On This Day In History
10 September 1960. At the Rome Olympic Games, Abebe Bikila, became the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. He became the first athlete to defend an Olympic marathon title in 1964. Both victories were in world record time. pic.twitter.com/6hfBOpVkZR
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 10, 2022
10 September 1961. During the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, a crash led to the death of German Formula One driver, Wolfgang von Trips (pictured, aged 33), with 13 spectators also killed, after being hit by his Ferrari. It’s the deadliest accident in Formula 1 history. pic.twitter.com/C5YLZrcJCo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 10, 2022
10 September 1985. The legendary Celtic and Scotland manager, Jock Stein, died (aged 62). He was the first British manager to win the European Cup in 1967 with Celtic. He collapsed in a Cardiff dugout after his team clinched a vital draw against Wales in a World Cup qualifier. pic.twitter.com/sM4jtBFqCY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 10, 2022
10 September 2007. British Entrepreneur, Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop and a charity campaigner, died (aged 64). Her company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals in its products and promoted fair trade with developing countries. pic.twitter.com/U9Rk6BfLLV
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 10, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY: A storm cloud hovering ominously above New York's Twin Towers (photo taken on Monday 10 September 2001). pic.twitter.com/a1ireSzpCo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 10, 2022
September 11th
1297 Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the English
1609 Expulsion order announced against the Moriscos of Valencia; beginning of the expulsion of all Spain's Moriscos
1697 Battle of Zenta: forces of Prince Eugen of Savoye defeat the Turks, ending Ottoman control of large parts of Central Europe
1708 Great Northern war: Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the war
2001 Two passenger planes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crash into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both and deaths of 2,606 people
2001 Terrorists hijack a passenger plane and crash it into the Pentagon causing the deaths of 125 people
2001 Attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists causes plane to crash in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people on board
Did You Know?
Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace"
Today in History in 1773
Would You Believe?
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah
Today in History in 1857
This day 19 years ago – 11 September 2001 – the World Trade Center was attacked by al-Qaeda, who flew hijacked planes into the buildings, killing 2,977 people.
The first certified fatality was Mychal Judge, a Catholic priest.
He was the son of Irish immigrants from Co Leitrim. pic.twitter.com/CCHAwSNR0y
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) September 11, 2020
#OTD in 1730 Amrita Devi Bishnoi led a protest to save sacred trees from being felled by the Maharaja of Marwar's men. Amrita & her 3 daughters—Asu, Ratni & Bhagu—were beheaded; c. 360 other Bishnois died. 11 Sept is now #NationalForestMartyrsDay in India. https://t.co/M0FsfKNEnX pic.twitter.com/fR3X2QvXm6
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) September 11, 2022
On this day in 1895, South Carolina officials met to rewrite the state constitution and worked to enact a new constitution that successfully disenfranchised Black voters for nearly 70 years. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/WLlZ5kLFtS
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) September 11, 2022
11 September 1878. 268 miners were killed after an explosion at a mining colliery in the Prince of Wales Colliery in the Welsh village of Abercarn (then in Monmouthshire). The disaster is the third worst for loss of life to occur within the South Wales Coalfield. pic.twitter.com/PtsaQH6luR
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
11 September 1987. Reggae legend, Peter Tosh (aged 42), a key member of Bob Marley & The Wailers, was shot and killed in his home in Jamaica by two members of a three-man gang who came to his house on motorcycles demanding money. pic.twitter.com/7V7eYLNfZ9
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
11 September 2001. At 8:46 AM a film crew were following the daily activities of a New York City Fire Department crew and captured footage of AA Flight 11 hitting the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. pic.twitter.com/I6BIbbmAEW
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
11 September 2001. 9:37 AM. American Airlines Flight 77 was deliberately crashed into the western side of the Pentagon in Washington DC. All 64 people on board were killed. pic.twitter.com/esXFpN1v30
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
11 September 2001. 10:03 AM. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. All 44 people on board were killed. Telephone conversations suggest some passengers bravely tried to reclaim control of the plane. pic.twitter.com/ESnF6wtGLs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
The key filmed images of 9/11. pic.twitter.com/8TKoHbpCFl
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
Countries that had citizens killed in 9/11 attacks. pic.twitter.com/vWbHCkQz8q
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
Brian Sweeney’s voice mail to his wife is one of the most inspirational of 9/11. Here’s who he was. pic.twitter.com/5GEkZVRgCL
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 11, 2022
September 12th
1758 French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula so begins his Messier Catalogue
1909 World's first patent for synthetic rubber granted to German chemist Fritz Hofmann
1933 Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives idea of a nuclear chain reaction
1940 Four teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux, France discover 17,000 year old drawings now known as the Lascaux Cave Paintings
1958 US Supreme Court orders the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate
1959 Luna 2 launched by USSR; 1st spacecraft to impact on the Moon
Did You Know?
1st submarine publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I
Today in History in 1624
Would You Believe?
United States’ 1st known female cop appointed, Alice Stebbins Wells by LAPD
Today in History in 1910