More Notable Events on September 11: 2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1967 U.S. Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material 1950 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence 1946 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation 1939 Iraq and Saudi Arabia declare war on nazi-Germany