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Question

Events of September 11, 2001


(All events EDT and am)




8:45 AA flight 11 strikes the north tower of the WTC


9:03 UA flight 175 hits the south tower


9:43 AA flight 77 hits the Pentagon


10:05 The south tower collapses


10:10 UA flight 93 crashes in Pennsylvania


10:28 The north tower collapses




If you live on the west coast and it is a 3 hour time difference (earlier on west coast) from New York, what time was it in California when AA flight 77 hit the Pentagon?
a.
6:43am
c.
7:43pm
b.
11:43am
d.
11:43pm

Answer 1

When AA flight 77 hit the Pentagon at 9:43 AM EDT, it would have been 3 hours earlier on the West Coast (PDT).

To find the time in California (PDT), you subtract 3 hours from 9:43 AM EDT:

9:43 AM - 3 hours = 6:43 AM PDT.

Therefore, the correct answer is: a. 6:43am.