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8:15 a.m. - Flight 175 takes off from Boston for Los Angeles.
Nine crew members, 51 passengers, and five hijackers are on board -
8:20 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77, en route to Los Angeles, takes off from Washington, D.C.
Six crew members, 53 passengers, and five hijackers are on board. -
8:24 a.m. - Attempting to communicate with passengers, a hijacker contacts air traffic control, unwittingly alerting controllers to the attacks.
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8:46 a.m. - Flight 11 crashes into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower.
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9:03 a.m. - Flight 175 crashes into floors 77 through 85 of the South Tower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGcIkevyHM When the 2nd plane hit on live television, everyone knew at that moment that the first one was not an accident. -
9:45 a.m. - The White House and U.S. Capitol are evacuated.
After President Bush gives a quick speech they quickly evacuate. -
9:59 a.m. - The South Tower collapses
The building collapses 10 seconds after burning for 56 minutes. More than 800 people in and around the building are killed.
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11:02 a.m. - New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani orders the evacuation of Lower Manhattan.
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8:30 p.m. - President Bush addresses the nation from the White House
You can watch the speech here:
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10:28 a.m. - The North Tower collapses
The building collapses after burning for 102 minutes. More than 1,600 in and around the building are killed.