Twin Towers Research Paper
The History of the Twin Towers
Zach Tuchman
Social Studies 8-3
Mrs.Hagler
June 3, 2013 Zach Tuchman
Mrs. Hagler
Social Studies 8-3
June 3, 2013
Research Report
Has a terrorist attack ever affected your family? The twin towers attack was one of the biggest terrorist attacks in American history and it affected thousands of families. But, before one should assume the attack was a tragedy, one must look at the construction of the twin towers first. After the fact coming up from the ashes come the freedom towers which represent and show that America can fight back from their tragedies and get back to the top. The building, destruction, and rebuilding of the twin towers all played major roles in what our society is today because of …show more content…
At 8:19 the flight attendants from the flight that left at 7:59 alert the ground personnel that there plane has been hijacked. At 8:24 one of the hijackers whose name was Mohammad Atta tried to communicate with the ground personnel. One world trade center was hit at 8:46 AM by the plane that Mohammad Atta was flying. Also at 8:50 President George Bush was alerted that a plane has hit the world trade center in between floors ninety three and ninety nine. After one world trade center was hit later two world trade center was hit at 9:03 AM into the floors of seventy five to eighty five. Then at 9:08 the airports cancel all flights heading to New York and at 9:21 the port authority closes all bridges and tunnels in the New York City area. At 9:31 President George Bush calls the events that just took place “an attack on our country”. At 9:37, just a few minutes later another plane crashes into the pentagon. At 9:45 the White House and US Capitol building are both evacuated. The south tower completely collapses at 9:59. At 10:07 the passengers aboard flight ninety three try to take over the plane and crash into a field in Pennsylvania killing everyone on board and that plane was supposed to go to the White House. At 10:28 the north tower collapses one hundred and two minutes after being hit by the plane. Later that evening George Bush …show more content…
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Zach Tuchman
Social Studies 8-3
Mrs.Hagler
June 3, 2013 Zach Tuchman
Mrs. Hagler
Social Studies 8-3
June 3, 2013
Research Report
Has a terrorist attack ever affected your family? The twin towers attack was one of the biggest terrorist attacks in American history and it affected thousands of families. But, before one should assume the attack was a tragedy, one must look at the construction of the twin towers first. After the fact coming up from the ashes come the freedom towers which represent and show that America can fight back from their tragedies and get back to the top. The building, destruction, and rebuilding of the twin towers all played major roles in what our society is today because of …show more content…
At 8:19 the flight attendants from the flight that left at 7:59 alert the ground personnel that there plane has been hijacked. At 8:24 one of the hijackers whose name was Mohammad Atta tried to communicate with the ground personnel. One world trade center was hit at 8:46 AM by the plane that Mohammad Atta was flying. Also at 8:50 President George Bush was alerted that a plane has hit the world trade center in between floors ninety three and ninety nine. After one world trade center was hit later two world trade center was hit at 9:03 AM into the floors of seventy five to eighty five. Then at 9:08 the airports cancel all flights heading to New York and at 9:21 the port authority closes all bridges and tunnels in the New York City area. At 9:31 President George Bush calls the events that just took place “an attack on our country”. At 9:37, just a few minutes later another plane crashes into the pentagon. At 9:45 the White House and US Capitol building are both evacuated. The south tower completely collapses at 9:59. At 10:07 the passengers aboard flight ninety three try to take over the plane and crash into a field in Pennsylvania killing everyone on board and that plane was supposed to go to the White House. At 10:28 the north tower collapses one hundred and two minutes after being hit by the plane. Later that evening George Bush …show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. <http://911review.com/attack/wtc/towers.html>.
"9/11: Timeline of Events — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.P., n.d. Web. 12 May 2013. <http://history.com/topics/9-11-timeline>.
Griffin, David Ray. "The Destruction of the World Trade Center: Why the Official Account Cannot Be True | Global Research." Global Research. N.P., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. <http://globalresearch.ca/the-destruction-of-the-world-trade-center-why-the-official-account-cannot-be-true/1846>.
"History of the world trade center." the port authority of new York and new jersey. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. <panynj.gov/wtcprogress/history-wtc.html>.
Sunder, Shyam, nISTÂ’s lead investigator, and that although the clouds of dust. "The Destruction of the World Trade Center:." 9-11 Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. <http://911review.com/articles/griffin/nyc1.html>.
Wall Street Journal. "We Are All Americans: The World 's Response to 9/11 | Mental Floss." Random, Interesting, Amazing Facts - Fun Quizzes and Trivia | Mental Floss. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2013.