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...series of attacks sent the nation into a state of emergency: within minutes of the Pentagon crash, officials evacuated the White House and U.S. Capitol, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all airplane takeoffs nationwide, the first such safety measure in U.S. history. All international flights were diverted to Canada, and U.S. borders were closed. There were no indications of when airports would reopen...
...More Stories Special Issue: Day of Infamy How to Beat Bin Laden TIME/CNN Poll: America Is In a Military Mood The Day the FAA Stopped the World Update: Finding a Way to Go On Back to Business? TIME FOR KIDS...
...news of multiple hijacked planes trickled out, the FAA shut down the nation's airports and airspace. At approximately 10:00 a.m. EST, United flight 93, en route from Newark to San Francisco crashed near Pittsburgh. The airplane, a Boeing 757, was apparently hijacked, and experts speculate that Camp David might have been its ultimate target. Wednesday afternoon, the Washington Post reported that passengers on United flight 93 may have tried to overtake the hijackers, crashing the plane into the countryside, rather than allowing it to hit its intended mark...
...More Stories Special Issue: Day of Infamy How to Beat Bin Laden TIME/CNN Poll: America Is In a Military Mood The Day the FAA Stopped the World Update: Finding a Way to Go On Back to Business? TIME FOR KIDS...
...More Stories Special Issue: Day of Infamy How to Beat Bin Laden TIME/CNN Poll: America Is In a Military Mood The Day the FAA Stopped the World Update: Finding a Way to Go On Back to Business? TIME FOR KIDS...