9/11

   U.S.A

September 11^th 2001, a morning New Yorkers believed was just another ordinary morning. Employers and employees were working and children were at school. No one would have ever imagined that this would be a morning that would make history. September 11^th 2001 became a day the world would remember and honor forever. Quickly we learned as a country that Islam’s Al Qaeda attacks would drastically change our nation permanently, in numerous different ways.

Osama Bin Ladin is the leader of Al Qaeda. Bin Ladin looked to many of Islam’s people for help with his plan to terrorize the United States. Al Qaeda spent 400,000 to 500,000 dollars in order to perform their horrific, terrorist operation. They trained and gathered information. They figured out what our strengths and what our weaknesses were. Al Qaeda carefully, thoughtfully, and thoroughly planned a gruesome attack because they felt threatened by the U.S. Islam Saw us as a threat to their own existence. They didn’t agree with the U.S getting involved in places such as the Middle East.

 

Osama Bin Laden

On the morning of September 11^th 2001, 19 Al Qaeda hijackers took over four planes. American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the first World Trade Center, followed by United Airlines Flight 175. Minutes later the second plane went smashing into the second World Trade Center. The terrorist attack was then continued by hijacking American Airlines Flight 77 and flying it into the Pentagon. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93 was also hijacked. This operation left our nation in a state of shock.

Before any person could understand what was going on and why, September 11^th 2001 became a day that will forever be remembered in history. Al Qaeda’s attacks were meant to hurt our business system, military, and government. An estimated 2,973 people were killed in the attacks. The fires burned at ground zero (where the Twin Towers once stood) for 99 days. On May 1^st 2011, the United States got revenge on Osama by killing him. 

Before attacks

After attacks

 

Though it was such a tragic day it brought our country together. Together we found and killed Osama Bin Laden on May 1st, 2011. 9/11 will always be a sad memory, to honor the victims ground zero was made into a memorial.

Pentagon after being attacked

Ground Zero memorial