美国911事件英文介绍解析.pptVIP

Unloved, unwanted, criticized and lambasted, the World Trade Centers two towers rose out of the New York City skyline in 1972 (tower one) and 1973 (tower two). Adding a million square feet of office space, they sat primarily empty over their first ten years, artificially filled with displaced employees of the Port Authority, which had overseen the original construction. Their pinnacle as the tallest buildings in the world (1,368 and 1,362 feet) lasted less than a year before being overtaken by the Sears Building in Chicago (1,454 feet). Introduction of World Trade Center Later on Sep.11 th ,2001. 5:45 a.m. EDT: Hijackers Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari pass through airport security in Portland, Maine, and board a flight for Boston. Over the next 90 minutes, 17 other hijackers clear security at three other Eastern airports. 6:00 a.m.: Polls open in New York City for primary elections. 7:59 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston, with Atta and Omari on board, bound for Los Angeles. 8:14 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Boston with other hijackers on board. 8:20 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Washington Dulles airport en route to Los Angeles. 8:24 a.m.: On Flight 11, Atta, trying to communicate with the cabin, mistakenly contacts air traffic control. 8:37 a.m.: Air traffic control reports the hijacking to the US military. 8:42 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 departs Newark, N.J., with hijackers aboard. 102 Minutes That Changed America 8:46 a.m.: Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC). 8:50 a.m.: White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card tells President George W. Bush, whos visiting a Florida elementary school, about the crash. 8:55 a.m.: Occupants of the unhit WTCs South Tower are told not to evacuate. The building is secure. Then, minutes later, the New York Port Authority initiates an evacuation. 9:03 a.m.: Flight 175 smashes in