September 11

Events

• 2018 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence: The Donald Trump campaign cancels a rally for Missouri ahead of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall on the East Coast. (Politico)The North Carolina Tar Heels football game against the UCF Knights and the North Carolina State Wolfpack game against the West Virginia Mountaineers are cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. (Orlando Sentinel) (Sporting News)
• 2017 Sinai insurgency: Militants ambush a police convoy in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killing 18 police and wounding seven others. (AP)
• 2016 Syrian civil war: Before a ceasefire takes effect tomorrow, over 100 people have been killed and over 100 injured in airstrikes on rebel-held Idlib. (CNN) (Sky News)
• 2015 Cross-Strait relations: The People's Liberation Army of China holds three days of live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait, while Taiwan holds exercises simulating Chinese submarines attacking Kinmen and being repelled by Taiwanese amphibious forces. (The Guardian) (AP via Yahoo)
• 2014 Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:: The Elders Forum in the Nigerian state of Borno warns that Boko Haram militants have surrounded the city of Maiduguri. (BBC)
• 2013 The UN accuses both the Syrian government and, to a lesser extent, the rebels of war crimes. Out of 9 massacres they investigated, 8 were attributed to the Syrian Army. The remaining massacre was attributed to insurgents. (The New York Times)
• 2012 18 ampndash A series of protests is directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide, as well as diplomatic missions of Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom in some countries, after the screening of a Youtube trailer for the film ''Innocence of Muslims''. In Libya the attacks result in the deaths of the United States Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, and 3 other Americans.
• 2011 Tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
• 2010 A man is arrested after a minor explosion at a hotel in Copenhagen, amid heightened security fears in Denmark. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)
• 2009 The search and rescue effort following the 2009 Sierra Leone shipwreck comes to end, with 90 confirmed dead and at least 100 others declared missing. (Reuters)
• 2008 Ayman al-Zawahiri, number two leader of al Qaeda, questions Abu Ayyub al-Masri's ability to lead al Qaeda in Iraq, and accuses that organization's umbrella group, the Islamic State of Iraq, of lying to the media about its activities. (CNN)
• 2007 Bruce Golding is sworn in as Prime Minister of Jamaica following the victory of his Jamaica Labour Party in the parliamentary elections. (Jamaica Gleaner News)
• 2006 The 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement begins in Havana, Cuba. (Official Site)
• 2005 An eleven minute video tape purporting to be from Al Qaeda is delivered to American network ABC in Pakistan and shown on ''Good Morning America'', warns of future attacks on Los Angeles, California and Melbourne, Australia. Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American convert to Islam, called the September 11, 2001 attacks ampquotblessed eventsampquot and commenting on possible attacks in the future stated, ampquotThis time, don't count on us demonstrating restraint and compassion.ampquot (Reuters)
• 2004 All passengers are killed when a helicopter crashes in the Aegean Sea. Passengers include Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others (including journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria).
• 2003 Actor John Ritter is stricken by a previously undiagnosed heart problem during the taping of the TV sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, dying in hospital at age 54.
• 2002 The World Summit on Sustainable Development comes to a close.
• 2001 The September 11 attacks take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings result in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crashing of a passenger airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
• 1997 NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
• 1996 Union Pacific Railroad purchases Southern Pacific Railroad.
• 1995 Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423
• 1994 114th US Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Michael Stich (61 76 75)
• 1993 107th US Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (63 63)
• 1992 ''STS-47'': Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''.
• 1991 La Toya: Growing Up in The Jackson Family goes on sale
• 1990 Cold War: The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification.
• 1989 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa changes call letters to KGGO
• 1988 1 / 3 of population argues for Estonia autonomy
• 1987 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins
• 1986 President Mubarak receives Israeli Premier Peres
• 1985 Flyby of Comet Giacobini-Zinner
• 1983 103rd US Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 67 75 60)
• 1982 96th US Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats Hana Mandlikova (63 61)
• 1981 2nd government of Agt forms
• 1980 Chile adopts its constitution
• 1978 U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on the Camp David Accords a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
• 1977 97th US Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors (26 63 75 60)
• 1976 90th US Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight US Open Final (Evert wins)
• 1974 Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
• 1972 BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont
• 1971 2 by 2 closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 343 performances
• 1970 The Ford Pinto automobile is introduced.
• 1968 Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and 6 crew.
• 1967 French President De Gaulle visits Poland
• 1966 80th US Womens Tennis: M Esther Bueno-Fraiser beats N Richey (63 61)
• 1965 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets
• 1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
• 1962 Beatles cut Love Me Do andPS I Love You with Andy White on drums
• 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
• 1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
• 1959 Duke Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
• 1956 Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
• 1955 69th US Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward (64 62)
• 1954 20.4 cm rainfall at Brunswick, Maine (state record)
• 1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 1952 West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews.
• 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes
• 1950 Beetle Bailey comic strip debuts
• 1948 Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder and first Governor General of Pakistan, dies. Pakistan is in a state of shock as it mourns the departure of the father of the nation. The day is a public holiday nation-wide.
• 1945 World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
• 1944 FDR and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference
• 1943 Allied arm forces conquerors Salerno
• 1941 Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels
• 1940 54th Postmaster General: Frank C Walker of Pa takes office
• 1939 Battle of Kutno-pocket: Germans advance to Warsaw
• 1937 51st US Womens Tennis: Anita Lizana beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (64 62)
• 1936 FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
• 1935 49th US Womens Tennis: H H Jacobs beats Sarah H Palfrey Fabyan (62 64)
• 1931 Salvatore Maranzano, American organized crime figure (Born 1868)
• 1930 Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks two miles.
• 1929 San Francisco Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system
• 1928 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees
• 1927 After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2
• 1926 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1)
• 1923 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run
• 1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader
• 1921 Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan to colonize Palestine and creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
• 1919 U.S. Marines invade Honduras.
• 1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, four games to two in 15th World Series.
• 1916 German troops conquer Kavalla Greece
• 1914 T Handy publishes St. Louis Blues
• 1912 Netherland Olympic Committee forms
• 1906 Mahatma Gandhi coins the term ''Satyagraha'' to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa.
• 1903 The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
• 1900 President Kruger crosses border with Mozambique
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• 2016 The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey - Closer
• 2015 OMI - Cheerleader
• 2014 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
• 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
• 2012 Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• 2011 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
• 2010 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
• 2009 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
• 2008 T.I. - Whatever You Like
• 2007 Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
• 2006 Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
• 2005 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
• 2004 Terror Squad - Lean Back
• 2003 Nelly - Shake Ya Tailfeather
• 2002 Nelly - Dilemma
• 2001 Jennifer Lopez - I'm Real
• 2000 Janet - Doesn't Really Matter
• 1999 Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos
• 1998 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
• 1997 The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money, Mo Problems
• 1996 Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
• 1995 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
• 1994 Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You
• 1993 Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
• 1992 Boyz II Men - End Of The Road
• 1991 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
• 1990 Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory
• 1989 New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
• 1988 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
• 1987 Los Lobos - La Bamba
• 1986 Bananarama - Venus
• 1985 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
• 1984 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
• 1983 Michael Sembello - Maniac
• 1982 Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
• 1981 Diana Ross - Endless Love
• 1980 Diana Ross - Upside Down
• 1979 The Knack - My Sharona
• 1978 Taste Of Honey, A - Boogie Oogie Oogie
• 1977 The Emotions - Best Of My Love
• 1976 Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
• 1975 Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
• 1974 Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby
• 1973 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
• 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
• 1971 Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl
• 1970 Edwin Starr - War
• 1969 The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
• 1968 The Rascals - People Got To Be Free
• 1967 Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe
• 1966 The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
• 1965 The Beatles - Help!
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• 1963 The Angels - My Boyfriend's Back
• 1962 Tommy Roe - Sheila
• 1961 The Highwaymen - Michael
• 1960 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
• 1959 The Browns - The Three Bells
• 1958 Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
• 1957 Debbie Reynolds - Tammy
• 1955 Pat Boone - Ain't That A Shame
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