Timeline of the September 11 attacks
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September 11, 2001 attacks timeline. All times are in New York Time (EDT or UTC –4).
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[edit] Background History
- 1972: 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.
[edit] Planning
- 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.
[edit] September 11, 2001 timeline for the day of the attacks
Main article: September 11, 2001 timeline for the day of the attacks
All times are in local time (EDT or UTC - 4).
- 7:59 AM: Mohamed Atta boards AA Flight 11 which under his control will crash into the World Trade Center.
- 8:18 AM: AA Flight 11 is taken over by Mohamed Atta and other hijackers.
- 8:46 AM: American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the World Trade Center north tower between the 93rd and 99th floors.
- 9:03 AM: United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the World Trade Center south tower between the 77th and 85th floors.
- 9:37 AM: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.
- 9:59 AM: South Tower of World Trade Center collapses.
- 10:03 AM: United Airlines Flight 93 crashes into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 10:28 AM: North Tower of World Trade Center collapses.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Beyond October
Main article: September 11, 2001 attacks timeline beyond October
- March 2002: The Tribute in Light project begins.
- September 2002: First anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks are held throughout the world, particularly the USA.
[edit] References
[edit] 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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