Terrorist attacks on the United States of America
On Tuesday 11 September 2001, sites in the United States were attacked by hijackers. The World Trade Center in New York was hit by two planes. A plane crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and another crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This page links you with books and websites on this event.
Resources at our libraries
- Search BiblioCommons for resources on the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
- The Source links to articles and other information. We recommend Gale World History in Context
- Search the Internet Gateway for websites about September 11
- View our list of websites about terrorism in the Internet Gateway
News coverage
2001
After 2001
- 9/11 timeline: The story of the day
- BBC illustrated timeline of 9/11 images.
- George Bush reflects on 9/11
- A video from CNN about a 9/11 related interview with George W. Bush.
- September 11 attacks
- Complete coverage from CNN.com.
- September 11 attacks
- Coverage from the New Zealand Herald.
The Twin Towers
- 9/11: How New York’s twin towers were built
- Narrated slide show about the original construction of the towers.
- The making of a memorial: reshaping Ground Zero
- Article and video clip.
- Background on World Trade Center
- From GreatBuildings.com.
- How the towers fell
- BBC animated graphic depicting the fall of the towers.
updated 10 September 2012
