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Historical Events on September 11

  • Catholic Church

    1226

    The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.

  • Ottoman Empire

    1565

    Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.

  • Alexander Hamilton

    1789

    Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

  • War of 1812

    1813

    War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..

  • World War II

    1943

    World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.

  • RAF

    1944

    World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.

  • Korean War

    1950

    Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.

  • East Germany

    1989

    Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.

  • NASA

    1997

    NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

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