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September 11 in History
Historical Events on September 11
1185
Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
1226
The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.
1297
Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
1390
Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
1541
Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco.
1565
Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
1609
Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1649
Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
1697
Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683-1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
1708
Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
1709
Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
1714
Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1758
Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
1775
Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776
British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
1777
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1780
American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
1786
The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
1789
Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1792
The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1800
The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
1802
France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
1803
Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.
1813
War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..
1814
War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
1826
Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
1829
Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.
1830
Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
1836
The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
1851
Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves stand against their former owner in armed resistance in Christiana, Pennsylvania, creating a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement.
1852
The State of Buenos Aires secedes from the Argentine Federal government, rejoining on September 17, 1861. Several places are named Once de Septiembre after this event.
1857
The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
1897
After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
1903
The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1905
The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
1914
Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1916
The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
1919
United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
1921
Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
1922
The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
1922
The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
1941
Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
1943
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
1943
World War II: Start of the Nazi liquidation of the Minsk and Lida ghettos.
1944
World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.
1944
World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
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.
1950
Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.
1954
Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
1961
Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
1965
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
1968
Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
1970
The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
1971
The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
1972
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
1973
A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
1974
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
1976
A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
1980
Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of President Pinochet.
1982
The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
1985
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit.
1989
Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
1992
Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
1997
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
1997
After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
2001
Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people are killed.
2007
Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
2008
A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
2011
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is open on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack
2012
A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
2012
The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
2015
A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
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