On This Day in History for September 11
Events in History
- 9 The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends after four days with a Germanic alliance defeating Roman forces and putting an end to expansion of the empire east of the Rhine
- 813 Louis the Pious crowned co-Emperor with Charlemagne of the Carolingian Empire
- 910 Benedictine abbey of Cluny founded by William, Duke of Aquitaine, in Burgundy, France, one of the greatest monasteries of Western Europe
- 1185 Isaac II Angelus kills Stephanus Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronicus I Comnenus and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1213 Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang (former Prince of Wei) in Peking and proclaims himself Regent
- 1226 The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes
- 1229 Ögedei, son of Genghis Khan, is elected the Mongolian Khan, succeeding Genghis after his father's death (or 13 Sept)
- 1297 Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the English
- More Events in History
O. Henry
D. H. Lawrence
Ferdinand Marcos
Bob Packwood
Bashar al-Assad
Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaWeddings in History
- 1878 German philosopher Friedrich Engels (57) marries Lizzie Burns (51), hours before her death in London
- 1930 Mystery writer Agatha Christie (39) weds archaeologist Max Mallowan (26)
- 1941 Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels
Divorces in History
- 1977 TV's Rhoda gets divorced
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Billy Bishop
Nikita Khrushchev
Salvador Allende
Todd Beamer
T. Boone PickensSeptember in History
9/11 Attack on NY's World Trade Towers
UA Flight 175 flies toward the South Tower of the World Trade Center while the North Tower burns
September 11, 2001
The Atari 2600
An Atari 2600 video game console
September 11, 1977
The Plot Behind Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Masterpiece
Michelangelo’s work on 12 Apostles, started on this day, was abandoned after a call from Rome – which led to the magnificent painting of the Sistine Chapel.
September 11, 1503
Dog Unearths Cave of Antiquity
A cave complex that contained wall paintings later described by experts as 'the cradle of art' was unearthed on this day by a curious dog, named Robot.
September 12, 1940