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This photo was taken on September 24, 2001, after the attack. A rescue worker takes a break in New York, NY near the pit that was formed when the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed.
Sep 11, 2017 · Together with amateur records, this has produced such an incredible amount of 9/11 photos, some of it is rarely seen even today. Bored Panda has collected some of the least seen 9/11 stories from across the internet. From street shots of the twin towers attack to satellite images of New York City, these historical photos are revealing new ...
Sep 12, 2021 · After about 25 minutes, we were within a block of the towers and there, on a quiet corner between Park Place and West Broadway, I saw a policeman, looking up at the North Tower. There was...
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- Attacks on the World Trade Center: Photos
- NYC First Responders on 9/11: Photos
- Attack on the Pentagon: Photos
- Flight 93: Photos
- The President and Vice President on 9/11: Photos
- 9/11 Lost and Found: The Items Left Behind
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Images show devastation during the 2001 terror attacks, and the tragic aftermath.
The September 11 attacks struck the nation on a clear, late summer morning on the East Coast. Hijackers used jet airliners as weapons and rammed them into New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. One hijacked plane crashed in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In all, 2,977 were killed.
As New York City's Mayor Rudy Giuliani said five hours after the attacks began, “The number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear—ultimately.”
Below are images from September 11 and the aftermath.
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In all, 2,595 people inside and near the towers were killed, along with the 157 people who were aboard the flights.
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The 9/11 attacks not only became the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history, they were also the deadliest incident ever for firefighters, as well as for law enforcement officers in the United States.
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At 9:37 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a jet engine roared low over traffic in Washington, D.C. The airplane, the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, sliced through three light poles in the Pentagon parking lot before slamming into the first floor of the building and exploding in a fireball, instantly killing 125 people inside the Pentagon plus all 64 passengers onboard, including the five hijackers.
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United Airlines Flight 93, a regularly scheduled early-morning nonstop flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, departed at 8:42 a.m. on September 11, 2001, just minutes before the first hijacked plane struck the World Trade Center. Unlike the hijackers on the other three planes, the four hijackers on Flight 93 did not attempt to gain control of the aircraft until nearly 40 minutes into the flight. Flight 93's passengers and crew fought back.
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On 9/11, millions of Americans became glued to their televisions, watching in horror as hijacked planes attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. But there was one critical group of people who, for a time, received only snippets of information—and misinformation—as the day unfolded. They were the passengers of Air Force One—including the president of the United States, George W. Bush.
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A few years after the 9/11 attacks, work began at New York City's Ground Zero to build what would become the 1,776-foot-tall Freedom Tower and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. In May of 2014, the 9/11 Memorial Museum opened in New York by the World Trade Center site. The museum honors the many victims of the attacks and all those who risked their lives to rescue and save others. Among the museum's collections are over 11,000 artifacts collected from Ground Zero, donated by survivors and victims’ loved ones.
Explore this collection of extraordinary documentary films about one of the most challenging days in U.S. history.
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Due to the mass amount of debris and the scale of the towers, many of those who were killed in the attacks were not found intact. It was reported that only 174 complete bodies were recovered from Ground Zero, out of the about 2,753 deceased.
Sep 5, 2021 · Twins Amanda and Michael Trerotola were 3½ years old when their mom, Lisa, was killed in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
