World Trade Center Timeline

Timeline

August 5, 1966
- Construction Begins
April 4, 1973
- The World Trade Center opens
February 26, 1993
- 1993 bombing
September 11, 2001
- The World Trade Center is destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
- 8:45 a.m.: Airplane crashes into the North Tower
- 9:02 a.m.: Flight 175 crashes into South Tower
- 9:59 a.m.: South Tower collapses
- 10:28 a.m.: North Tower collapses
December 19, 2001
- The FDNY extinguishes the fires at the World Trade Center after 99 days of burning
March 11, 2002
- The first Tribute in Light memorial is revealed
May 30, 2002
- The cleanup operation at the World Trade Center officially ends
April 27, 2006
- Construction of the One World Trade Center begins
May 23, 2006
- 7 World Trade Center opens
April 20, 2008
- Pope Benedict XVI visits the World Trade Center and blesses the site
July 6, 2010
- Queen Elizabeth II places a wreath on the World Trade Center site
September 11, 2011
- Tenth Anniversary
September 12, 2011
- The 9/11 Memorial opens
November 13, 2013
- 4 World Trade Center officially opens
May 21, 2014
- 9/11 Memorial Museum officially opens
November 3, 2014
- One World Trade Center opens
May 29, 2015
- One World Observatory opens
September 25, 2015
- Pope Francis prays at the Memorial South Pool and blesses the families of the victims of 9/11
August 16, 2016
- The Oculus grand opening
September 11, 2021
- 20th Anniversary