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1.15 AM BST Increased racial tensions in Peterborough, England, see seventeen-year-old boy Ross Parker murdered by a gang of up to ten Muslims of Pakistani background who had sought a white male to attack. In December 2002 Shaied Nazir, Ahmed Ali Awan, and Sarfraz Ali are sentenced to life imprisonment for the racist murder.
The hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 approaching the South Tower (left) as the North Tower (right) burns next to it.. The September 11 attacks of 2001, in addition to being a unique act of terrorism, constituted a media event on a scale not seen since the advent of civilian global satellite links.
Shortly after the attacks, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was created by an Act of Congress. [ 236 ] [ 237 ] The purpose of the fund was to compensate the victims of the attacks and their families with their agreement not to file lawsuits against the airlines involved. [ 238 ]
The following timeline is a chronological list of all the major events leading up to, during, and immediately following the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001, through the first anniversary of the attacks in 2002.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the September 11 attacks and their consequences: . September 11 attacks – four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001.
Multiple books and documentaries have been created about Head, including a book co-authored by Angelo J. Guglielmo, who worked closely with her during their time together at the Survivor's Network.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed wanted to hit the World Trade Center, while bin Laden prioritized the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and the Pentagon because he believed that it would lead to the political collapse of the U.S. federal government. [5] [9] If any pilot could not reach his intended target, he was to crash the plane. [17]
Complete 911 Timeline: Military exercises up to 9/11; 911 Myths - War Games Cover for 9/11; Strategic Command on 9/11 at Offutt AFB, from a Major at the Air Force Weather Agency. NORAD audio tapes from 9/11, 120 hours in 18 WAV files, available from a web page