Historical Events In September - 11

1984  Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1985  Intl Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km on September - 11.   

1985  On September - 11 william Alwyn, composer, dies at 79   

1986  On September - 11 dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded   

1987  On September - 11 lorne Greene broadcaster, actor died at Santa Monica California   

1987  Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica), dies at 72 on September - 11.   

1988  On September - 11 george Alpert, railroad executive, dies at 90   

1990  On this day in history ben Frank, actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of heart attack at 56   

1991  14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston on September - 11.   

1992  Erik Terpstra, director (Versier de leegte, De ander, Daniel), dies on September - 11.   

1993  On September - 11 antoine Izmery, Haitian businessman/advisor to pres Aristide, murdered   

1994  On September - 11 frederick Rand Weissman, philanthropist, dies at 82   

2000  On this day in history scientists confirm the long held suspicion It can take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Research shows some 12 and 13-year-olds show signs of addiction within days of their first cigarette.   

2000  Scientists confirm the long held suspicion: It can take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Research shows some 12 and 13-year-olds show signs of addiction within days of their first cigarette on September - 11.   

2001  On September - 11 1 04 p.m. Bush, speaking from Barksdale Air Force Base, says that all appropriate security measures are being taken, including putting the U.S. military on high alert worldwide.   

2001  1 48 p.m. President Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana aboard Air Force One and flies to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on this day in history.   

2001  10 05 a.m. The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, plummeting into the streets below. A massive cloud of dust and debris forms and slowly drifts away from the building on this day in history.   

2001  On September - 11 10 10 a.m. A portion of the Pentagon collapses.   

2001  10 10 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh on September - 11.   

2001  On September - 11 10 28 a.m. The World Trade Center's north tower collapses from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke.   

2001  10 45 a.m. All federal office buildings in Washington are evacuated on this day in history.   

2001  11 18 a.m. American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft. American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on this day in history.   

2001  On this day in history 11 26 a.m. United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, has crashed in Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. The airline also says that it is "deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.   

2001  11 59 a.m. United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, has crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard. Emergency personnel at the scene say there are no survivors on September - 11.   

2001  On September - 11 4 30 p.m. The president leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska aboard Air Force One to return to Washington.   

2001  On September - 11 5 20 p.m. The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapses. The evacuated building is damaged when the twin towers across the street collapse earlier in the day. Other nearby buildings in the area remain ablaze.   

2001  On September - 11 6 54 p.m. Bush arrives back at the White House and is scheduled to address the nation at 8 30 p.m.   

2001  8 45 a.m. A hijacked passenger jet, American Flight 11, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire on this day in history.   

2001  9 03 a.m. A second hijacked airliner, United Flight 175, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning on September - 11.   

2001  9 30 a.m. Bush, speaking in Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack." ep112001 TIME-9 40 a.m. The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide has been halted on September - 11.   

2001  9 43 a.m. A third hijacked aircraft, American Airlines Flight 77, crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately on this day in history.   

2001  Attack on America on this day in history.   

2001  Terrorists hijack four airplanes and run two of them into the World Trade Center and one of them into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashes in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

2001  10:10 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

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1182  On September - 11 birth of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 1204)   

1458  Bernardo Accolti, [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia) was born on this day in history.   

1476  Louise of Savoye, French mother/regentes of king Francois I was born on this day in history.   

1522  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical was born on this day in history.   

1523  Pierre de Ronsard, poet was born on September - 11.   

1525  On this day in history birth of johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91)   

1584  On this day in history birth of thomas Erpenius, [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist/arabist (grammar)   

1611  Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1161  On this day in history death of queen Melisende of Jerusalem (b. 1105)   

1185  Death of Stephanus Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier on September - 11.   

1297  Hugh de Cressingham, English treasurer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1298  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, French soldier (b. 1269)   

1349  On September - 11 death of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (b. 1315)   

1599  Death of Cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35 on September - 11.   

1630  On September - 11 death of john de White, calvinist/banker to Prague, commits suicide   

1646  On September - 11 johann Stobaeus, composer, dies at 66