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9:24-9:38 (approximately): Three people either try to climb down or fall from a 79th floor window, 79-351, on the southern end of the South Tower's east face close to the southeast corner. [83] Firefighter Danny Suhr is preparing to enter the Tower when he's struck by a jumper, Both of them are killed instantly. [ 84 ]
German authorities monitors call to 9/11 hijacker al-Shehhi, shares information with CIA. [36] - - Germans monitor call mentioning key al-Qaeda Hamburg cell members, including 9/11 hijacker Atta's full name and number. [37] - - 9/11 hijacker Jarrah has unofficial wedding; photograph later suggests German intelligence has informant. [38] - -
Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011. 9/11 Tribute Center; Survivors' Staircase; World Trade Center cross; International Freedom Center; Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks
By the end of the day, the world had changed. ... In total, the 11 September attacks killed 2,977 people at the time. ... 9/11 also stoked an angry desire for retribution.
In particular, the fires on floors 7 through 9 and 11 through 13 continued to burn out of control during the afternoon. [86] At approximately 2:00 pm, firefighters noticed a bulge in the southwest corner of 7 World Trade Center between the 10th and 13th floors, a sign that the building was unstable and might cave to one side or "collapse". [ 87 ]
"Before 9/11" - the background of Osama bin Laden and the beginnings of al-Qaeda; early assessments by intelligences agencies concerning the possibility of a large scale attack. "The Terrorists" - profiles the al-Qaeda cell in Hamburg, Germany, the mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and the other terrorists who were involved with the plot.
Newspaper covers from the days following the 9/11 attacks give a glimpse into the confusion and anger felt not just by the U.S., but also around the world.
The NORAD timeline had served as the official account of the military response, and elements of that timeline appeared in the book Air War over America (notably information concerning United Flight 93, e.g., pages 59 and 63), [34] and was given in testimony to the 9/11 Commission by NORAD's Major General Larry Arnold (retired), and Colonel Alan ...