9/11 Timeline

By IsabellaRamirezz
  • First Plane Crashes

    First Plane Crashes

    At 8:46 AM, the hijackers aboard Flight 11 crash into the floors 93-99 of the North Tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds of people in the building.
  • Second Plane Crashes

    Second Plane Crashes

    At 9:03 AM, hijackers crash United Airlines flight 175 into the South Tower. The plane crashed into floors 75-85.
  • Third Plane Crashes

    Third Plane Crashes

    At 9:37 AM, the third plane crashes into the Pentagon, killing 59 aboard and 125 military and civillian personell
  • The South Tower

    The South Tower

    The South Tower collapses at 9:59 AM
  • Fourth Plane Crashes

    Fourth Plane Crashes

    The passengers on the fourth hijacked plane learn about the twin towers collapsing and the pentagon. The passengers then attempt to take over the plane. Hijackers then deliberately crash the plane into a Pennsylvania field, killing all people aboard the plane. This happened at 10:07 AM.
  • The North Tower

    The North Tower

    The North Tower collapses at 10:28 AM. This was 102 minutes after the plane had struck the building.
  • George Bush is Informed

    George Bush is Informed

    President Bush is informed of the planes hitting the World Trade Centers at 8:50 AM. White House Chief of Staff, Andrew Card had told the President. Bush had been visiting a pre-school in Florida.
  • All Flights Grounded

    All Flights Grounded

    At 9:42 AM, for the first time in history, the FAA all flights over or bound for the U.S..
  • Addressing the Nation

    Addressing the Nation

    President Bush addresses the nation and describes what had been going on and that the World Trade Centers having planes crash was on purpose. Bush told the nation it had been an act of terror and then declares war on terror. 8:30 PM.
  • First Flight

    First Flight

    At 7:59 AM, the first flight, American Airlines Flight 11 took off from Boston Logan's International Airport. This plane was a Boeing 767 with 92 people aboard. The plane was scheduled to land in Los Angeles.
  • Second Flight

    Second Flight

    The second flight had taken off at 8:14 AM. This was a United Airlines Flight with 65 people aboard. This was supposed to also land in Los Angeles and took off from Boston.
  • Third Flight

    Third Flight

    At 8:20 AM, the third flight had taken off. This was an American Airlines Flight taking off from Dulles International Airport. The flight was headed to Los Angeles with 64 people aboard.
  • Fourth Flight

    Fourth Flight

    At 8:41 AM, United Airlines flight 93 takes off. This plane took off from Newark International Airport, headed to San Francisco. The plane had 44 people aboard. It previously had been scheduled to take off at 8:00 AM with the other hijacked flights.
  • President Bush's Bullhorn Speech

    President Bush's Bullhorn Speech

    President Bush speaks to the nation about all that had been going on three days after 9/11 at ground zero.