Lynn R. Mitchell
Lynn R. Mitchell is the Editor-in-Chief of Bearing Drift. She has been a fixture of the Virginia political commentary scene since 2006. Active in local and statewide politics, Lynn has coordinated campaigns and served in various Party leadership roles. She has served on official boards in the area including Trustee with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, and currently sits on the Augusta County Library Board. Originally from the Richmond area, she and her husband live in the Shenandoah Valley.
9:59 a.m. on 9/11: South Tower Collapses
The horror of the day continued
9:45am on 9/11: White House Evacuated
The Twin Towers had been attacked an hour earlier … Pan Am Flight 77 had flown into the Pentagon … and now United Airlines Flight 93 was being followed on radar flying after making a turn from its flight path to fly toward Washington, D.C.
9:37am on 9/11: The Pentagon Is Hit
American Airlines Flight 77 was flown by hijackers into the Pentagon
9:31am on 9/11: President Bush Tells America ‘Today We’ve Had a National Tragedy’
Less than an hour after the first attack, President Bush addressed the nation from Florida.
9:03am on 9/11: South Tower Hit
Second attack left no doubt. America was under attack.
9/11: ‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’
Hear how the day unfolded from those who were with President Bush on that fateful day.
8:50 a.m. on 9/11: President Bush Alerted
President Bush was visiting a Florida elementary school when the terrorist attacks began
8:46am on 9/11: America Is Under Attack, North Tower of WTC Hit
The first sign that America was under attack….
9/11 Headlines from Around the World on 9/12
Our neighbors around the globe were watching the devastating terrorist attacks in America
Polls Increase as We March Toward November Midterms
Though not entirely reliable, they are the best we have for a snapshot into upcoming races
