The second World Trade Center tower (the South Tower, 2 WTC) was hit at 9:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2001.

Quick timeline

  • 8:46 a.m. EDT – American Airlines Flight 11 hits the North Tower (1 WTC).
  • 9:03 a.m. EDT – United Airlines Flight 175 hits the South Tower (2 WTC), often called “the second tower.”

This second impact came about 17 minutes after the first, and it was broadcast live on television, which is one reason it is so strongly remembered in public memory.

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