In honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, see how much you remember of this tragic day in World History that remains an open wound to so many Americans.
1. Omar Rivera and Michael Hingson, who were inside the World Trade Center on 9/11, owe their lives to dogs. What kinds of dogs saved them? Bomb detection dogs; Search and rescue dogs; Guide dogs; Therapy dogs.
2. The first dog on the scene at the World Trade Center disaster was named Bear, who brought a needed smile to the faces of rescue workers as he carried his handler’s helmet in his mouth. Bear located many bodies, including that of NYFD Chief Peter J. Ganci, Jr. What breed was Bear? Belgian Malinois; Labrador retriever; Golden retriever; German shepherd.
3. At 8:45 a.m., a passenger plane flown out of Boston, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. What is the flight number of the plane? United Airlines Flight 175; American Airlines Flight 11; American Airlines Flight 77; United Airlines Flight 93.
4. At 9:03 a.m., another passenger plane, flown out of Boston, crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. What its flight number? United Airlines Flight 93; American Airlines Flight 11; United Airlines Flight 175; American Airlines Flight 77.
5. At 9:43 a.m., a plane flown out of Dulles Airport in Washington D.C., crashed into the Pentagon. What is the flight number of that plane? American Airlines Flight 11; United Airlines Flight 93; United Airlines Flight 175; American Airlines Flight 77.
6. At 10:10 a.m., a fourth passenger plane, flown out of Newark, N.J., crash landed near Shanksville, Penn. What is the flight number of the plane? United Airlines Flight 93; American Airlines Flight 11; United Airlines Flight 175; American Airlines Flight 77.
ANSWERS
1. Guide dogs. Dorado, Rivera’s dog, and Roselle, Hingson’s dog, guided their masters down 70 flights of stairs, through the commotion and the panic of thousands of fleeing people. Rivera actually had turned his dog loose and was resigned to death, but Dorado insisted on guiding him to safety. Hingson told Animal Planet, “There was a woman who was screaming that she couldn’t see, and I went over and I took her arm, and said, ‘Just relax. I’m blind but I got a guide dog here.’ And the dog seemed able to see just fine.”
2. Golden retriever. Dogs of many breeds worked at Ground Zero. Bear has his own page at http://bear.landofpuregold.com.
3. American Airlines Flight 11. Sept. 11, 2001, was a warm, sunny morning on the eastern seaboard then, American Airlines Flight 11 hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center, between the 100th and 104th floors. Sadly, 81 passengers and 11 crew members perished.
4. United Airlines Flight 175. The country was still in shock from the first plane hitting the World Trade Center, when United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower, between the 80th and 86th floors. This one was more devastating because it was shown live by all the news stations covering the disaster of the North Tower. Sadly, 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard this flight perished.
5. American Airlines Flight 77. All 58 passengers and 6 crew members on board American Airlines Flight 77 died.
6. United Airlines Flight 93. United Airlines Flight 93 was scheduled to take off at 9 a.m., but the 45-minute delay probably saved more lives. At 10:10 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Penn., a small town outside of Pittsburg. The passengers of this plane took control away from the terrorists, crashing the plane in a field. All 37 passengers and seven crew members of this heroic flight perished.