8:46 a.m.

[Francis Vineyard]

9/11/2001 Timeline

· 8:46a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower (1 WTC)

· 9:03a.m. – United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower (2 WTC)

· 9:37a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon

· 9:58a.m. – The South Tower collapses

· 10:03a.m. – United Airlines Flight 93 crashed by heroic passengers into ground atShanksville, PA

· 10:28a.m. – North Tower Collapses

From the New York Times:

• Total number killed in attacks (2009): 2,975
  
• Number of firefighters and paramedics killed: 344
  
• Number of Police officers: 60
  
• Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
  
• Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks:1,609
  
• Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
  
• Percentage of Americans who knew someone hurt or killed in the attacks: 20%
  
• Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed: 98
  
• Tons of debris removed from site: 1,506,124 tons
  
• Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99
  
• Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks: 146,100
  
• Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
  
• Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million
  

The Good

• We came together as one nation – Americans helping Americans - American Flags were everywhere
  
• Percentage increase in law-school applications from 2001 to 2002:17.9
  
• Percentage increase in Peace Corps applications from 2001 to 2002:40
  
• Percentage increase in CIA applications from 2001 to 2002: 50
  
• Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center:36,000
  
• Total units of donated blood actually used: 258
  
• Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million
  
• Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion