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September 11: New Year's Day in the Coptic and the Ethiopian calendars, National Day of Catalonia, Teacher's Day in parts of Latin America.

Augusto Pinochet

1297: Scots under William Wallace defeated English troops in the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
1922: The British Mandate of Palestine began.
1955: The Bern Switzerland Temple, the first Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, was dedicated.
1973: A military coup in Chile headed by Augusto Pinochet overthrew the government of President Salvador Allende. In total, some 3,000 people were killed or disappeared.
2001: September 11 Attacks: Three passenger airliners were hijacked to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and part of The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. In total, almost 3,000 people were killed.

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-* [[1649]] - [[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland]]: [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s [[New Model Army]] ended the '''[[Siege of Drogheda]]''', took over the town and massacred its garrison.
+* [[1649]]: [[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland]]: [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s [[New Model Army]] ended the '''[[Siege of Drogheda]]''', took over the town and massacred its garrison.
-* [[1857]] - [[Paiute]]s and [[Mormon]] [[militia]]s killed about 120 [[California]]-bound pioneers in a [[wagon train]] in the '''[[Mountain Meadows Massacre]]'''.
+* [[1857]]: [[Paiute]]s and [[Mormon]] [[militia]]s killed about 120 [[California]]-bound pioneers in a [[wagon train]] in the '''[[Mountain Meadows Massacre]]'''.
-* [[1992]] - '''[[Hurricane Iniki]]''' hit the the [[U.S. state]] of [[Hawaii]], killing six and causing more than US$3 billion dollars of damage.
+* [[1992]]: '''[[Hurricane Iniki]]''' hit the the [[U.S. state]] of [[Hawaii]], killing six and causing more than US$3 billion dollars of damage.
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-'''[[September 11]]''': [[New Year|New Year's Day]] in the '''[[Coptic calendar|Coptic]]''' and the '''[[Ethiopian calendar]]s''', '''[[National Day of Catalonia|National Day]]''' of [[Catalonia]], '''[[Teacher's Day]]''' in [[Latin America]]<!--, '''[[Patriot Day]]''' in the [[United States]] -->.
+'''[[September 11]]''': [[New Year|New Year's Day]] in the '''[[Coptic calendar|Coptic]]''' and the '''[[Ethiopian calendar]]s''', '''[[National Day of Catalonia|National Day]]''' of [[Catalonia]], '''[[Teacher's Day]]''' in parts of [[Latin America]]<!--, '''[[Patriot Day]]''' in the [[United States]] -->.
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 [[Image:Augusto Pinochet with presidential band.jpg|100px|Augusto Pinochet]]
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-* [[1297]] - [[Scotland|Scots]] under [[William Wallace]] defeated [[Kingdom of England | English]] troops in the '''[[Battle of Stirling Bridge]]'''.
+* [[1297]]: [[Scotland|Scots]] under [[William Wallace]] defeated [[Kingdom of England | English]] troops in the '''[[Battle of Stirling Bridge]]'''.
-* [[1922]] - The '''[[British Mandate of Palestine]]''' began.
+* [[1922]]: The '''[[British Mandate of Palestine]]''' began.
-* [[1955]] - The '''[[Bern Switzerland Temple]]''', the first [[Temple (Mormonism)|Temple]] of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Europe]], was dedicated.
+* [[1955]]: The '''[[Bern Switzerland Temple]]''', the first [[Temple (Mormonism)|Temple]] of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Europe]], was dedicated.
-* [[1973]] - A [[Chilean coup of 1973|military coup in Chile]] headed by '''[[Augusto Pinochet]]''' overthrew the government of [[President of Chile|President]] [[Salvador Allende]].
+* [[1973]]: A [[Chilean coup of 1973|military coup in Chile]] headed by '''[[Augusto Pinochet]]''' overthrew the government of [[President of Chile|President]] [[Salvador Allende]].  In total, some 3,000 people were killed or [[Forced disappearance|disappeared]].
-* [[2001]] - '''[[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11 Attacks]]''': Three passenger [[Jet aircraft|airliners]] were [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] to destroy the [[World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]] and part of [[The Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and a fourth crashed in [[Pennsylvania]].  In total, almost 3,000 people were killed.
+* [[2001]]: '''[[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11 Attacks]]''': Three passenger [[Jet aircraft|airliners]] were [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] to destroy the [[World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]] and part of [[The Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and a fourth crashed in [[Pennsylvania]].  In total, almost 3,000 people were killed.
 Recent days: [[September 10]] &ndash; [[September 9]] &ndash; [[September 8]]