It was just another day for the men and women of Manhattan in New York city, when the outline of an airplane flying at an extremely low altitude dived nose-first into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. There was the sound of metal sapping, people screaming and running, debris hitting the asphalt, and the unspoken feeling of fear that weighed heavy in the air. New York City was not the only city engulfed in chaos; Washington DC was dealing with the destruction caused by a hijacked plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Another plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania but only because the passengers and crew were able to overpower the hijackers. A final scene of terror unfolded in New York City as the South Tower was struck and quickly collapsed but not too much later, the North Tower fell to the ground. 2,753 people lost their lives in the Twin Towers that day, 184 people perished in the Pentagon, and the 40 passengers and crew aboard the flight that crashed into a field in Pennsylvania died that day. Time stood still on September 11th, and it has gone down in history as a day of remembrance and heartache for everyone across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was just another day for the men and women of Manhattan in New York city, when the outline of an airplane flying at an extremely low altitude dived nose-first into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Continue reading