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| 9:21 A.M. EDT The City of New York closed all bridges and tunnels leading into the city. Four minutes later, at 9:25 A.M. EDT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grounded ALL domestic flights. For the first time in recent history, the American skies were silent, devoid of any traffic. It seemed as if even the birds were avoiding flight. |
| 9:45 A.M. EDT American Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending an even larger ripple of shock throughout the entire world. |
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| 10:05 A.M. EDT The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, sending bystanders running for their very lives. In Washington D.C., the White House is evacuated. |
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| 10:10 A.M. EDT A large section of the Pentagon collapses, leaving a gaping, smoldering hole in the building. |
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