US troops left Afghanistan this year after nearly 20 years, stoking fears from many that the Islamist network could make a comeback. In the US, the Transportation Security Administration was created to beef up security at airports and on planes. It took more than eight months to clean up "Ground Zero" - the site of the fallen Twin Towers. A memorial and a museum now stands on the site, and buildings have risen up again, to a different design.
The completed centrepiece - One World Trade Center, or "Freedom Tower" - stands even higher 1,ft m than the original North Tower, which was 1,ft. Reconstruction at the Pentagon took just under a year, with staff back in their offices by August Image source, Getty Images. What were the targets? New Yorkers fleeing the debris from the attack.
How many people died? All passengers and crew aboard the four planes were killed At the Twin Towers, 2, people died - then or later of injuries At the Pentagon, people were killed.
Who were the attackers? How did the US respond? American makes the ground stop nationwide after learning a United Airlines plane is missing. Secret Service of unknown aircraft heading in direction of the White House. Plane makes a degree turn and points toward Pentagon and downtown Washington. Eleven seconds into the descent air traffic control in Cleveland receives the first of two radio transmissions; captain or first officer is heard declaring, "Mayday".
Federal Aviation Administration acts. Bush is seated in a classroom in Sarasota, Florida, when his chief of staff whispers to him, "A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack. Bush is flown to Washington on Air Force One. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. Kennedy International Airport North Carolina airline employee loses phone contact with the flight attendant.
Less than 10 minutes after the impact, President Bush—who was attending an event at a Florida elementary school—was informed of the crash which at that point was characterized as an accident. Because media outlets were able to cover the incident so quickly, millions of people witnessed the second plane striking the South Tower in real-time a mere 17 minutes after the first impact. This was a defining moment as millions of people around the world experience the events precisely as they unfolded.
The still-young internet was strained that day. Cities represent humanity's greatest achievements - and greatest challenges.
The World Economic Forum supports a number of projects designed to make cities cleaner, greener and more inclusive. These include hosting the Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization , which gathers bright ideas from around the world to inspire city leaders, and running the Future of Urban Development and Services initiative.
The latter focuses on how themes such as the circular economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution can be harnessed to create better cities. The Pentagon has been repaired, and a shiny, story World Trade Center now punctuates the skyline of Lower Manhattan, but not all wounds have healed. Many others are living with the absence of the nearly 3, loved-ones who died during the attacks.
When DHS began operations in , it was the largest U. As well, the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan was a reminder that long shadow of the attack is still influencing events today, even two decades later.
This article is published in collaboration with Visual Capitalist. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
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