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...

Star Trek September 8, 1966 Gene Roddenberry's space western Star Trek debuts on NBC, with the episode The Man Trap. The episode featured the creature that became known as the Salt Monster. The original Star Trek pilot, The Cage, was deemed too cerebral and a new pilot was ordered. Footage from The Cage was edited into...

Crocodile Hunter Killed by Stingray September 4, 2006 Steve Irwin, the Australian naturalist and wildlife expert, known as "The Crocodile Hunter," dies after being fatally pierced in the heart by a stingray barb off Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. He was filming a shallow-water segment for the documentary Oc...