What Happened Today? September 11th

Today's event happened 11 years ago.

On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorists. Four planes were hijacked and were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and a field in Pennsylvania. When the “Twin Towers” collapsed, over 3000 people were killed, including 343 firefighters. 

I was in college when this happened. I remember I was getting ready for my class, which started at 9:30. I was eating breakfast and watching the Today Show, when the news anchors got word that a plane had hit one of the towers. At the time, everyone thought it was an accident, a mistake. I remember that the news show moved to an outside camera and as we watched on live TV, another plane flew right into the other tower. It was a very scary time for our country to watch these events happen, but it is something our country should always remember.