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American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767, departs from Boston and heading to Los Angeles International Airport. Five hijackers are aboard.
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United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767, departs from Boston, heading for Los Angeles. Five hijackers are aboard.
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American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, departs from Washington Dulles International Airport and heading to Los Angeles International Airport. Five hijackers are aboard.
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United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757, departs from Newark International Airport and heading to Francisco International Airport. Four hijackers are aboard.
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Flight 11 crashes into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center.
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Flight 175 crashes into the south face of the South Tower (2 WTC) of the World Trade Center.
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Flight 77 crashes into the western side of the Pentagon.
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The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
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Flight 93 is crashed southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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Betty Ong, a flight attendant on Flight 11, called the authorities to provide information of the hijackers on her plane.
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Peter Hanson called his father Lee to tell him that he might not make it.
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Flight attendant Renee May called her mother, informing her about the hijackers on her plane and telling her to contact American Airlines.
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Passengers called their family, promising to revolt against the hijackers.
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The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
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White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs him that a small twin-engine plane has crashed into the World Trade Center.
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The FAA announces that civilian flights are suspended until at least noon September 12.
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U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the country from the White House in Washington, D.C about the tragedy.
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President Bush gives a spontaneous speech after the attack of September 11, 2001.
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President Bush delivers an inspirational speech to America about his declare on “War on Terror,” which would eventually lead to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.