When was the first anniversary of the Twin Towers attack?
For the first anniversary of the attacks in New York City in 2002, two bright columns of light were shot up into the sky from where the Twin Towers once stood. The “Tribute in Light” then became an annual installation run by the Municipal Art Society of New York. On clear nights, the beams are visible from over 60 miles away.
When did the twin towers burn in New York?
The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. Gordon Donovan/CBSNews.com The Empire State Building dominates the New York skyline on Sept. 5, 2011.
Where was the Twin Towers located on 9 / 11?
With the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt Street after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Complete coverage: 9/11 anniversary Cortlandt Street 2011
Where was the plane that crashed into the Twin Towers?
World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper.
For the first anniversary of the attacks in New York City in 2002, two bright columns of light were shot up into the sky from where the Twin Towers once stood. The “Tribute in Light” then became an annual installation run by the Municipal Art Society of New York. On clear nights, the beams are visible from over 60 miles away.
The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. Gordon Donovan/CBSNews.com The Empire State Building dominates the New York skyline on Sept. 5, 2011.
With the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt Street after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Complete coverage: 9/11 anniversary Cortlandt Street 2011
World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper,
