September 11, 2001 was commemorated 25 years ago, marking a quarter of a century since one of the most striking events in contemporary history. It was a day when the world stopped to watch live the tragic events that would unfold.
In New York, it was 8:46 in the morning when the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. This was the beginning of a series of coordinated attacks that shocked the entire world.
In the following 102 minutes, the South Tower of the World Trade Center was also hit by a second plane. The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, was also attacked, and a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. These attacks resulted in the death of nearly three thousand people.
