Iraq War Cost Underestimated September 15, 2002 U.S. President George W. Bush's economic adviser, Lawrence Lindsay, estimates the cost of the Gulf War to be $100-200 billion. This figure was criticized by Donald Rumsfeld, who said it would be under $50 billion. A 2007 Congressional Budget Office report estimated the lo...

Youngest U.S. President September 14, 1901 42-year-old Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in, making him the youngest U.S. president. Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President McKinley. He did not use a Bible for his oath of office. He was the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile (1902), submerg...

September 11, 2001 The September 11 attacks occur when hijackers from the group al-Qaeda crash two jets into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Shortly after, both towers collapsed. A third jet was crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed into a rural field in Somerset County, Pennsylv...

We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours September 10, 1813 Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British and makes his famous quote "We have met the enemy and they are ours," during the War of 1812, Battle of Lake Erie. Nine vessels of the United States Navy captured six vessels of the British Royal Navy. This gave...

Attica Prison Riot September 9, 1971 1,200 prisoners revolt at a New York state prison killing a guard. State police were able to take back control of most of the prison later that day, but 1,281 prisoners occupied an exercise field where they held 39 hostages. Four days later, the police launched a raid using helicopt...