⌛
📅 Sep 11, 1857
The Mountain Meadows Massacre
On September 11, 1857, around 120 emigrants were killed at Mountain Meadows in Utah by Mormon militia and Paiute allies.
🔖Massacres 🔖Migration 🔖War Crimes
⌛
📅 Sep 11, 1941
Construction Begins on the Pentagon
On September 11, 1941, work began on the Pentagon in Virginia; it was finished 16 months later as the world's largest office building.
📖Politics
🔖Foundings
⌛
📅 Sep 11, 1971
Nikita Khrushchev Dies in Moscow
On September 11, 1971, Nikita Khrushchev died in Moscow, seven years after the party removed him from power.
⛳Soviet Union
⌛
📅 Sep 11, 1997
Mars Global Surveyor Reaches Mars Orbit
On September 11, 1997, Mars Global Surveyor entered orbit around Mars and went on to map the whole planet for nine years.
⛳Mars
⌛
📅 Sep 11, 2001
The September 11 Attacks on the United States
On September 11, 2001, hijackers flew four planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people.