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Watch: First moment of silence in NYC at 8:46 a.m. when hijackers crashed plane into WTC North Tower

Name: Watch: First moment of silence in NYC at 8:46 a.m. when hijackers crashed plane into WTC North Tower
Uploaded: 2026-09-11T08:45:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Description: Hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. The first moment of silence marks the beginning of the terrorist attacks that changed American history 25 years ago.

Hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. The first moment of silence marks the beginning of the terrorist attacks that changed American history 25 years ago.