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Timeline of the September 11 Attacks: Quick Facts

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Thick black smoke billows from the upper floors of both World Trade Center towers in New York City, with trees and a street in the foreground, on September 11, 2001.
Thematic map of the northeastern United States showing the flight paths of the four hijacked planes during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Color-coded arrows trace the routes of American Airlines flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines flights 175 and 93, with destinations in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Major cities and state boundaries are labeled for context.
United Airlines flight 175
The Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. with a section collapsed and engulfed in flames and thick smoke following the September 11, 2001 attack.
George W. Bush on Air Force One after the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks: United Airlines flight 93, Pennsylvania
September 11 attacks: World Trade Center
President George W. Bush sits at a desk in the Oval Office, speaking to the American public on the evening of September 11, 2001, with hands raised, a printed speech in front of him and an American flag in the background.
A uniformed arm rests a hand on a service cap beside a small American flag. Large text reads: remembering 9/11.
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