1. The Events of September 11, 2001

2. What is Al-Qaeda? a multi-national group formed by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s to unite Arabs that had been fighting against the Soviet Union helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistance issued a statement in February 1998 stating it was the responsibility of all Muslims to kill all U.S. citizens and their allies

3. Osama bin Laden March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011 A member of a wealthy Saudi Arabian family Married six women and had over 20 children Added to the FBI’s most wanted list in 1999

4. Al-Qaeda Events December 29, 1992: a bomb on a hotel where American soldiers were staying on a humanitarian mission in Somalia April to June, 1993: several bombs are located throughout New York City, targeting tourist areas and federal buildings December 10, 1994: a bomb is set off on a Philippines plane killing one Japanese businessman January 21-22, 1995: the Day of Hate was planned by Ramzi Yousef--11 jets would be destroyed by timing devices while flying over the Pacific Ocean; a fire delayed this

5. August 8, 1998: suicide bombers hit American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania October 12, 2000: the USS Cole sustains damage when a nearby boat explodes

6. September 11, 2001 CAPPS was the pre-9/11 screening process; luggage would be held for those suspected of being terrorists until they boarded the plane; 9 of the 19 terrorists were flagged by this system Around 8:14, Flight 11 is hijacked; around 8:45, Flight 175 is hijacked; both were travelling from Boston to Los Angeles; both planes would crash into the World Trade Center in New York City Around 8:52, Flight 77 is taken over; this plane was travelling from Washington, DC to Los Angeles; this plane would crash into the Pentagon Around 9:23, Flight 93 is hijacked; this planed was travelling from Newark to San Francisco; this plane crashes in Pennsylvania

7. CNN Video of first five minutes CNN Video of first five minutes CNN Video of second tower's attack CNN Video of second tower's attack

8. The Hijackers 19 men participated Organized into four teams Each team had a trained pilot Most were from Saudi Arabia Their goal was to rid the middle east of American influences

9. The U.S. Responds We launched the War on Terror Homeland Security became a Cabinet level position We invaded Afghanistan to get rid of the Taliban Americans united to help those in need

10. Personal Stories A Father’s Loss Children Use Art to Cope A Widow's Story A First Responder's Story

11. Your Assignment What do you remember? How do you feel today regarding 9/11? What should America do now? What’s our next step?