United Airlines Flight 93

United Airlines Flight 93

Saturday, April 30, 2011

September 11 timeline of events

7:59 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles.

8:14 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles.

8:20 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport, bound for Los Angeles

8:40 a.m.: Notification of suspected hijacking attempt of the American Airlines Flight 11

8: 42 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 takes off from Newark International Airport, bound for San Francisco.

8: 43 a.m.: Notification of suspected hijacking attempt of the United Airlines Flight 175.

8: 45 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the north World Trade Center tower.

9:03 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south World Trade Center tower.

9:17 a.m.: FAA shuts down all airports around the New York area and bans all takeoffs.

9:24 a.m.: Notification of suspected hijacking attempts of the American Airlines Flight 77.

9:25 a.m.: FAA shuts down all airports in the Nation and bans all takeoffs.

9:31 a.m.: President George W. Bush states that the attacks were an "apparent terrorist attack".

9:40 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the west side of the Pentagon.

9:45 a.m.: An operator recieves a phone call that United Airlines Flight 93 has been hijacked and that the passengers are going to fight back.

9:48 a.m.: The White House and the US Capital are evacuated.

9:59 a.m.: The south World Trade Center collapses.

10:07 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 crashes near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

10:10 a.m.: A walled section of the Pentagon collapses.

10:28 a.m.: The north World Trade Center collapses.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Exactly Who Was Todd Beamer?

Todd Beamer was just an ordinary person. He was a business man from the Oracle Corporation, which was the world's second-largest computer software company. Todd Beamer was also a husband to Lisa Beamer, author of "Let's Roll". He was a father of David, Andrew and Morgan (who was born after he died). The Beamer family lived a nice normal life in New Jersey. As a child, Todd Beamer was active in sports and school. He lived in Michigan and went to college at Wheaton College. Todd was also active in his faith and God was a big part of his life. His friends and family all say that he was a very motivated, good natured person and that they will miss him always.