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506: The Visigoth bishops convene in the Council of Agde

1226: The Catholic ritual of Perpetual Adoration is instituted.

1697: Battle of Zenta, where the Hungarian Imperial regime defeat the Ottoman army.

1773: 'Rules By Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One', a satirical essay penned by Benjamin Franklin, is published.

1857: 120 pioneers are slaughtered by Mormons at Mountain Meadows, Utah.

1891: Jewish Colonization Association is established.

1893: World Parliament of Religions holds first meeting.

1919: U.S. Marines invade Honduras.

1940: First remote operation of a computer.

1941: Construction begins on the Pentagon.

1941: U.S. Navy ordered to attack German U-boats.

1955: Dedication of the first temple of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, aka Mormon.

1965: First U.S. cavalry division arrives in Vietnam.

1970: Ford Pinto introduced.

1973: CIA assists in deposing the democratically elected president of Chile, installing in his place a brutal dictator.

1989: Iron Curtain falls.

1990: President H. W. Bush first uses the term 'New World Order'.

2001: Years of planning by mankind's most secretive and influential organizations realize the fall of the WTC's Twin Towers, and massive damage to the Pentagon. George W. Bush delights in his new super powers, guts the Constitution, and subsequently wages war on Afghanistan, which somehow results in the U.S. being flooded with quality heroin.

2007: Russia tests the most destructive non-nuclear weapon on Earth.
History's darkest hour occurred on 9/11...

...1970.
9/11 by Fusion Jay April 21, 2008
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An anniversary of a tragic event that is now used to sell anything: airline, magazines, sodas, etc.

Politicians are especially blatant in using this day to promote themselves and to sell policies that make no sense.
9/11 by ClueMinus September 12, 2003
1) the beginning of the 3 weeks that my home was covered in smoke and the smell of asbestos and dust.
2) The day my cousin died.
3) The day a good friend almost died but was carried down 35 flights of steps by a total stranger
4) A lesson in sensitivity and awareness to a number of people
9/11 was a big deal and has a lot of political and cultural significance that needs to be addressed thoughtfully adn carefully.
9/11 by Kaltamati September 8, 2003
A tragic, horrific day in American history. The day exhibited how vulnerable the United States can be, yet the politicians have a major portion of our military in Iraq. Didn't the government learn anything?
The U.S. military has been in Iraq longer than we participated in WWII & longer than the "Civil War".....
After 9/11, our Military needs to be where it belongs; HOME, attempting to protect the American people!
9/11 changed America forever. If I were president, I would tell them to eat their oil and we will keep our food; I would bring the military home immediately and stop feeding the military industrial complex. ie: the companies that make all of the ammunition, guns, planes, tanks, humvees, etc. Enough of our military has died or been maimed, needlessly! In my opinion, 9/11 started this ignorant dispersion of the U.S. military in another "Vietnam"!! Why does the U.S. police the world? Isn't it time the U.S. "saved" the U.S.? There's oil in places other than the middle east. Enough death!
A catch-all excuse to pick fights with other sovereign nations.
No one wants to play the Bush drinking game, because with the number of times he mentions 9/11, people would drop dead of alcohol poisoning.
9/11 by Penguin Chick June 15, 2008
The memic buzzword referring to the infamous events which occurred in New York City on Tuesday September 11th, 2001. When used by the mainstream media and/or politicians, it is intended to illicit a fear response and a sense of blind nationalism in the United States or elsewhere. Often, it is also used as a fear mongering allusion to a future hypothetical tragedy of the same magnitude or worse.
“Giuliani is running on 9/11 and portraying himself as a hero. It’s disgusting. It’s horrible.” - FDNY Deputy Fire Chief Jim Riches
9/11 by Don Incognito October 9, 2008
George Bush's excuse to begin turning America into a police state.
9-11: Sorry ma'am, we have to search your handbag to make sure that you're not a TERRORIST
9-11 by Wayze September 25, 2008
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