World Trade Center - HISTORY

New Yorkers reflect on what the symbol of the Twin Towers meant to them and to the world.

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At 9:02 a.m. on September 11, 2001, air traffic controllers in New York look out their window and witness a plane go into rapid descent and then hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center. It is United Airlines Flight 175, the second plane to hit the towers.

Chaos and confusion at the World Trade Center after the attacks. Courtesy of WCBS Newsradio 880.

Moments after One World Trade Center is attacked. Courtesy of WCBS Newsradio 880.

On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb was detonated inside the parking garage of New York City's World Trade Center, killing six people. The next day, President Bill Clinton reacts to the event in a radio address to the nation.

Russell Mitchell gives us a recap of some of the major historical events that occurred on February 26th in this video clip from This Day in History. From Napoleon Bonaparte, to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels this date has historical significance. Both the Grand Canyon and the Teton Mountains were preserved as National Parks on this day a decade apart. Also on this day was the first attack on the Twin Towers, which led to it's later attack on September 11, 2001.

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