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September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as the day America was attacked. Of the four hijacked planes, two demolished the World Trade Center, one slammed into the Pentagon and the fourth went down in a field in Pennsylvania. What was the number of the flight that crashed into the field?

United Airlines flight 93. The heroic actions of a group of passengers on the flight almost certainly saved the lives of many more innocent people.

Oliver Cromwell and Vince Lombardi both died on the same day that Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.

t. The day was September 3rd. Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. Vince Lombardi died on September 3, 1970 and World War II began on September 3, 1939.

Which famous battle took place on September 11, 1297?

The Battle of Stirling Bridge. The battle of Stirling Bridge was the famous clash between William Wallace's rag tag band and a numerically superior and better equipped English force. The result is history.

September 30, 1955 saw the death of this movie star, near Paso Robles, California. Who was it?

James Dean. James Dean ended a promising movie career when he died in a car crash.

What famous battle took place on September 17, 1862?

The Battle of Antietam. Antietam has been dubbed 'the bloodiest day' of the Civil War.

Which great disaster started on September 2, 1666?

The Great Fire of London. Started by accident or carelessness at a baker's shop in Pudding Lane the fire lasted for four days and destroyed 80 per cent of the city, including, 13,000 houses, 89 churches and 52 guild halls.

Which event took place on September 5, 1972?

The Munich Olympic Massacre. The massacre took place when members of a Palestinian terrorist organization called 'Black September' broke into the Olympic Village and killed 11 members of the Israeli team.

September 1st saw the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the Soviet shooting down of a civilian Korean passenger aircraft.

t. Hitler's troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The USSR plane shooting happened on September 1, 1983.

This long time leader died on September 9, 1976. Who was he?

Mao Zedong. Mao was the architect of the cultural revolution in China and one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century.

Most Americans know the origins of the 'Star Spangled Banner', the poem penned by Francis Scott Key, which became the National Anthem of the USA. What event on September 13, 1814 inspired the poem?

The British attack on Fort McHenry. The 25 hour bombardment of Fort McHenry, Baltimore, had little effect on its defenders. This so impressed the lawyer, Francis Scott Key, that he wrote the poem.