9 11 Timeline Online

– The North Tower collapses after burning for 102 minutes. Debris and dust clouds engulf Lower Manhattan.

– Five stories of the Pentagon collapse due to fire and damage. Aftermath & Immediate Response 12:16 PM – All commercial air traffic in the U.S. is successfully grounded. Over 4,500 flights are diverted or canceled.

– American Airlines Flight 77 (Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles) takes off. Five hijackers are on board. 9 11 timeline

– UA 93 crashes near Shanksville, Pennsylvania , after passengers and crew—learning of the earlier attacks via phone calls—storm the cockpit. The intended target is believed to be either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. All 44 on board are killed.

The 9/11 Timeline: A Minute-by-Minute Account of the Attacks That Changed the World – The North Tower collapses after burning for 102 minutes

– The White House and U.S. Capitol are evacuated. The Collapses & The Passengers Who Fought Back 9:59 AM – The South Tower collapses just 56 minutes after being hit. Over 800 civilians and first responders are killed instantly.

– For the first time in history, the FAA grounds all civilian aircraft over the continental U.S. All incoming international flights are diverted to Canada. Aftermath & Immediate Response 12:16 PM – All

Below is a clear timeline of the key events (all times are Eastern Daylight Time). 7:59 AM – American Airlines Flight 11 (Boston to Los Angeles) takes off with 92 people aboard. Five hijackers are on board.

– Flight attendants on AA 11 alert ground personnel that the plane has been hijacked. Hijackers have sprayed mace and stabbed two people.

– President Bush addresses the nation from the school, calling the events an “apparent terrorist attack.”