Timeline of Events

AP Photo A helicopter flies over the Pentagon in Washington as
smoke billows over the building. The Pentagon took a direct,
devastating hit from an aircraft as an apparent terrorist attack
quickly spread fear and chaos in the nation’s capital.

All times in Pacific Standard Time

5:45 a.m. ““ American Airlines Flight 11,
a hijacked airliner, crashes into one of the World Trade Center
towers, tearing a hole in the building and starting a fire.

6:03 a.m. ““ A second plane, American
Airlines Flight 175, crashes into the second World Trade Center
tower and explodes.

6:17 a.m. ““ The FAA shuts down all New
York City area airports.

6:40 a.m. ““ The FAA halts flight
operations at U.S. airports. This is the first time in U.S. history
that air traffic nationwide has been stopped.

6:43 a.m. ““ American Airlines Flight 77
crashes into a portion of the Pentagon.

6:45 a.m. ““ The White House
evacuates.

6:57 a.m. ““ Bush departs from
Florida.

6:50 a.m. ““ The south tower of the World
Trade Center collapses.

7:10 a.m. ““ A portion of the Pentagon
collapses.

7:10 a.m. ““ United Airline Flight 93
crashes in Somerset County, Penn.

7:13 a.m. ““ Over 11,000 people evacuate
the United Nations building.

7:22 a.m. ““ The State and Justice
Departments and the World Bank are evacuated in Washington.
7:24 a.m. ““ All transatlantic aircrafts
flying into the U.S are diverted to Canada.

7:28 a.m. ““ The World Trade
Center’s north tower collapses.

7:45 a.m. ““ All federal office buildings
in Washington are evacuated.

7:53 a.m. ““ New York’s primary
elections, originally scheduled for Tuesday, are postponed.

7:54 a.m.““ Israel evacuates its
diplomatic missions.

7:57 a.m. ““ New York Gov. George Pataki
closes all state government offices.

Bridget O’Brien/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Police seals off
entrances to Los Angeles Airport

9:04 a.m. ““ Los Angeles International
Airport is evacuated.

9:15 a.m. ““ U.S. borders with Canada and
Mexico are on the highest state of alert, but are not closed,
according to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

10:27 a.m. ““ A state of emergency is
declared by the city of Washington.

10:44 a.m. ““ The Pentagon states that
five warships and two aircraft carriers will be sent from the Naval
Station in Norfolk, Va., to protect the East Coast from further
attacks.

11:10 a.m. ““ Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat condemns the attack.

11:30 a.m. ““ The FAA announces that there
will be no U.S. commercial flights until 9 a.m. Wednesday.

1:06 p.m. ““ California Gov. Gray Davis
sends urban search-and-rescue teams to New York City.

1:25 p.m. ““ The American Stock Exchange,
the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange say they will remain
closed Wednesday.

AP Photo 1:30 p.m. ““ President Bush
boards Air Force One in Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., to return to
Washington.

2:20 p.m. ““ Damaged when the twin towers
across the street collapsed earlier in the day, the 47-story
Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapses.

3:00 p.m. ““ Hours after a terrorist
attack in the U.S., explosions are heard in Kabul, Afghanistan, the
alleged home of Osama bin Laden. U.S. officials believe bin Laden
was possibly involved with Tuesday’s U.S. attacks.

3:10 p.m. ““ New York Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani asks New Yorkers to stay home on Wednesday.

3:54 p.m. ““ Bush arrives in Washington
D.C.

5:30 p.m. ““ President Bush addresses the
nation: “These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the
steel of American resolve.”