Historical Events In 2001

Sep 11   10:10 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

Sep 11   10:28 a.m.: The World Trade Center's north tower collapses from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 10:45 a.m.: All federal office buildings in Washington are evacuated.   

Sep 11   11 18 a.m. American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft. American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 11 26 a.m. United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, has crashed in Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. The airline also says that it is "deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 11 59 a.m. United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, has crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard. Emergency personnel at the scene say there are no survivors.   

Sep 11   11:18 a.m.: American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft. American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 11:26 a.m.: United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, has crashed in Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. The airline also says that it is "deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.   

Sep 11   In the year 2001 11:59 a.m.: United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, has crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard. Emergency personnel at the scene say there are no survivors.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 1:04 p.m.: Bush, speaking from Barksdale Air Force Base, says that all appropriate security measures are being taken, including putting the U.S. military on high alert worldwide.   

Sep 11   1:48 p.m.: President Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana aboard Air Force One and flies to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 4 30 p.m. The president leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska aboard Air Force One to return to Washington.   

Sep 11   4:30 p.m.: The president leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska aboard Air Force One to return to Washington on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 2001 5 20 p.m. The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapses. The evacuated building is damaged when the twin towers across the street collapse earlier in the day. Other nearby buildings in the area remain ablaze.   

Sep 11   5:20 p.m.: The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapses. The evacuated building is damaged when the twin towers across the street collapse earlier in the day. Other nearby buildings in the area remain ablaze in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 6 54 p.m. Bush arrives back at the White House and is scheduled to address the nation at 8 30 p.m.   

Sep 11   In the year 2001 6:54 p.m.: Bush arrives back at the White House and is scheduled to address the nation at 8:30 p.m.   

Sep 11   In the year 2001 8 45 a.m. A hijacked passenger jet, American Flight 11, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.   

Sep 11   8:45 a.m.: A hijacked passenger jet, American Flight 11, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 9 03 a.m. A second hijacked airliner, United Flight 175, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.   

Sep 11   9 30 a.m. Bush, speaking in Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack." ep112001 TIME-9 40 a.m. The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide has been halted on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 9 43 a.m. A third hijacked aircraft, American Airlines Flight 77, crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.   

Sep 11   9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Flight 175, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   9:30 a.m.: Bush, speaking in Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack." ep112001 TIME-9:40 a.m.: The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide has been halted on this day in history.   

Sep 11   9:43 a.m.: A third hijacked aircraft, American Airlines Flight 77, crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately in the year 2001.   

Sep 11   Attack on America on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 2001 attack on America:   

Sep 11   Terrorists hijack four airplanes and run two of them into the World Trade Center and one of them into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashes in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   William P. Rogers, American politician (b. 1913) died in the year 2001.   

Jan 04   Les Brown, American bandleader (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Nancy Parsons, American actress (b. 1942) died in the year 2001.   

Jan 09   Maurice Prather, American photographer (b. 1926) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 2001 death of sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. 1914)   

Jan 12   Affirmed, American racehorse (b. 1975) died in the year 2001.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1985)