9/11 Memorials
On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an
American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel
crashed into the north tower of the The World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the
110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping
hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its
twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what
initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the
first plane hit, a second Boeing 767–United Airlines Flight 175–appeared
out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center and sliced
into the south tower near the 60th floor. The collision caused a
massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding
buildings and the streets below. America was under attack. We lost A lot of lives On 9/11/2001.
My first memory is when in third grade they told me about this event. And it was devastating to hear about it. I was surprised too.
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