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7:59 am – American Airlines Flight 11(Boeing 767) had 92 people aboard. Its route was from Boston’s Logan Airport to Los Angeles.
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8:20 am – American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Dulles International Airport. The 757 is going to Las Angeles with 64 people aboard.
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8:41 am – United Airlines flight 93,(a Boeing 757) with 44 people on the plane. The 757 leaves Newark International Airport and begins to go to San Fransisco.
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8:46 am –American Airlines flight 11 crashed into floors 93-99. This killed hundreds of people in the building and everyone on the plane.
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8:47 am – Within seconds, NYPD forces dispatched units to the World Trade Center. The Port Authority PD officers immediately started evacuating the North tower.
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9:03 am – Hijackers crashed UA Flight 175 into floors 75-85 at the WTC’s South Tower. This killed hundreds of people in the building and everyone on the plane.
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9:21 am – The Port Authority closes all bridges and tunnels in the New York City area.
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President Bush says the events in New York are an “apparent terrorist attack on our country.” At 9:59 am – The South Tower collapses.