The official count of bodies found at the site of the
World Trade Center is 344; 289 have been identified. The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 5,219.
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 363; 301 have been identified.
NATO's
secretary general,
Lord Robertson announces that the
United States provided "clear and compelling proof" in oral briefings to NATO
al-Qaeda's responsibility who affirm the invocation of the mutual defense clause of the organization's charter.
The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,986, reduced from the earlier count of 5,219 after duplicate entries on the lists compiled by police and the city family center were removed. 369 people have been confirmed dead from the World Trade Center. 310 have been identified.
7:45 a.m. EDT
Greyhound bus lines in the United States halts all service, after a man slits the throat of the driver of bus No. 1115, en route from
Nashville to
Atlanta, 50 miles southeast of Nashville. The bus crashed, killing four of the 37 passengers. Early reports stated at least 10 were killed.[2]
Thursday, October 4, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 380; 321 have been identified.
Reagan National Airport opens in the morning with limited service for the first time since September 11.
In the morning, President Bush speaks to the
Emir of Bahrain (which hosts the
U.S. 5th Fleet). He then speaks to the president of
Poland, goes to the State Department to announce additional food aid to
Afghanistan. He has lunch with members of Congress, then goes to the
Department of Labor to announce his intention to extend
unemployment benefits in the 13 most-affected states by an additional 13 weeks.
The
New York City Comptroller,
Alan Hevesi, states that the cost to New York from "the crash, the attack, the calamity, the murder" is already $45 billion and will reach $105 billion over the next two years.
British Prime Minister Blair tells the
House of Commons they will be given
incontrovertible evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement, which includes direct ties with three of the hijackers over the past year, though some evidence will remain concealed.
Pakistan says they have seen evidence against
Osama bin Laden from the British House of Commons strong enough to support an indictment.
A Nashville newspaper reports that the Greyhound bus attacker was a drug addict with a history of erratic behavior.
3:30 p.m. EDT: At a White House press briefing,
Health and Human Services SecretaryTommy Thompson states that a 63-year-old
Lantana,
Florida resident was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday with non-contagious pulmonary
anthrax. The British-born outdoorsman is the only known case, and the
FBI,
HHS, and
CDC state that there is no evidence to support that this would be an act of bioterrorism (he dies later that day). See
2001 anthrax attacks for later developments, showing that this was an act of terrorism.
In a White House briefing, Ari Fleischer says that the U.S. has no intention of making all their evidence against Osama bin Laden public which would jeopardize their ongoing investigation, and a few minutes later, says that the Bush administration believes it is important to be forthright in sharing information with the American public.
Friday, October 5, 2001
The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,979.
Saturday, October 6, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 393; 335 have been identified.
President Bush tells Congressional leaders about the upcoming attack.
Sunday, October 7, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is still 393; 353 have been identified.
Osama bin Laden releases a videotaped statement with his Al Qaeda lieutenants, shot several days earlier, shortly before the air strikes in Afghanistan begin. He praises the 9/11 attacks in the USA, but does not admit or deny involvement in planning them.
1:25 p.m. EDT (approx): Health officials announce that anthrax spores were found in office where the man killed by anthrax worked. They were found in the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in the
Boca Raton, Florida offices of the tabloid The Sun. In a press briefing,
John Ashcroft states that the FBI has sealed the building is working with the CDC to determine if this is a criminal or terrorist act. See
2001 anthrax attacks.
3:00 p.m CST (approx.): On
American Airlines Flight 1238, en route from
Los Angeles to
Chicago, a man with severe mental problems stormed the cockpit 40 minutes before landing in Chicago, causing the plane to drop sharply and causing a panic. In light of the fear ignited by 9/11, flight crew and passengers were quick to wrestle the man to the ground and subdue him. Additionally, a
distress signal was sent by the pilots, causing two
F-16s to race at
supersonic speeds to intercept and escort the aircraft to
O'Hare International Airport. This caused a
sonic boom in
Chicago's northwest suburbs, startling hundreds of thousands of people.[3][4][5]
Friday, October 12, 2001
12:30 p.m. EDT Rudy Giuliani holds a press conference detailing earlier reports about a case of anthrax in New York City. A female
NBC Nightly News employee is reported to have been exposed to anthrax. It is believed that she received it from a letter containing powder on September 25. The powder in the letter was tested negative for anthrax. A skin test of the employee by the CDC returned positive this morning for non-contagious cutaneous anthrax. She had been exposed on September 25. She began presenting symptoms on the 28th. She began receiving Cipro on October 1. A biopsy was done on the 10th and sent to the CDC. See
2001 anthrax attacks.
3:45 p.m. EDT Ashcroft briefing: A complaint was filed against someone for lying to federal investigators. Yesterday DoJ served against airport security firm Argenbright Holdings, aka SecuraCorps, for security violations across the country. They hired employees with criminal backgrounds, including burglary and theft, and lied about those backgrounds.
Monday, October 15, 2001
Another set of remains is found. They may be the first remains of a police officer to be recovered.
The Giuliani administration announces that the number of firefighters assigned (and allowed) to recover remains at the World Trade Center site would be reduced from 64 to 25.
The official count of bodies found at the site of the
World Trade Center is 344; 289 have been identified. The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 5,219.
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 363; 301 have been identified.
NATO's
secretary general,
Lord Robertson announces that the
United States provided "clear and compelling proof" in oral briefings to NATO
al-Qaeda's responsibility who affirm the invocation of the mutual defense clause of the organization's charter.
The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,986, reduced from the earlier count of 5,219 after duplicate entries on the lists compiled by police and the city family center were removed. 369 people have been confirmed dead from the World Trade Center. 310 have been identified.
7:45 a.m. EDT
Greyhound bus lines in the United States halts all service, after a man slits the throat of the driver of bus No. 1115, en route from
Nashville to
Atlanta, 50 miles southeast of Nashville. The bus crashed, killing four of the 37 passengers. Early reports stated at least 10 were killed.[2]
Thursday, October 4, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 380; 321 have been identified.
Reagan National Airport opens in the morning with limited service for the first time since September 11.
In the morning, President Bush speaks to the
Emir of Bahrain (which hosts the
U.S. 5th Fleet). He then speaks to the president of
Poland, goes to the State Department to announce additional food aid to
Afghanistan. He has lunch with members of Congress, then goes to the
Department of Labor to announce his intention to extend
unemployment benefits in the 13 most-affected states by an additional 13 weeks.
The
New York City Comptroller,
Alan Hevesi, states that the cost to New York from "the crash, the attack, the calamity, the murder" is already $45 billion and will reach $105 billion over the next two years.
British Prime Minister Blair tells the
House of Commons they will be given
incontrovertible evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement, which includes direct ties with three of the hijackers over the past year, though some evidence will remain concealed.
Pakistan says they have seen evidence against
Osama bin Laden from the British House of Commons strong enough to support an indictment.
A Nashville newspaper reports that the Greyhound bus attacker was a drug addict with a history of erratic behavior.
3:30 p.m. EDT: At a White House press briefing,
Health and Human Services SecretaryTommy Thompson states that a 63-year-old
Lantana,
Florida resident was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday with non-contagious pulmonary
anthrax. The British-born outdoorsman is the only known case, and the
FBI,
HHS, and
CDC state that there is no evidence to support that this would be an act of bioterrorism (he dies later that day). See
2001 anthrax attacks for later developments, showing that this was an act of terrorism.
In a White House briefing, Ari Fleischer says that the U.S. has no intention of making all their evidence against Osama bin Laden public which would jeopardize their ongoing investigation, and a few minutes later, says that the Bush administration believes it is important to be forthright in sharing information with the American public.
Friday, October 5, 2001
The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,979.
Saturday, October 6, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 393; 335 have been identified.
President Bush tells Congressional leaders about the upcoming attack.
Sunday, October 7, 2001
The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is still 393; 353 have been identified.
Osama bin Laden releases a videotaped statement with his Al Qaeda lieutenants, shot several days earlier, shortly before the air strikes in Afghanistan begin. He praises the 9/11 attacks in the USA, but does not admit or deny involvement in planning them.
1:25 p.m. EDT (approx): Health officials announce that anthrax spores were found in office where the man killed by anthrax worked. They were found in the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in the
Boca Raton, Florida offices of the tabloid The Sun. In a press briefing,
John Ashcroft states that the FBI has sealed the building is working with the CDC to determine if this is a criminal or terrorist act. See
2001 anthrax attacks.
3:00 p.m CST (approx.): On
American Airlines Flight 1238, en route from
Los Angeles to
Chicago, a man with severe mental problems stormed the cockpit 40 minutes before landing in Chicago, causing the plane to drop sharply and causing a panic. In light of the fear ignited by 9/11, flight crew and passengers were quick to wrestle the man to the ground and subdue him. Additionally, a
distress signal was sent by the pilots, causing two
F-16s to race at
supersonic speeds to intercept and escort the aircraft to
O'Hare International Airport. This caused a
sonic boom in
Chicago's northwest suburbs, startling hundreds of thousands of people.[3][4][5]
Friday, October 12, 2001
12:30 p.m. EDT Rudy Giuliani holds a press conference detailing earlier reports about a case of anthrax in New York City. A female
NBC Nightly News employee is reported to have been exposed to anthrax. It is believed that she received it from a letter containing powder on September 25. The powder in the letter was tested negative for anthrax. A skin test of the employee by the CDC returned positive this morning for non-contagious cutaneous anthrax. She had been exposed on September 25. She began presenting symptoms on the 28th. She began receiving Cipro on October 1. A biopsy was done on the 10th and sent to the CDC. See
2001 anthrax attacks.
3:45 p.m. EDT Ashcroft briefing: A complaint was filed against someone for lying to federal investigators. Yesterday DoJ served against airport security firm Argenbright Holdings, aka SecuraCorps, for security violations across the country. They hired employees with criminal backgrounds, including burglary and theft, and lied about those backgrounds.
Monday, October 15, 2001
Another set of remains is found. They may be the first remains of a police officer to be recovered.
The Giuliani administration announces that the number of firefighters assigned (and allowed) to recover remains at the World Trade Center site would be reduced from 64 to 25.