May 30, 2002: Eight months and 19 days after the disaster, cleanup and recovery at Ground Zero came to an official end. Originally, the cleanup was expected to last a year. September 6, 2002: The final death toll numbers 2,801 dead and missing.

BEFORE

DURING
(USA Eastern Daylight Time)

First hit	8:45 a.m. Hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, blasting a gaping hole in the building and setting it on fire. Boeing 767, Boston to Los Angeles 81 passengers, nine flight attendants and two pilots 9:03 a.m. A second hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 175, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes into a massive fireball. Boeing 767, Boston to LA 56 passengers, seven flight attendants and two pilots 10:05 a.m. The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, crashing into the World Trade Center plaza and the streets below. A massive cloud of dust and debris chokes the disaster area, turning lower Manhattan black. 10:28 a.m. The World Trade Center's north tower collapses, turning day into hellish black again.
Second plane, photo by Carmen Taylor	Second explosion
Second explosion	Brooklyn Bridge & explosion, photo by Chris Kosachuk
Horrified witnesses at St. Patrick's cathedral	Fleeing

The unthinkable. . .

AFTER

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