

Even though the attacks took place in the era just before mobile phones had viable cameras, there are countless images and videos of the event.


In the 20 years since 9/11, the events that occurred that morning have been analyzed in-depth from a thousand different angles. Thousands of civilians had lost their lives and were seriously injured, and the entire country was in collective shock, still trying to make sense of how a coordinated act of terrorism of that magnitude was allowed to take place on American soil. Within three hours, New York’s tallest buildings were reduced to rubble, and the Pentagon-the nerve center of the American armed forces-was burning and partially collapsed. 9/11 Timeline: Three Hours That Changed Everythingįor Americans and people watching around the world, September 11, 2001, is a day that will never be forgotten.
