Times are Eastern.
** 9:21 am: The New York Port Authority closes all bridges and tunnels in the New York City area.
** 9:24 The FAA notifies NEADS of the suspected hijacking of Flight 77 after some passengers and crew aboard the aircraft are able to contact family members on the ground.
** 9:31: Speaking from Florida, President Bush calls the events in New York City an "apparent terrorist attack on our country."
9:37: Terrorists aboard Flight 77 crash the plane into the western facade of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing 59 aboard the plane and 125 civilian and military personnel inside the building.
9:42: For the first time in history, the FAA grounds all flights over the continental United States. Over the next two and a half hours, some 3,300 commercial flights and 1,200 private planes are guided to land in airports in Canada and the United States.
9:45: Among escalating rumors of other attacks, the White House and U.S. Capitol building are evacuated along with numerous other high-profile buildings, landmarks and public spaces.
9:59: The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
I conducted my regular class schedule for first period. It ended at 8:45 am (9:45 Eastern) and that is when I learned about what was going on from another teacher. I went back inside the room (we had to watch the halls during passing time) and tried to get reception on my 12-inch black and white TV, but couldn't, so turned on the radio.
Second period started at 8:50. We listened to that radio and talked about what had happened the rest of the day in my next four classes.
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