Timeline of the September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks timeline is a chronological list of all the major events leading up to, during, and immediately following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that day. The timeline starts with the completion of the first World Trade Center tower in 1970 through the first anniversary of the attacks in 2002.

Background history

1970: One World Trade Center completed.
1973: Two World Trade Center completed.
c. 1988: Osama bin Laden founds al-Qaeda.
1993: World Trade Center bombing.
1995: Operation Bojinka is discovered by Manila police on a laptop computer in an apartment after a fire.
1996: The Taliban, a radical Islamic movement, takes control of Afghanistan.
1998: The 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania occur.
1999: Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacked. One passenger dies while the others are released.
2000: The USS Cole is bombed in Yemen.

Planning

Main article: Planning of the September 11 attacks

1992 - Mohamed Atta arrives in Germany.
1994 - Planning on Operation Bojinka begins in the Philippines.
1995 - Operation Bojinka foiled, Said Bahaji and Ramzi bin al-Shibh arrive in Germany.
1996 - Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah arrive in Germany.
1997 - Zakariyah Essabar arrives in Germany.
1998 - Recruitment of terrorists in Germany starts.
1999 - Hamburg cell is fully formed.
2000 - 2000 al-Qaeda Summit in Malaysia, pilots head to the United States and train in flying schools.
2001 - Remaining hijackers go to the United States, Zacarias Moussaoui goes to the United States and is arrested, other cell members flee Germany.
2001 - Financial support.

September 11, 2001

Main article: Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks

All times are in local time (EDT or UTC − 4).

7:59 AM: American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles International Airport.
8:14 AM: Flight 11 is hijacked.
8:14 AM: United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Boston Logan, also bound for Los Angeles.
8:20 AM: American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport, also bound for Los Angeles.
8:42 AM: United Airlines Flight 93 takes off from Newark International Airport, bound for San Francisco International Airport.
8:42-46 AM: Flight 175 is hijacked.
8:46:40 AM: Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center between the 93rd and 99th floors.
8:50-54 AM: Flight 77 is hijacked.
9:03:02 AM: United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center between the 77th and 85th floors.
9:28 AM: Flight 93 is hijacked.
9:37:46 AM: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.
9:58:59 AM: The South Tower collapses.
10:03:11 AM: United Airlines Flight 93 crashes into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.^[1]
10:28:22 AM: The North Tower collapses.

Rest of September

Main article: September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for September

September 13: On the personal orders of Queen Elizabeth II, The 'Star-Spangled Banner' is played during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, marking the first time a foreign national anthem was played outside Buckingham Palace on an occasion other than a state visit. Russia observes a minute's silence.
Further information: September 11, 2001 attack memorials and services
September 14 to September 21: Worldwide stock markets plummet.
Further information: World economic effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 15: CIA director George Tenet presents the Worldwide Attack Matrix.
September 20: George W. Bush announces that the US is at war.
Further information: U.S. government response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

October

Main article: September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for October

October 1: Rudy Giuliani speaks to the United Nations General Assembly.
October 7: U.S. Attack on Afghanistan commences.

Beyond October

Main article: September 11, 2001 attacks timeline beyond October

March 2002: The Tribute in Light project begins.
September 11, 2002: First anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks commemorations are held throughout the world, particularly the U.S.

References

↑ "Timeline Flight 93: September 11, 2001" (PDF). www.nps.gov: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

External links

"Complete 911 Timeline" - Provided by the Center for Cooperative Research.
"White House whitewashers" (written 27 September 2001)
"Attacks prompt widespread closings" (written 11 September 2001)
Barter, Sheila, "How the World Trade Center fell". BBC

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Site, towers, and structures	One Construction Two Three Four Five Seven Performing Arts Center Vehicular Security Center Liberty Park St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Westfield Mall

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Timeline	Planning September 11, 2001 World Trade Center collapse Remainder of September October Post-October

Victims	Casualties

Hijacked airliners	American Airlines Flight 11 United Airlines Flight 175 American Airlines Flight 77 United Airlines Flight 93 Suspected hijackings Korean Air Flight 85 Delta Air Lines Flight 1989

Crash sites	World Trade Center The Pentagon Stonycreek / Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Cultural effects	Cultural references Songs Comics Books Entertainment Humor Lost artworks

Response	U.S. government response U.S. military response War on Terror Afghanistan North-West Pakistan Rescue and recovery effort Financial assistance Operation SUPPORT Operation Yellow Ribbon Memorials and services World Trade Center Health Program

Perpetrators	Responsibility Motives Hijackers 20th hijacker Trials

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