Their mission was to take down United Airlines Flight 93, with unarmed F-16s. No bombs, no guided missiles, no bullets; the pilots planned to ram their aircraft into the airliner, which would have probably cost them their lives.
Louisiana State Police has a message for anyone trying to call in a hoax on the thirteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed more than 3,000 people: just don't do it.
A California 911 operator took a call about a choking child. During the call, she realized she was trying to save her own son. KOVR TV reports, trainee Adam Brooks took the call from a man who told him, "I have a 1-year-old infant – swallowed something and he's starting to choke on it." When Brooks took down the address, dispatcher Britney Melchor realized it was her home.
The NFL has announced "enhanced security procedures" for fans entering stadiums. If you attend NFL games, you're familiar with the pat-downs at stadium entrances before you're allowed in. Fans will now be patted down from the ankles to the knees, and from the waist up.
Coincidence? Planned? I don't know, but for the first three winners to match the date, THIS date, does make me wonder. What are the odds of the first three winners on 9/11 to be 9, 1, and 1? Amazing, to say the least. Here's more of the story from Yahoo...
The Sept. 11 Memorial is set to open exactly 10 years and one day after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. The 9/11 Memorial will open on September 12, after being dedicated during Sunday’s remembrance ceremony in New York City.
The images that emerged in the hours and weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks have been imprinted in many of our minds. With the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, we take a look back at some of the more iconic pictures from the attacks.
According to this story that I came across in Yahoo! Sports, there are some NFL players that are ready to face the consequences for paying tribute to those who were lost during 9/11.
This September 11th marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. This is a time-lapsed video of the building of the 9/11 memorial. Watch 7 years of construction in just 90 seconds.