What happened on September 11, 2001? Something that changed the
way the world would be as we know it! That day started off as any other. The
sun was shining and the sky was blue without a cloud in the sky. That day no
one knew what was going to happen. Well except 18 men from the Muslim
descent. These 18 men or should I say terrorists, hijacked 4 airliners and
used them as bombs to destroy our country. It was early that Tuesday
morning of September 11,2001. At around 9:00 the first plane hit the World
Trade Center. Then within minutes the Pentagon was feeling the jets impact.
Two jetliners hit the twin towers and one hit the Pentagon and one crashed
into farm land in Pennsylvania. The fourth plane was going to the White
House (we think) when the great acts of the passengers would not go down
with out a fight. They lost their lives, but saved hundreds of people. Also
saved the United States from another tragedy. The tower was engulfed in fire.
Thousands of people died in the impacted. Over 266 people were killed on
the jetliners as they crashed and burned in their fiery death. Some people
were able to escape the twin towers. Thousands died as the 110 story towers
became a nine-story pile of rubble. That day I was not aware of the tragedy
until I got to mod 3-4. When I got there Mr. Thomas (my U.S. History
teacher at the time) told us to "sit down, be quite, and watch the T.V.." When
I heard this I was scared for I was watching history in the making. I did not
know what to think, what to do, or what to say. Just like everyone in my class
I watched with great amazement. I watched our great country take a fall. That
day they sent us home because they wanted us to be with our family in this
time of need. I know when I got home my mother was crying. When I ask her
"what is wrong" she said "nothing I am happy you are home." Then I looked
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