Today is Friday, September 11, 2026

Today in
Crime History

1998 - Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sent a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.

2001 - In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.

2002 - Nick Nolte was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was released later in the day on $2,500 bail.

2003 - Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh died from stab wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant the previous day.

2012 - Terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were murdered and several others were injured. One of the fatalities was U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens.

Today in
Disaster History

1926 - In southeast Florida and Alabama, 243 people died in a hurricane.

1973 - In Moganik, Yugoslavia, 41 people were killed when a JAT Yugoslav Airlines flight crashed into a mountain at 6,300 feet. The plane was descending at the time of the crash.

1974 - In Charlotte, NC, 70 people were killed when an Eastern Air Lines flight crashed while flying too low on approach in fog. Twelve people survived the crash.

1982 - In Mannheim, Germany, forty-six people aboard a U.S. Army helicopter were killed during an air show. Thirty-eight of the people were members of an international parachuting team.

1992 - Hurricane Iniki struck Hawaii. The storm damaged or destroyed over 10,000 homes and killed at least 5 people.

Today in
Death History

1971 - Former Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev died at the age of 77 from a heart attack.

1973 - Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent coup. Police said he committed suicide. The coup was widely believed to have been linked to the CIA.

1994 - Actress Jessica Tandy died at the age of 85 in Easton, CT.





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