Pentagon

Events (78)

• September 11, 1941: Construction on the Pentagon Begins 1941-09-11
• October 24-26, 2000: Military Holds Exercise Rehearsing Response to a Plane Crash at the Pentagon 2000-10-24
• April 17-26, 2001: Joint Chiefs of Staff Holds Exercise for Continuity of Government if US is Attacked; Proposal to Simulate Airliner Crash into Pentagon Rejected 2001-04-17
• August 2, 2001: Fire at Pentagon Helps Prepare Workers for Crisis Response on 9/11 2001-08-02
• Between August 6 and September 10, 2001: ’Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ Memo Is Not Acted Upon 2001-09-10
• September 11, 2001: The 9/11 Attack: 3,000 Die in New York City and Washington, D.C. 2001-09-11
• (Between 09:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Construction Trailer Is Source of Smoke, Small Explosions 2001-09-11
• (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Some Aircraft Debris Visible Inside Pentagon 2001-09-11
• 10:15 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Section Collapses 2001-09-11
• 10:39 a.m.-10:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: DC Air National Guard Jet Searches Unsuccessfully for Approaching Aircraft, then Inspects Pentagon 2001-09-11
• 5:25 p.m. September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Announces that the Pentagon Will Open as Normal on September 12 2001-09-11
• Shortly After 9:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: Despite Attacks in New York, Pentagon Defense Chief Does Not Raise Alert Level 2001-09-11
• Shortly After 9:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Defense Chief Says Building Has Nothing to Protect against an Airplane 2001-09-11
• (9:33 a.m.-9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Reagan Airport Controllers Fail to Notify Pentagon and Nearby Helicopter Unit about Approaching Aircraft 2001-09-11
• (9:33 a.m.-9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Smooth Flight Path Indicates No Loss of Control on Flight 77 2001-09-11
• (9:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Contractors Evacuate Pentagon Just before It Is Hit 2001-09-11
• Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Government Departments in Washington Not Evacuated Prior to Pentagon Attack 2001-09-11
• 9.36 a.m. September 11, 2001: Military Cargo Plane Asked to Identify Flight 77 2001-09-11
• (9:35 a.m.-9:36 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Several Witnesses See Helicopter near the Pentagon 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Witnesses See Military Cargo Plane near Flight 77; Pilot Later Implies He Is Far Away 2001-09-11
• Shortly After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Damaged Pentagon Security Cameras Allegedly Do Not Show Crash Site 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Fireman Dodges Flight 77; Immediately Notifies Superior about Crashed Jumbo Jet 2001-09-11
• (After 9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FBI Confiscates Film of Pentagon Crash 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Crashes into Reinforced Section of the Pentagon 2001-09-11
• Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Army Base near Pentagon Holding Air Field Fire Fighting Training 2001-09-11
• Shortly Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Heliport Tower Controllers Concerned about Plane Hitting Pentagon 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Still Short of Washington; Where and Why Is Not Clear 2001-09-11
• Soon after 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Medical Staff Implement Mass Casualty Plan; Aided by Pre-9/11 Exercises 2001-09-11
• 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Misses Key Pentagon Officials 2001-09-11
• Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Not Evacuated Prior to Being Hit 2001-09-11
• After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Emergency Responders Experience Communications Problems at Pentagon 2001-09-11
• Between 9:38 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld Spends Brief Time at Pentagon Crash Scene and Helps Carry a Stretcher; Accounts Conflict over Details 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:37 a.m. and 9:58 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Mayor Giuliani Told Seven Planes Unaccounted For 2001-09-11
• 9:38 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Building Command Center Staff Confused as Attack Sets Off Over 300 Fire Alarms 2001-09-11
• 9:39 a.m.-9:44 a.m. September 11, 2001: Media Reports Pentagon Explosion 2001-09-11
• 9:42 a.m. September 11, 2001: FBI Arrives at the Pentagon; Assumes Responsibility for Investigation 2001-09-11
• (9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Secondary Explosions Heard inside Pentagon 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:49 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Finally Reach Washington; Accounts of Timing Are Contradictory 2001-09-11
• 9:58 a.m. September 11, 2001: Fighters to New York City Possibly Scrambled 56 Minutes Late, According to Mayor Giuliani and Early Reports 2001-09-11
• Early Morning September 11, 2001: Medic Is Studying Medical Emergency Disaster Plan for Plane Crash at Pentagon 2001-09-11
• Between 9:03 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld Aides Discuss Pentagon as Possible Target 2001-09-11
• 6:00 p.m. September 12, 2001: Bush Tells Pentagon Audience that US Is at War; Urges Broad Military Response 2001-09-12
• September 12, 2001 and Shortly After: 9/11 Hijackers’ IDs Are Found in Pentagon Rubble 2001-09-12
• September 13, 2001: Sudden Fire in Crash Area Disrupts Recovery Operations at Pentagon 2001-09-13
• September 14, 2001-April 2002: Engineers Study Flight 77 Crash, But Are Granted Only Limited Access to Crash Site 2001-09-14
• September 21, 2001: Report Suggests There Are Confiscated Videos of Pentagon Crash 2001-09-21
• September 21, 2001: Algerian Pilot Arrested in Britain for Possible 9/11 Role; All Charges Are Later Dismissed 2001-09-21
• September 11-November 16, 2001: Pentagon Victims Taken to Dover Air Force for Mortuary Operations 2001-11-16
• February 20, 2002: Pentagon Office Designed for Telling Lies Revealed; Declared Closed 2002-02-20
• March 7, 2002: Plane Crashing into Pentagon Is Shown in Photos 2002-03-07