold in half and write inside and glue into lapbook.
Why do you think it's important to remember the
September 11, 2001 attacks?
“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who
died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children. “ President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
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“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last
phone calls, the funerals of the children. “- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
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“ Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th.
We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone
calls, the funerals of the children. “- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
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“ Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in
honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls,
the funerals of the children. “- President George W. Bush,
November 11, 2001
“ Time is passing. Yet,
for the United States of
America, there will be no
forgetting
September the 11th. We
will remember
every rescuer who died in
honor. We will remember
every family that lives in
grief. We will remember the fire and ash,
the last phone calls, the
funerals of
the children. “- President
George W. Bush, November 11,
2001
“ Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America,
there will be no forgetting
September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who
died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in
grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children. “
- President George W. Bush,
November 11, 2001
“ Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will
be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember
every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children. “- President George
W. Bush, November 11, 2001
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