September 11 Historical Events
The following events took place on September 11. The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 83 events. Showing 31 - 60.
- 1857The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
- 1893Parliament of the World’s Religions opens in Chicago, where Swami Vivekananda delivers his speech on fanaticism, tolerance and the truth inherent in all religions.
- 1897After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- 1903The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- 1914Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
- 1916The Quebec Bridge’s central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
- 1919U.S. Marines invade Honduras.
- 1921Nahalal, 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.
- 1922The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
- 1922One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia’s predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded.
- 1931Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Lucky Luciano’s hitmen.
- 1932Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm.
- 1939World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, the country’s first independent declaration of war
- 1940George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer.
- 1941Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
- 1941Charles Lindbergh’s Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany.
- 1943World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija.
- 1943World War II: Start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis.
- 1944World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany.
- 1944World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
- 1945World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
- 1950Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38sup th parallel.
- 1954Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 1 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
- 1961Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
- 1965Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
- 1968Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
- 1968The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) was founded.
- 1970The Dawson’s Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
- 1971The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
- 1972The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
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