Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.
This website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.
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About September 11September 11, 2025 is the 254th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
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Virgo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 159 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
September 11: More About This DayIt is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099).
What Happened On September 11 506 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. 1226 – The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes. 1526 – The Ottoman army occupies Buda after the crushing Hungarian defeat in the Battle of Mohács. 1683 – Battle of Vienna. 1777 – American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine – The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania. 1814 – War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war. 1943 – World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija. 1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew. 1988 – The St Jean Bosco massacre takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2001 – The September 11 attacks take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings result in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crashing of a passenger airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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