Remembering September 11 Historical World Events

"September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of the year. It is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099)."


The events of Sept. 11, 2001 undoubtedly changed the course of U.S. history -- and permanently etched the date on the world's consciousness. With the 10th anniversary of the four coordinated suicide attacks against the U.S. rapidly approaching, 9/11 is once again a focus for many.

Though it will be forever associated with the World Trade Center and U.S. Pentagon attacks, Sept. 11 is an important date from a global perspective for other reasons as well. Historic events in Haiti, Estonia and Chile also took place on Sept. 11 over various years -- and both Japan's Princess Akishino and embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will mark their birthdays on the date

World Trade Center

The Pentagon

Music:
1965, The Beatles started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Help!', the group's sixth US chart topper

Other Events;

Year 1906: Mahatma Gandhi coins the term "Satyagraha" to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa.

Year 1961: Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
Year 1963: Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage
Year 1997: NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

Year 2007: Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all bombs.