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The Federal government provided $11.2 billion in immediate assistance to the Government of New York City in September 2001, and $10.5 billion in early 2002 for economic development and infrastructure needs. [18] The 9/11 attacks had great impact on small businesses in Lower Manhattan, located near the World Trade Center.
The impact was witnessed by countless people in the streets of New York City as well as the nearby state of New Jersey, but few video recordings captured the moment. Jules Naudet captured the only known footage clearly depicting Flight 11's impact. The media quickly began reporting on the incident and speculated that the crash had been an accident.
The cultural influence of the September 11 attacks (9/11) was profound and lasted nearly two decades. The impact of 9/11 extended well beyond geopolitics, spilling into society and culture in general. Many Americans began to identify a "pre-9/11" world and a "post-9/11" world as a way of viewing modern history. This created the feeling that the ...
The 9/11 attacks occurred in the morning hours of Sept. 11, 2001. Departing from Boston's Logan International Airport, American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the World Trade Center's North ...
Flight 93. A fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, met a different fate.According to the 9/11 Commission Report issued years later, passengers managed to overpower the hijackers on this plane ...
Newspaper covers from the days following the 9/11 attacks give a glimpse into the confusion and anger felt not just by the U.S., but also around the world.
The 9/11 Commission believed that Flight 93's target was either the United States Capitol building or the White House in Washington, D.C. but Khalid Sheikh Mohammed claims that the United States Capitol was the main target. [1] 10:28:25: The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 1 hour and 42 minutes after the impact of Flight 11.
In WTC 1, the impact stripped the insulation off most core columns (43 of 47) on more than one floor, as well as floor trusses over a space of 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m 2). In WTC 2 the impact knocked off insulation from 39 of the 47 columns on multiple floors, and also from floor trusses spanning an area of 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m 2). [32]