September 11 Economic Ramifications.
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September 11 Economic Ramifications The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City have symbolized for over thirty years the economic possibilities and financial robustness of the Unites States of America. The North and South Towers of the World Trade Center each stood over 1,360-feet high and together contained more office space than any other building in the world. Each massive 110-story tower enclosed more than 1-acre of office space for each of the buildings' floors. The towers were at one point the world's tallest during the 1970's (10, 34). In less than two hours on September 11, 2001, eighteen terrorists were capable of hijacking four fuel-laden aircrafts and destroying them along with the Twin Towers and a portion of the United States Pentagon. Fatalities of these horrific attacks claimed the lives of 2,823 people in or around the towers, 123 at the Pentagon, and 266 on the...


