9/11 article and questions for class

NY Times article on attacks from 9/12/2001




Read and discuss "Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon," focusing on the following questions: 

a. What timeline of events is detailed in this article with regards to the terrorist acts that occurred in the eastern United States on September 11, 2001? 
b. How did New York leaders respond to the attacks? 
c. How did President Bush and other United States officials respond? 
d. How did people in other countries respond? 
e. Why are the attacks being compared to the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
f. What witness accounts are offered? How do their voices impact this article? 
g. How was the infrastructure of New York City affected by the attacks? 
h. What is still not known about the terrorist attacks?