Sept. 11, 2001
6:12 am - Sarasota, Florida. President George W. Bush is assassinated when two men claiming to having an interview appointment breach security. The President was about to begin his early morning jog when the Assassins attacked, one setting off a suicide vest that killed the Secret Service detail, and the other stabbing the wounded President to death. The Assassin was killed shortly afterwards.
6:15 am - News of the explosion at the President's compound breaks on all major networks. In Washington, D.C., Vice President Cheney at the Naval Observatory is informed and taken to the White House.
6:30 am - President Bush's death is confirmed.
7:00 am - Richard Bruce Cheney is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. U.S. Forces go to Defense Condition Three.
8:15 am - Hi-Jacked Plane strikes World Trade Center.