9/11: The Day that Shocked the World

APUSH into the Past

On September 11, 2001, two planes were hijacked by terrorists struck the twin towers. A third struck the pentagon. The fourth was set to hit the White House but passengers rose up against the hijackers and downed the plane in Pennsylvania. The event shocked people all over the world. The attack was committed by Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group based in the Middle East. The terrorist group was previously responsible for the bombing of the US embassy in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Al-Qaeda was formed by Islamic Extremists to fight back against the soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s. The terrorist group continues to commit acts of terror all over the world today. Cindy Schwanger was born August 19, 1969 at Harrisburg Hospital. When she got out of high school she started working at Highmark on July 6, 1987. She worked there for 24 years and was still employed there when the attack happened. Many people including Cindy were worried about the plane that was downed in PA as no one knew where it was. People thought that it was headed towards TMI. Cindy was initially worried about her mother who was in the nursing home across the street and if they needed to evacuate, where and how would she get out. In the summer of 2012 Cindy started studying Harrisburg Area Community College for 3 years. After graduating Cindy returned working at Highmark and now hopes to move to Florida in the next few years.