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| 10:10 A.M. EDT United Flight 93 crashes in a remote wooded area in Pennsylvania. Passengers on board had managed to make calls out, and told loved ones that they were going to confront the terrorists who were on board. |
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| 10:28 A.M. EDT The north tower of the World Trade Center collapses. |
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| 10:13 A.M. EDT The United Nations building is evacuated. 10:22 A.M. EDT In Washington, the State and Justice Departments, as well as the World Bank, are evacuated. Two minutes later, the FAA diverts all inbound transatlantic flights to Canada. |
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| Throughout the day, government offices and other businesses across the country were closed and evacuated, as well as several airports. The US sent five warships and two aircraft carriers to fortify the East Coast defense. Search-and-rescue teams from California were dispatched to New York City. Israel evacuated all diplomatic missions. |
| 4:10 P.M. EDT It is reported that Building Seven of the World Trade Center complex is on fire. The 47-story building collapsed at 5:20 P.M. EDT. Other nearby buildings were still on fire. At 7:02 P.M. EDT, CNN reported that the Marriott Hotel in the World Trade Center complex was on the verge of collapse; it collapsed shortly after this announcement, |
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| In one day, the longest day in the history of the United States, the skyline of New York was forever changed. The ruins smoldered throughout the night and for several days after. And thus, war was declared...... |
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