The Shock-and-Awe Progression of Horrors on 9/11/01, as Told by the Media

8:15 AM: Flight 11 is hijacked with knives. . 8:42 AM: Flight 175 is hijacked with knives. . 8:46 AM: Flight 77 is hijacked with knives. 8:46 AM: 1 World Trade Center is hit by a jet. . 9:03 AM: 2 World Trade Center is hit by a jet. 9:16 AM: Flight 93 is hijacked with knives. . 9:43 AM: The Pentagon is hit by Flight 77. . 9:59 AM: 2 World Trade Center collapses. . 10:28 AM: 1 World Trade Center collapses. . 5:20 PM: 7 World Trade Center collapses.

The news anchors emphatically stated that the towers collapsed, and fell down. None suggested they blew up or exploded.