September 11

9 – In the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history, losing 3 complete Legions, with the Rhine river being established de facto as the border between the Empire and the Germanic tribes for the next 400 years.

1297 – Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English at Stirling Bridge

1565 – 8000 relief troops from Spain inflict such heavy casualties on the Ottoman moslem forces that had besieged Malta for over 3 months, that they retreat from from the island.

1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island

1683 – Coalition forces of the Holy League, including the famous winged Hussars led by Polish King John III Sobieski, lift the siege of Vienna, Austria by Ottoman forces.

1697 – Coalition forces of the Holy League inflict one of the most decisive defeats in history on the Ottomans at Zenta, Serbia

1777 – British forces under General Howe defeat U.S. forces under General Washington in battle near Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania.

1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury.

1813 – During the War of 1812, British troops arrive in Mount Vernon, Virginia and prepare to invade Washington D.C.

1814 – British army and naval forces converge on Plattsburgh, New York at Lake Champlain and are defeated by U.S. Army, Militia and Naval forces waiting for them.

1944 – The Allied invasion of Germany during World War II begins near the city of Aachen

1905 – A derailment of the 9th street train above West 53rd Street entering 50th Street station in Manhattan is the worst accident on the New York City elevated railways, with 13 killed and 48 seriously injured

1919 – Due to political unrest causing concern among the U.S. companies involved in the fruit import business, the U.S government has U.S. Marine Corps troops deploy to Honduras, during the “Banana Wars” of the early 20th century.

1941 – Construction begins on The Pentagon.

1950 – President Truman approves military operations in Korea north of the 38th parallel

1954 – Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, killing 29 people and causing over $42 million in damage

1961 – Hurricane Carla hits the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state, killing 43 people and causing over $326 million in damage

1973 – A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the socialist administration of President Salvador Allende.

1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a Douglas DC-9 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 70 of the 78 passengers and 2 of the 4 crew aboard

1990 – President Bush addresses a joint session of Congress stating conditions that Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait completely.

1991 – Continental Express Flight 2574, an Embraer EMB 120, crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing all 11 passengers and 3 crew aboard.

1992 – Hurricane Iniki, hits the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Oahu, as a Category 4 hurricane, killing 7 and causing over $3.1 billion in damage.

1997 – NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

2001 – In a series of coordinated attacks, moslem Al Qaeda terrorists hijack  4 passenger jet aircraft and use them to crash into towers 1 & 2 of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon, killing 2,977 people. The passengers of the 4th jet, United Airlines Flight 93, attempt to retake it from the hijackers, and succeed in keeping the hijackers from completing their mission to crash it into the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.,  who instead crash it in Pennsylvania.

2011 – The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

2012 – The U.S. diplomatic compound and special mission annex in Benghazi, Libya are attacked, resulting in four deaths; Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, US Foreign Service officer Sean Smith; CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty. 2 operational members of 1st SFOD-D, on a separate mission, volunteer to accompany the relief forces, resulting in them receiving their respective service’s Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross for their actions in combat.

2021 – Nationwide ceremonies commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks