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8:46 a.m. Eastern time — American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. All passengers aboard were instantly killed and employees above the 91st floor were trapped.
9:03 a.m. Eastern time — United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center’s South Tower. All passengers were killed instantly.
9:37 a.m. Eastern time — American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. All passengers aboard were killed along with 125 civilian and military personnel in the building.
9:59 a.m. Eastern time — The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.
10:02 a.m. Eastern time — United Airlines Flight 93 flew into an empty field after passengers overtook the hijackers.
10:28 a.m. Eastern time — The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.
5:30 p.m. Eastern time — Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapsed.
Thousands of people died in the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Arlington, Va. and Pennsylvania. Since then, their names have been displayed at the new 9/11 Memorial & Museum, which stands in place of the Twin Towers.
“Today we have had a national tragedy,” a note written by Former President George W. Bush for the initial statement to the press after the attacks reads.
Three days after the Twin Towers collapsed, Bush visited the site, known as Ground Zero. The George W. Bush library says the former president was astonished by what he saw.
“As we approached Ground Zero, I felt like I was entering a nightmare. There was little light. Smoke hung in the air mixed with suspended particles of debris, creating an eerie gray curtain…They had hit us harder than I comprehended.”
Former President George W. Bush
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Smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001 Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
President George W. Bush talks on the telephone Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, as senior staff huddle aboard Air Force One. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
President George W. Bush watches as Flight 175 hits the South Tower of the World Trade Center from Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 11, 2001. RELEASED TO: web. RELEASED TO: Presidential Inaugural Committee Book, “Portrait of a Leader: George W. Bush” published in English and Spanish by Epicenter Media, Nov. 2005 -
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the terrorist attacks Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, before departing for Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Said the President, “Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts.” Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
President George W. Bush consoles families of victims of the World Trade Center disaster during a visit to New York City Friday, Sept. 14, 2001. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
Rallying around President George W. Bush’s visit to New York City Friday, Sept. 14 2001, rescue workers cheer and chant, “U.S.A, U.S.A.” Photo by Paul Morse, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
President Bush standing atop a crumpled fire truck with retired New York City fireman Bob Beckwith, September 14, 1001 Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
During the newly proclaimed National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, President George W. Bush addresses the congregation and the nation Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Photo by Moreen Ishikawa, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
The flag flown at the dedication of the Healing Field Memorial site, September 11, 2008 Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
George W. Bush greets rescue workers, firefighters and military personnel Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, while surveying damage caused by the previous day’s terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
Staff members gathered on the South Lawn of the White house wave American flags Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, as President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura W. Bush depart for Camp David aboard Marine One. Photo by Paul Morse, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
The American flag flies at half-staff over the White House at sunrise Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, as counter assault team (CAT) members are posted on the roof. Photo by Tina Hager, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
Standing upon the ashes of the attack upon the World Trade Center with retired New York City firefighter, Bob Beckwith, President George W. Bush waves an American flag Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, after addressing recovery workers in New York City. Photo by Paul Morse, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
President George W. Bush embraces a firefighter at the site of the World Trade Center Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, during his visit to New York City. Photo by Paul Morse, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
Two firefighters look on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, as President George W. Bush tours the World Trade Center disaster site in New York City. Photo by Paul Morse, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
Photograph of destruction at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001 Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library -
An inspiration for fellow rescue workers searching through debris, firefighters unfurl a large American flag over the scarred stone of the Pentagon, September 12, 2001 Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library
Bush later addressed the nation from the Oval Office saying this was an act that may have shattered steel, but they would not “dent” the American people.
“This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world,”
Former President George W. Bush
You can read the former president’s full address to the nation here.
Based on the Memorial Guide, we have compiled a list of Alabamians and Tennesseans who died in the attacks.
PENTAGON / FLIGHT 77
- Jimmie I. Holley – Born in Alexander City, Ala., U.S. Army Civilian
- Sgt. Tamara C. Thurman – Born in Brewton, Ala., U.S. Army
- Eddie A. Dillard – Born in Hurtsboro, Ala., Flight 77 Passenger
- Maj. Dwayne Williams – Born in Jacksonville, Ala., U.S. Army
- Janice M. Scott – Born in Memphis, Tenn., U.S. Army Civilian
- William R. Ruth – Born in Tennessee, U.S. Army Reserve
- Otis V. Tolbert – Born in Tennessee, U.S. Navy
NORTH TOWER / FLIGHT 11
- Mary Lynn Edwards Angell – Born in Birmingham, Ala., Flight 11 Passenger
- James D. Cleere – Born in Birmingham, Ala., Marsh & McLennan
- John Roger Fisher – Born in Chatanooga, Tenn., Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- William A. Karnes – Born in Knoxville, Tenn., Marsh & McLennan
- Gary Edward Lasko – Lived in Memphis, Tenn., Marsh & McLennan
- Alok Kumar Mehta – Born in Atlanta, Ga., Huntsville High School graduate, Cantor Fitzgerald
SOUTH TOWER / FLIGHT 175
- Carl Max Hammond, Jr. – Born in Huntsville, Ala., Flight 175
- Dorothy Pearl Temple – Born in Montgomery, Ala., New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Randall L. Drake – Born in Memphis, Tenn., Siemens
- John Robinson Lenoir – Born in Memphis, Tenn., Sandler O’Neill & Partners
FIRST RESPONDERS
- Edward A D’Atri – Born in Birmingham, Ala., New York City Fire Department, Squad 1, Lieutenant
Last year, the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner announced a new identification of a World Trade Center victim. The New York resident marked the 1,650 person to be identified through DNA analysis of remains recovered from the attack.
“While the pain from the enormous losses on September 11th never leaves us, the possibility of new identifications can offer solace to the families of victims,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in 2024. “I’m grateful for the ongoing work from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner that honors the memory of John Ballantine Niven and all those we lost.”
Some 1,103 victims — 40 percent of those who died — remain unidentified. OCME said it made two new identifications of victims in September 2023, and withheld their names at the request of their families.
“America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world, and we stand together to win the war against terrorism,” Bush said in his September 11 Oval Office national address. “Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: ‘Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me.'”
After the terrorist attack on the U.S., Bush announced on October 7, 2001, that the United States military had begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations.
“The United States ended combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014, turning the war into the longest continuous conflict in American history,” the George W. Bush library website says.
“This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.”
Former President George W. Bush
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