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September 11, 2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania September 11, 1995 Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423 September 11, 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" September 11, 1995 Soyuz TM-22, lands September 11, 1994 114th U.S. Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Michael Stich (61 76 75) September 11, 1994 46th Emmy Awards: Fraiser, Picket Fences and Kelsey Grammer wins September 11, 1994 Jingyi Le swims female world record 50m freestyle September 11, 1994 Missie McGeorge wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship September 11, 1993 107th U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (63 63) September 11, 1993 Junxia Qu runs 1500m ladies world record (3:50.46) September 11, 1992 Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured September 11, 1991 "La Toya: Growing Up in The Jackson Family" goes on sale September 11, 1991 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston September 11, 1991 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 11, 1991 New York Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium September 11, 1991 Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0 September 11, 1989 Drexel formally pleads guilty to security fraud September 11, 1989 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa changes call letters to KGGO September 11, 1988 1/3 of population argues for Estonia autonomy September 11, 1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) September 11, 1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship September 11, 1988 Sports Aid - jogging to feed the world September 11, 1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4hrs 55 min - longest men's final in U.S. Open history September 11, 1987 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins September 11, 1987 Shoot out at Jean-Bertrand Aristides' church in Haiti, 12 die September 11, 1986 President Mubarak receives Israeli premier Peres September 11, 1986 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 11, 1986 Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded September 11, 1985 Flyby of Comet Giacobini-Zinner September 11, 1985 International Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km September 11, 1985 Sri Lanka score their 1st Test Cricket victory, by 149 runs vs. India September 11, 1985 Pete Rose of Cin Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record September 11, 1983 103rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 67 75 60) September 11, 1983 Fashion designer Donna Karen marries Stephan Weiss September 11, 1983 Franco Harris becomes 3rd NFL to rush 11,000 yards September 11, 1983 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship September 11, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 11, 1982 96th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats Hana Mandlikova (63 61) September 11, 1982 Debbie Maffett (Calif), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983 September 11, 1982 Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY September 11, 1981 2nd government of Agt forms September 11, 1980 Chile adopts its constitution September 11, 1980 Ron LeFlore (91st) and Rodney Scott (58th), set teammate steal record September 11, 1977 29th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Carroll O'Conner and Bea Arthur September 11, 1977 97th U.S. Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors (26 63 75 60) September 11, 1977 Joanne Carner wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open September 11, 1976 Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977 September 11, 1976 Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless) September 11, 1976 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins) September 11, 1974 Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each September 11, 1973 Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup September 11, 1972 BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont September 11, 1971 "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 343 performances September 11, 1971 Egypt adopts its constitution September 11, 1971 Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972 September 11, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 11, 1967 A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley September 11, 1967 Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England September 11, 1967 French president De Gaulle visits Poland September 11, 1967 Indian/Chinese border fights September 11, 1967 U.S. Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material September 11, 1967 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1967 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1967 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1967 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1966 80th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Esther Bueno-Fraiser beats N Richey (63 61) September 11, 1966 86th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe (46 12-10 63 64) September 11, 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island September 11, 1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a HR on his 1st at bat September 11, 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic September 11, 1966 Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show September 11, 1965 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks September 11, 1965 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets September 11, 1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company September 11, 1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium September 11, 1962 Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums September 11, 1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles September 11, 1962 KVCR TV channel 24 in San Bernardino, California (PBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1961 Bob Dylan's 1st New York performance September 11, 1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy September 11, 1960 74th U.S. Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Maria Fraser (64 1012 64) September 11, 1960 80th U.S. Mens Tennis: Neale A Fraser beats Rodney G Laver (64 64 97) September 11, 1959 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements September 11, 1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans September 11, 1959 Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4 September 11, 1959 Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0 September 11, 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island September 11, 1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR September 11, 1956 Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8) September 11, 1956 Yanks Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher September 11, 1955 69th U.S. Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward (64 62) September 11, 1955 75th U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Ken Rosewall beats (97 63 63) September 11, 1955 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting September 11, 1954 1st Miss America TV broadcast September 11, 1954 20.4 cm rainfall at Brunswick, Maine (state record) September 11, 1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting September 11, 1954 Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) September 11, 1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting September 11, 1953 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting September 11, 1952 West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews September 11, 1951 Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice September 11, 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes September 11, 1950 "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts September 11, 1950 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited September 11, 1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio September 11, 1950 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence September 11, 1946 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation September 11, 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference September 11, 1944 U.S. 5th pantzer division is 1st to enter nazi-Germany September 11, 1943 Allied arm forces conquerors Salerno September 11, 1943 Jewish ghettos of Minsk and Lida Belorussia liquidated September 11, 1943 Last German Q/pirate ship sinks near Easter Island September 11, 1943 U.S. and Australian troops join in Salamaua, New Guinea September 11, 1942 Transport nr 31 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany September 11, 1941 Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels September 11, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight September 11, 1941 Charles Lindbergh, charges "British, Jewish and Roosevelt administration" are trying to get U.S. into WW II September 11, 1940 54th Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office September 11, 1940 Anton Mussert establishes Dutch SS September 11, 1940 Hitler begins operation-Seelowe (invasion England) September 11, 1939 Battle of Kutno-pocket: Germans advance to Warsaw September 11, 1939 British submarine Triton torpedoes British submarine Oxley September 11, 1939 Iraq and Saudi Arabia declare war on nazi-Germany September 11, 1937 51st U.S. Womens Tennis: Anita Lizana beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (64 62) September 11, 1937 57th U.S. Mens Tennis: J D Budge beats G vs. Cramm (61 79 61 36 61) September 11, 1936 A's pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game September 11, 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam September 11, 1935 49th U.S. Womens Tennis: H H Jacobs beats Sarah H Palfrey Fabyan (62 64) September 11, 1935 U.S. captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year September 11, 1933 Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a Grand Slam by defeating him at U.S. Tennis championship September 11, 1930 Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles September 11, 1929 SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system September 11, 1928 1st TV drama-WGY's Queens Messenger September 11, 1928 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees September 11, 1927 After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 September 11, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 50th of 60 homers September 11, 1926 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1) September 11, 1926 Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu September 11, 1926 Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joining September 11, 1926 U.S. defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship September 11, 1926 Yanks' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies September 11, 1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yanks September 11, 1923 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run September 11, 1923 ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over New York's tallest skyscraper, Woolworth Tower September 11, 1922 British mandate of Palestine begins September 11, 1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader September 11, 1919 U.S. Marines invade Honduras September 11, 1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series September 11, 1916 German troops conquer Kavalla Greece September 11, 1914 T Handy publishes "St. Louis Blues" September 11, 1912 Netherland Olympic Committee forms September 11, 1912 Philadelphia A's Eddie Collins steals 6 bases in 1 game September 11, 1910 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood) September 11, 1909 Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet September 11, 1900 President Kruger crosses border with Mozambique September 11, 1895 FA Cup stolen in Birmingham September 11, 1893 Bronx Gas and Electric Company opens on Frisby and Tremont Ave September 11, 1893 Shaku Soen is 1st Zen teacher to visit the West (Chicago) September 11, 1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Crooked Man" September 11, 1886 Mayflower (U.S.) beats Galatea (England) in 7th America's Cup September 11, 1885 Moses Hopkins, named minister to Liberia September 11, 1883 James Cutler patents postal mail chute September 11, 1881 Triple landslides bury Elm Switz September 11, 1877 Rijkslandbouwhoge school opens in Wageningen September 11, 1875 1st newspaper cartoon strip September 11, 1853 1st electric telegraph used (Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos) September 11, 1852 Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R September 11, 1850 "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind gives 1st U.S. concert September 11, 1847 1st singing of Stephen Fosters "Susanna" (in Pittsburgh) September 11, 1839 1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) September 11, 1831 Charles Darwin meets with capt Fitzroy at Plymouth September 11, 1814 Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh September 11, 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, New York; American Navy defeats British September 11, 1789 Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury September 11, 1786 Annapolis Convention to determine interstate commerce September 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine, Pa; Americans lose to British September 11, 1773 Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace" September 11, 1741 Queen Maria Theresa addresses Hungarian Parliament September 11, 1714 French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona September 11, 1709 Battle at Malplaquet: Engl/Aust/Dutch Great Alliance beat France September 11, 1697 Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen van Savoye beats Turkish superior power September 11, 1649 Massacre of Drogheda-Cromwell kills 3,000 royalists September 11, 1649 Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred September 11, 1648 Battle at Pilawce: Bohdan Chmielricki's beats John Casimir September 11, 1645 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Bristol September 11, 1557 Catholic and Lutheran theology debated in Worm September 11, 1304 Willem III becomes earl of Holland September 11, 1297 Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel Wm Wallace beats English September 11, 813 Charles the Great crowns Louis I emperor |