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Slide 2: Title –Remembering September 11, 2001 By Cynthia Bohannon-Brown PEN # 2946 Published by Peach e~Books Georgia www.peachebooks.com All rights reserved. This publication may be reproduced by educators, parents, and students for educational purposes only. Commercial duplication is prohibited. © Peach e~Books September 8, 2011 peach e~books http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 3: On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 4: First, American Airlines’ Flight 11 was hijacked. This airplane was used to crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 5: Next, United Airlines’ Flight 175 was hijacked. This airplane was used to crash into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 6: American Airlines’ Flight 77 was the third hijacked airplane. It was used to crash into the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 7: The final hijacked airplane, United Airlines’ Flight 93, was commandeered over Ohio and rerouted back towards the east coast. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 8: The attacks came as a surprise to Americans around the nation and people around the world. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 9: On that fateful day, the attacks also came as a surprise to President George W. Bush, in Florida. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 10: In New York City, the Twin Towers were destroyed when the buildings buckled from the damage. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 11: Many firefighters, police officers, Port Authority personnel and other first responders were hurt or killed when the Twin Towers collapsed. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 12: In Washington, D.C., the Pentagon was severely damaged and workers were seriously hurt or killed, when the third hijacked airplane flew into the building’s side. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 13: Passengers and crew members of Flight 93 fought the hijackers, which caused the plane to crash in an isolated field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 14: The passengers’ quick thinking ruined the terrorists’ plans to crash the fourth plane into another unidentified building. White House U.S. Capitol Building U.S. Supreme Court Building http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 15: The heroic actions of the passengers and flight crew of Flight 93 saved the lives of others. White House U.S. Capitol Building U.S. Supreme Court Building http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 16: On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks, in America. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 17: Since that day, Americans have fought against terrorism at home and in distant lands. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 18: Since September 11, 2001, America has begun to slowly heal from the pain of such great loss, by creating memorials to honor the lives taken. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 19: Today, we remember the lives lost in and near the Twin Towers in New York City. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 20: Today, we remember the lives lost at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 21: Today, we remember the lives lost in the meadow in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. http://www.peachebooks.com
Slide 22: Today, Americans vow to never forget the lives lost in the attacks against the U.S., on September 11, 2001. http://www.peachebooks.com September 11, 2001
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