'Driving a limo', 'getting ready for school'- Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
'Driving a limo', 'getting ready for school'- Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11.
'Driving a limo', 'getting ready for school'- Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11.
Article outline
- What happened
- What comes next
- The bottom line
Key points
- On Tuesday 11 September 2001, hijackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of individuals.
- The BBC spoke to Americans in Washington regarding what they were doing on that day and how 9/11 has changed the country.
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- A third plane destroyed the western face of the Pentagon – the giant headquarters of the US military just outside the nation's capital, Washington DC.
- The fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back.
For context, a third plane destroyed the western face of the Pentagon – the giant headquarters of the US military just outside the nation's capital, Washington DC.
In practice, the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back. It is thought the hijackers had meant to attack Washington's Capitol Building.
In practice, the BBC spoke to Americans in Washington regarding what they were doing on that day and how 9/11 has changed the country. Video by Meiying Wu. You are now after United States.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Washington DC.
For now, ' Driving a limo' , ' getting ready for school' – Americans remember what they were remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
