1609 - The island of Manhattan was discovered by navigator Henry Hudson.
1781 - Los Angeles was founded by the Spanish Governor of California, Felipe de Neve, near the site of the Native American village of Yang-na. The original name was El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of the Angels).
1649 - Massacre of Drogheda, Ireland
1893 - First Conference of World Parliament of Religions was held.
1906 - Mahatma Gandhi used the term "Satyagraha" to characterize the Non-Violence movement, that he started in South Africa.
1946 - 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation
1986 - Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline till that year, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded.
2001 - Terrorists attack on Buildings of USA using Aeroplanes
Two passenger planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both & death of 2,752 people. Terrorists hijacked another passenger plane and crashed it into the Pentagon causing the death of 125 people. Attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists caused the plane to crash in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people onboard
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Play List News Video 11.9.2001
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Births
1917 Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989) was born in Sarrat, Philippines. He ruled the Philippines from 1966, imposing an authoritarian regime until he was ousted in 1986.
1753 - 1st steam engine arrives in US colonies
1776 - Congress officially renames the country as the United States of America (Was the United Colonies)
1867 - Luxembourg gains independence
1908 - Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va
1912 - J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph)
1914 - Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army created.
1939 - Nazi army reaches Warsaw
1944 - Allied forces liberate Luxembourg
1944 - Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day)
1945 - Japanese in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies
1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed with Pyongyang as its capital.
1962 - Soviet economist Liberman plead for autonomous businesses
1976 - Mao Tse-tung died.
1993 - PLO recognizes state of Israel
Birthdays
1828 - Leo Tolystoy
Life and Work of Leo Tolstoy
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Albany - Tula Alliance
History Events of 9 September - Video
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1948 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed with Pyongyang as its capital.
