story759.xml
Title
story759.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-06-07
911DA Story: Story
September 11th
On September 11th, 2001 a huge tragedy occurred in the United States of America. I came to school and it felt like a normal day until I walked into my Global Studies class 3rd period. My teacher Mrs. Capen had the television on but I paid little attention to it because I didn't think that anything was going on. I went and sat down and started to watch it and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Both of the World Trade Centers were going up in flames and smoke.
At 8:45 a.m. American Airlines flight # 11 that was coming from Boston Massachusetts crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Centers and then it exploded on impact with the tower. Then at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines flight # 175 that was coming from Boston, Massachusetts crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Centers and that plane also exploded on contact with the tower. Now both of the towers are on fire and there are people running all over. It was a very tragic moment for many Americans.
At 9:43 a.m. American Airlines flight # 77 crashed into the Pentagon, and took out the one side of it. After all of these terrorist attacks occurred there were people rushing all over and most all building were being evacuated and businesses were shutting down and New York City was mostly shut down. It was a very big deal that all of the big places and big buildings were evacuating. All of these places were doing this because of more possible terrorist attacks. Immediately I started to hope that my entire family and my entire friends were okay and that nothing bad happened to them. Flight # 77 had 58 passengers aboard and 6 crewmembers that were also on the plane. I didn't know how to act when this all started because it was so sad, and I couldn't believe that four planes were hijacked.
At 9:45 a.m. the White House was evacuated. I think that it was a good idea that they did that, just in case of terrorist attacks on the White House. While the White House was being evacuated President George Bush was doing a speech in Sarasota, Florida about the terrorist attacks in New York City.
At 10:28 a.m. the north tower of the World Trade Centers collapse from the top to the bottom. When the tower collapsed there was clouds of dust and debris that took over the streets of New York City. The total amount of people that were killed in both of the towers collapsing was 2,823. That is very sad and devastating to know that that many people died form this tragedy.
At 12:15 p.m. Canada and Mexico shut down their borders with the United States. They did this so no one could come into the U.S. and they also did it so no one could leave the United States.
A lot of people didn't know what to do or what to think, because they didn't know who planned this attack or why they did it. All they knew what that the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists. Everything was getting shut down and canceled. Everything from baseball games, football games, local bingo games, and many other community things were canceled. Some of the things that were getting shut down were airports, malls, and most stores. Rudolph Giuliani made the statement that all New Yorkers should stay home on the day after the attacks happened.
In addition to both of the towers of the World Trade Center collapsing, the portion of the Pentagon that was hit, collapsed also. September 11th was one of the most devastating days that has happened since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. September 11th will be remembered forever.
A tragedy like September 11th should never be forgotten because when something like this happens it should be marked in history. Late that night after the terrorist attacks the U.S. found out that it was Osama Bin Laden that planned out all of these attacks. After the U.S. found out we started to go over there and bomb Afghanistan to try and find Bin Laden. So far that we know of we haven't found Bin Laden yet.
On September 11th, 2001 a huge tragedy occurred in the United States of America. I came to school and it felt like a normal day until I walked into my Global Studies class 3rd period. My teacher Mrs. Capen had the television on but I paid little attention to it because I didn't think that anything was going on. I went and sat down and started to watch it and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Both of the World Trade Centers were going up in flames and smoke.
At 8:45 a.m. American Airlines flight # 11 that was coming from Boston Massachusetts crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Centers and then it exploded on impact with the tower. Then at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines flight # 175 that was coming from Boston, Massachusetts crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Centers and that plane also exploded on contact with the tower. Now both of the towers are on fire and there are people running all over. It was a very tragic moment for many Americans.
At 9:43 a.m. American Airlines flight # 77 crashed into the Pentagon, and took out the one side of it. After all of these terrorist attacks occurred there were people rushing all over and most all building were being evacuated and businesses were shutting down and New York City was mostly shut down. It was a very big deal that all of the big places and big buildings were evacuating. All of these places were doing this because of more possible terrorist attacks. Immediately I started to hope that my entire family and my entire friends were okay and that nothing bad happened to them. Flight # 77 had 58 passengers aboard and 6 crewmembers that were also on the plane. I didn't know how to act when this all started because it was so sad, and I couldn't believe that four planes were hijacked.
At 9:45 a.m. the White House was evacuated. I think that it was a good idea that they did that, just in case of terrorist attacks on the White House. While the White House was being evacuated President George Bush was doing a speech in Sarasota, Florida about the terrorist attacks in New York City.
At 10:28 a.m. the north tower of the World Trade Centers collapse from the top to the bottom. When the tower collapsed there was clouds of dust and debris that took over the streets of New York City. The total amount of people that were killed in both of the towers collapsing was 2,823. That is very sad and devastating to know that that many people died form this tragedy.
At 12:15 p.m. Canada and Mexico shut down their borders with the United States. They did this so no one could come into the U.S. and they also did it so no one could leave the United States.
A lot of people didn't know what to do or what to think, because they didn't know who planned this attack or why they did it. All they knew what that the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists. Everything was getting shut down and canceled. Everything from baseball games, football games, local bingo games, and many other community things were canceled. Some of the things that were getting shut down were airports, malls, and most stores. Rudolph Giuliani made the statement that all New Yorkers should stay home on the day after the attacks happened.
In addition to both of the towers of the World Trade Center collapsing, the portion of the Pentagon that was hit, collapsed also. September 11th was one of the most devastating days that has happened since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. September 11th will be remembered forever.
A tragedy like September 11th should never be forgotten because when something like this happens it should be marked in history. Late that night after the terrorist attacks the U.S. found out that it was Osama Bin Laden that planned out all of these attacks. After the U.S. found out we started to go over there and bomb Afghanistan to try and find Bin Laden. So far that we know of we haven't found Bin Laden yet.
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“story759.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 2, 2026, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/14940.