This lesson contains 20 slides, with text slides and 4 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
9/11
nine eleven
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Slide 3 - Video
9/11
The Twin towers stood tall in the financial district for more than 30 years
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8.46 AM
American Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At first, newscasters weren’t sure whether it was an accident or a deliberate attack.
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09.03 AM
United Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower, leaving no doubt that this was an attack. Some news channels captured the moment on live television.
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09.03 AM
The second plane exploded upon impact, caused by the ignition of its fuel. Now both buildings were burning.
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Trapped
People stared from the windows of the Towers, trapped by smoke and flames and destroyed staircases.
At least 200 people fell or jumped from the Towers.
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The falling man
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09.40 AM
American Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Five minutes later, for the first time in history, the FAA ordered all aircraft to land at the nearest airport.
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09.59 AM
The South Tower collapsed.
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People fleeing the scene by foot were covered in dust and ash.
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10.03 AM
Flight United Flight 93 crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The plane’s target was believed to be the US Capitol.
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10.28 AM
The North Tower collapsed. It took only 12 seconds for the Towers to fall.
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2,753 people were killed in the New York attack.
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That number includes 343 firefighters and paramedics and 60 police officers who rushed to help in the aftermath.
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Another 40 people were killed in Pennsylvania and 184 died in Washington, DC, for a total of nearly 3,000 people.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
