September 11, 2001

At 8:46 on the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States became a nation transformed.

An airliner traveling at hundreds of miles per hour and carrying some 10,000 gallons of jet fuel plowed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. At 9:03, a second airliner hit the South Tower. Fire and smoke billowed upward. Steel, glass, ash, and bodies fell below. The Twin Towers, where up to 50,000 people worked each day, both collapsed less than 90 minutes later.

At 9:37 that same morning, a third airliner slammed into the western face of the Pentagon. At 10:03, a fourth airliner crashed in a field in southern Pennsylvania. It had been aimed at the United States Capitol or the White House, and was forced down by heroic passengers armed with the knowledge that America was under attack.

1st Plane hits WTC ©Gamma Press/CNN	2nd Plane hits WTC ©CNN

Before Larger (hi-res) Image Source: Space Imaging	After Larger (hi-res) Image Source: Space Imaging
Pentagon 1 (swf)	Pentagon 2 (swf) NOTE: If you downsize your browser they will look better. You will not see a plane hit. For a plane traveling approximately 777 feet per second, this camera was too slow. Credit: JudicialWatch.org
The complete 9-11 Report	9-11 Photo Slide Show

Links September 11th: A Memorial CNN.com The Events of September 11, 2001 The White House September 11 Digital Archive National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States September 11 WebArchivist.org Aftermath: Images from Ground Zero Joel Meyerowitz	September 11th Legal Resources U.N. Security Council Resolution 1368 (PDF) Resolution on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. Adopted September 12, 2001 U.N. Security Council Resolution 1373 (PDF) Reaffirms resolution 1368. Adopted September 28, 2001 U.N. General Assembly Resolution 56/1 Resolution condemning the September 11, 2001 attacks. Adopted September 12, 2001 September 11th Attacks Legislation Library of Congress