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September 2001 Daily Timeline & Images.
A Daily Chronology and Timeline of Events
From September 11, 2001 to September 30, 2001.
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On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the U.S. is attacked by terrorists
in New York City and Washington, and the world changes forever.


Sept. 11
: Hijacked jetliners hit the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside
Washington. A fourth hijacked plane crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Trading on Wall
Street is stopped. The Federal Aviation  Administration halts all flight operations at the nation's
airports for the first time in U.S. history. U.S. military is placed on high alert. President Bush
addresses the nation and vows to "find those responsible and bring them to justice." Hundreds
of New York City firemen and policemen sent to rescue WTC workers are lost when the WTC
Twin Towers collapse. Reaction from international leaders is swift as world leaders react with
outrage over the attacks. Go to Attack Images/Morning Timeline.  Go to Bush Images/Timeline.

Sept. 12
: New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani warns death toll will be in the thousands at the
trade center. Firefighters continue to douse flames in New York and Washington. Bush labels
attacks "acts of war" and asks Congress to devote $20 billion to help rebuild and recover.
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America is Attacked
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World Trade Center
Sept. 13: Fighting back tears, Bush vows that America will "lead the world to victory" over
terrorism in a struggle he termed the first war of the 21st century. Secretary of State Colin
Powell identifies Osama Bin Laden as the prime suspect. The United States will respond with a
sustained military campaign, not a single strike, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz says.
Air travel resumes. Go to profile of Osama bin Laden.

Sept. 14: Bush declares national emergency and gives military authority to call 50,000
reservists to active duty. Justice Department releases names of the 19 hijackers. Afghanistan's
Taliban militia warns of "revenge" if United  States attacks it for harboring bin Laden. Bush
leads four former presidents and nation in prayer at National  Cathedral and visits trade center.

Sept. 15: President Bush says U.S. troops will hunt down terrorists in a long, unrelenting war;
cites desire by American people not only for revenge, but to end "barbaric behavior." The State
Department warns governments will be isolated if they tolerate or assist terrorist groups.
Pakistan agrees to the full list of U.S. demands for a possible attack on neighboring Afghanistan.
Click for a larger image. President Bush becomes emotional when discussing the September 11 attacks.
George W. Bush
Click for a larger image. The Bush family and the Clinton family at Washington prayer service on September 14, 2001.
National Cathedral
Sept. 16: President Bush pledges "crusade" to "rid the world of evil-doers," brushes off
reported Osama bin Laden denial. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney warns that those who harbor
terrorists face "the full wrath of the United States." Pakistani official says senior delegation sent
to Afghanistan to deliver U.S. message: hand over Osama bin Laden or risk massive assault.
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NYC Skyline Sept 16
Sept. 17: The supreme leader of Afghanistan's hardline Taliban says a grand council of Islamic
clerics will decide whether to hand over bin Laden. The Federal Reserve cuts its key interest
rate to try to keep the economy from plunging into a recession. Investors send stocks reeling
on Wall Street's first day of trading since the attacks. The list of people FBI wants detained in
the United States and abroad grows to nearly 200.
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NYSE Opens Again
Sept. 18: Taliban leaders call on Muslims to wage holy war on America if it attacks. U.S.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says administration preparing sustained offensive against
terrorists and countries that support them. Bush leads nation in moment of silence. Authorities
say federal grand jury in New York has opened investigation.

Sept. 19: Pentagon orders combat aircraft to bases in Persian Gulf. Bush continues push to
enlist global support in the battle against terrorism, meeting with the Indonesian president and
calling leaders of South Africa and South Korea; foreign ministers of Russia and Germany meet
with Powell. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf seeks to reassure his country the war against
terrorism does not target Islam or people of Afghanistan. Thousands of Afghans flee toward
borders.

Sept. 20: In national address, Bush announces creation of a Cabinet-level Office of Homeland
Security and names Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to coordinate efforts to prevent terrorism.
Bush directs U.S. military forces to "be ready" for the gathering battle: "The hour is coming
when America will act and you will make us proud." Islamic clerics urge bin Laden to voluntarily
leave Afghanistan. Pentagon announces that 5,131 members of the Air Force National Guard
and Air Force Reserve ordered to active duty. Go to President Bush's address to Congress.

Sept. 21: Taliban rulers refuse to hand over bin Laden and warn that any U.S. attacks could
plunge region into crisis. Taliban troops take up positions in the jagged mountain peaks on
Afghanistan's border with Pakistan. Thousands demonstrate in Pakistan's major cities. Pentagon
commits more aircraft to the Persian Gulf.  German authorities say they believe a terrorist
group based there began planning the U.S. attacks as far back as 1999.
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Homeland Security
Click for a larger image. President George W. Bush addresses the nation on September 20th.
Speech to Congress
Sept. 22: The Taliban say they shot down unmanned spy plane in northern Afghanistan. United
Arab Emirates cuts diplomatic relations with Taliban for refusing to surrender Osama bin Laden.
President Bush meets with advisers at Camp David, Md., as Pentagon orders ships and planes
to Middle East.
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NYC Wall of Posters
Sept. 23: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell promises to lay out evidence against Osama bin
Laden. Donald Rumsfeld confirms the United States lost contact with an unmanned spy plane
over Afghanistan. Taliban leadership says it can't find bin Laden to advise him to leave the
country. U.S. officials dismiss the claim. President Bush returns the American flag to full staff at
Camp David, symbolically ending the period of national mourning.
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Manhattan Apt. Dust
Sept. 24: President Bush signs an order freezing the assets of 27 people and organizations,
calling it a strike at financial foundation of terrorists. He demands foreign banks follow the U.S.
lead. Osama bin Laden calls on Pakistan's Muslims to fight "the American crusade." The ruling
Taliban say they are dispatching 300,000 fighters to defend Afghanistan's borders. The United
Nations says the Taliban threaten to kill U.N. relief workers in Afghanistan.
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WTC Site Sept. 24
Sept. 25: The United States and six of the world's richest nations agree to produce coordinated
plan to freeze the assets of all terrorist organizations. Saudi Arabia cuts ties with the Taliban
government. Osama bin Laden's organization makes a fresh call to arms, saying "wherever
there are Americans and Jews, they will be targeted." The Pentagon calls nearly 2,000 more
reservists to active duty, bringing to 14,318 the number of Reserve and National Guard
members called so far.
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USS Enterprise
Sept. 26: U.S. and Pakistani officials end two days of talks in Islamabad, with Pakistani leader
saying nations agree on military preparations for combating bin Laden's terrorist network in
Afghanistan. Thousands storm abandoned U.S. Embassy compound in Afghan capital of Kabul.
United Nations agency says assault on Afghanistan could send up to 1.5 million refugees into
Pakistan and other neighboring countries.
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WTC Priest Prayers
Sept. 27: Taliban acknowledge they can communicate with bin Laden, saying they have given
him a week-old message from clerics that he leave the country voluntarily. Bush announces
plan to bolster airline security, including expanded use of federal marshals on airliners. At
Bush's urging, governors around the nation plan to use the National Guard troops for airport
security.

Sept. 28: Bush says United States "in hot pursuit" of terrorists. Administration official says U.S.
special forces have conducted scouting missions in Afghanistan. Pakistani delegation fails to
persuade leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to surrender terrorist suspect bin Laden. The
U.N. Security Council unanimously approves a U.S.-sponsored resolution demanding all nations
take sweeping action against terrorism. Attorney General John Ashcroft says authorities have
arrested or detained more than 480 people.
Click for a larger image. The Taliban is defiant in the face of the American attacks against the Taliban.
Taliban Ambassador
Click for a larger image. The target of the Afghanistan campaign is Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda network.
Sept. 29: In national radio address, Bush says nation's defense against more attacks will be
to "aggressively and methodically" disrupt and destroy terrorism. Thousands rally in
Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Barcelona, Spain to discourage armed retaliation.
Anti-war protests draw hundreds in Austin, Texas, and Athens, Greece. The United Nations
resumes food shipments to prevent starvation in Afghanistan.

Sept. 30: The Taliban say explicitly for the first time that Osama bin Laden is still in Afghanistan
and is being kept in a secret location. Pakistani president says even under threat of U.S. military
strikes, hopes "very dim" bin Laden would be surrendered. Afghanistan opposition says
territory gained and hundreds of Taliban soldiers defected during three days of fighting in
northern mountains. Foreign aid workers in Iran stockpile emergency rations for possible
waves of Afghan refugees.

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Osama bin Laden
September 11 News Archives - The Year That Followed 9/11
Complete News Timelines and Photo Archives following the September 11, 2001 Attack on America.
September 11, 2001 - September 11, 2002
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September 2001
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October 2001
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November 2001
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December 2001
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January 2002
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April 2002
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June 2002
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July 2002
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September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America
Complete News Archives of September 11, 2001 and the Years That Followed
News, Images, Photographs, Headlines, Newspapers, Timelines, Mysteries, and History
Monthly Timelines
Sept. 11th History
Newspaper Pages
Magazine Covers
International Reaction
Bush & bin Laden
9/11 News & Photos
FDNY & Mysteries
September 2001 Timeline USA Newspapers Main World Leaders Reaction Attack Images & Timelines
October 2001 Timeline USA Newspapers A-D International Community Aftermath & Space Images
October 7 Attack Archives USA Newspapers E-M President Bush Sept. 11th USA Archived 9/11 Sites
November 2001 Timeline USA Newspapers N-S Bush 9/20 U.S. Congress World Archived 9/11 Sites
December 2001 Timeline USA Newspapers T-Z Bush 10/11 The Pentagon FDNY - 9/11 Firefighters
Jan- March 2002 Timeline World Newspapers Main Bush 11/8 Atlanta, Ga.  9/11 USA Flag Images
April-June 2002 Timeline World Newspapers A-L Bush 11/10 United Nations Heroes of 9/11 Flight 93
July-Sept 2002 Timeline World Newspapers M-Z Osama bin Laden & Jihad Mysteries - Cross / Images
September 11, 2002 World Newspapers U.K. Osama bin Laden Evidence Mysteries - Number Eleven
September 11 in History Magazine Front Covers Osama bin Laden Speeches Mysteries - 9/11 Early Signs
Historical 9/11 Videos USA Flag History & Art WTC Statistics & WTC Art Home Page
Historical 9/11 Books 9/11 Statistics & Art New WTC Plans & Designs Today's 911 News
May God bless the many souls who lost their lives, on September 11, 2001, at
the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on airline flights 11, 175, 77, & 93.
The courage and sacrifice shown by the FDNY firefighters, the NYC Police, and
other NYC EMS will never be forgotten. History will remember  9/11/2001.
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