"Timeline: The September 11 Terrorist Attacks"

"On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history.

The moment shocked the nation. Two planes, hijacked by Islamic jihadists vowing death to all Americans, plowed into both towers at the World Trade Center in New York. Another plane was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A fourth plane, presumably headed for the White House or the U.S. Capitol, was heroically diverted by passengers and ended up crashing in an empty field in Pennsylvania. After reports of the first plane hitting the North Tower, millions watched the second plane hit the South Tower on live television.

It was a terrifying, startling, and humbling event for the country..."

Please click on the below image or the following link from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia to view and read the article/presentation by Katherine Huiskes: https://millercenter.org/remembering-september-11/september-11-terrorist-attacks

Image: "Tower of Voices With Wildflowers." National Park Service,