** 8:47 am: Within seconds after the first crash, NYPD and NYFD dispatch units to the World Trade Center, while Port Authority officers on the site begin immediate evacuation of the North Tower.
** 8:50: White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card alerts President George W. Bush that a plane has hit the World Trade Center; the president is visiting a m elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, at the time.
** 9:02: After initially telling occupants of the WTC's South Tower to remain in the building, Port Authority officials broadcast orders to evacuate both towers via the public address system; an estimated 10,000 to 14,000 are already in the process of evacuating.
** 9:03 am: Hijackers crash United Airlines175 into floors 75-85 of the WTC's South Tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds in the tower.
** 9:08 am: The FAA Bans all takeoffs of flights going to New York City or through airspace around the city.
At 7:50 am I was outside my room supervising the arrival of students. By 7:55 they were in the room and working on the Daily Challenge questions on the board while I took attendance. Completely oblivious about what was going on.
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