What Happened on September 11th?

Unprecedented attacks spark global conflict

Author

Matthew Jones
September 11, 2024

2001 The World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacked

Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers intervened. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, leading to the global war on terror and significant changes in US and international security policies. Read more about the perpetrator of this heinous act in Osama bin Laden: Life, Al-Qaeda, Terrorist Attacks, and Death.

The photo shows the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning before they collapsed during the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001.

🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on September 11:

1973 ─ General Augusto Pinochet led a coup d'état in Chile, overthrowing President Salvador Allende and establishing a military dictatorship that ruled with an iron fist until 1990.

1944 ─ Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in Canada at the Second Quebec Conference, where they discussed strategies for the Pacific Theater and post-war reconstruction, including the use of the atomic bomb and the formation of the United Nations.

1941 ─ Construction began on the Pentagon, aimed at centralizing US military operations during World War II.

1855 ─ The 11-month Siege of Sevastopol ended, with Russian forces surrendering to the Allies in a decisive moment of the Crimean War.

1814 ─ US naval forces defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain, securing the northern border during the War of 1812 and contributing to favorable terms for the US in the Treaty of Ghent.

1777 ─ British forces defeated the Americans at the Battle of Brandywine, allowing them to capture Philadelphia and forcing George Washington's army to retreat.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On September 11, we’re singing to:

D.H. Lawrence (1885) ─ English writer renowned for his novels such as Lady Chatterley's Lover and Sons and Lovers, which explore complex human relationships and sexuality.

Bashar al-Assad (1965) ─ President of Syria since 2000, whose rule has been marked by the ongoing and devastating Syrian civil war, sparking widespread controversy and conflict.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On September 11, we’re saying goodbye to:

Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1948) ─ Founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan, instrumental in its creation and early governance following India's partition.

Nikita Khrushchev (1971) ─ Nikita Khrushchev was a premier of the Soviet Union who led the de-Stalinization of the USSR and played a crucial role in Cold War events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Salvador Allende (1973) ─ President of Chile and the first Marxist elected to lead a Latin American country, whose death during a military coup remains a potent symbol of Cold War tensions.

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