Remembering 9 11

Remembering 9-11 What happened?

Where?

When?

Who?

Why did they attack us?

What impact did it have on the US both short term and long term?

Background

History of al-Qaeda

Osama bin-Laden’s background/story

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s background/story

History of Taliban

1993 WTC bombing

War in Afghanistan-Highlights

September 11, 2001

New York – Arlington/D.C. – Shanksville

New York City

New York CityIn the early morning hours

of September 11, 2001, four

commercial airliners were

hijacked.

8:46 a.m. – American

Airlines Flight 11 was the first

to crash into the North

Tower of the World Trade

Center.

Approximately seventeen

minutes later, United

Airlines Flight 175 crashed

into the South Tower.

Images from World Trade Center Building Performance Study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

New York CityThe second crash was captured on live

television.

Structural damage to both the North and South Towers caused them to collapse.

The South Tower collapsed first at 9:59 a.m.

The North Tower collapsed 29 minutes later.

2,606 were killed including:

343 Firefighters

23 Police Officers

37 Port Authority Police Officers

Arlington, Virginia-D.C.

9:37 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.

The western side of the building was engulfed in flames.

Part of the building collapsed.

189 people were killed:

64 aboard Flight77

125 inside the Pentagon building.

Shanksville, Pennsylvania

The fourth plane, United Airlines

Flight 93, was expected to head

toward the Capitol Building in

Washington, D.C.

Passengers in that plane,

however, prevented that from

happening.

Unfortunately, at 10:03 A.M., the

plane crashed in a field in

Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing

everyone(44 people) on board.

On September 11, 2010, Former First Lady Laura Bush and First Lady Michele Obama visited the site of United Airlines Flight 93

airplane crash.

Rescue and Recovery EffortsIt took months to complete the

rescue and recovery efforts.

Some survivors were found and rescued from under the rubble, but not many.

The fires beneath the rubble burned for weeks, and the cleanup was not fully complete until May 2002.

Relief funds were established to help the victims and victims’ families.

Lives Lost In all, 2,996 people died that day,

including the 19 hijackers.

The youngest victim was a 2-year-

old girl on U.A. Flight175.

The oldest victim was an 82-year-

old man on A.A. Flight 11.

To date, the remains of only 1,629

victims have been identified.

More than 6,000 people were

injured.

It was the largest attack on United

States soil since Pearl Harbor.

Broader Effects Beyond those who lost their lives on

September 11, many thousands more were directly affected:

It is estimated that about 3,000 children lost a parent and more than 1,600 people lost a spouse.

20% of Americans knew someone who was either hurt or killed that day.

Nearly 150,000 jobs were lost in New York City alone as a result of the attacks.

1 year later, 7 in 10 Americans reported they had experienced depression since the attacks.

Broader Effects Continued Sporting events were postponed

National parks and landmarks closed for a while

Late night comedians took some time off

Movies, TV shows, video games were delayed and changed or cancelled

Airports closed for a few day and became much more secure leading to longer waiting times

The Department of Homeland Security was set up

The Patriot Act was passed

Led to waterboarding by the CIA at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

War in Afghanistan-October, 2001

Patriotism increased

Bush Doctrine

• Us had the right to secure itself against countries that

harbor or give aid to terrorist groups

United States should depose foreign governments that

represented a potential threat to the security of the

United States

Encourage democracy around the world, especially in

the Middle East as a strategy for combating terrorism

One World Trade Center

How tall?

Opened November, 2014

Sources

National Archives: 9/11 Commission Records

http://www.archives.gov/research/9-11/

The September 11 Digital Archive

http://911digitalarchive.org/index.php

The National Security Archive

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/sept11/

Library of Congress: Collection of Photographs

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=September%2011

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

http://www.911memorial.org/?gclid=CK_Dx8-56qoCFeqB5godQTisQw

One Year Later: Facts and Figures from USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-09-10-for-the-record_x.htm