Woog A. The World Trade Center

San Diego: ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2014. — 96 p. — (History’s great structures). — ISBN: 978-1-60152-544-4New York City's World Trade Center, which included the buildings known as the Twin Towers, was one of the citys most familiar structures. But its legacy rests on one of the modern worlds greatest tragedies: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which hijacked airliners crashed into the towers, causing them to collapse and claiming the lives of more than 2,700 people.Important Events in the History of the World Trade Center
Introduction: An American Icon
Why the World Trade Center Was Built
The World Trade Center Takes Shape
An Instant Icon
Death and Destruction
Rebuilding and Remembering
Source Notes
Facts About the World Trade Center
For Further ResearchPicture Credits
About the Author