Restored archive. The original History Commons is no longer online; this is a read-only edition of its timelines. Content is licensed CC BY-NC-SA.

Complete 911 Timeline

7271 events in this timeline

Showing 5851–5900 of 7271

  1. September 1997-May 1998: Al-Qaeda Makes Final Break with Algerian GIA, Forms New GSPC to Replace It
  2. October 1997: US Intelligence Stops Monitoring Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya Despite Evidence It Is Planning an Attack
  3. September 1998: Bin Laden’s Next Operations May Involve Crashing Airplane into US Airport
  4. September 1998-July 1999: FBI Conducts Inquiry of Suspected Al-Qaeda Advance Man
  5. September 1998: MI5 Tells Top Asset Incitement to Commit Terrorism Abroad Is ‘Fraught with Peril’
  6. September 1998: Representative of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Visits British Informer, Intelligence Service Apparently Aware of Link
  7. (Late August-September 1998): Jeddah Consulate Begins Interviewing ‘Majority’ of Some Saudi Visa Applicants, Well Aware of Terrorism Concerns
  8. September 1998: Memo Outlines Al-Qaeda’s US Infrastructure
  9. September-November 1998: Saudi Government Does Not Give US Access to Captured Al-Qaeda Financial Chief
  10. September-October 1998: CIA’s Afghan Allies Allegedly Attempt to Capture Bin Laden
  11. September 1999: Anthrax Attack Exercise Is Scheduled to Be Held in New York, but Is Canceled
  12. September 1999: Atta Obtains US Store Membership Before Alleged Arrival in US
  13. September 1999: Bin Laden to Attack in US, Possibly in California and New York City
  14. September 1999: FBI Investigates Flight School Attendee Connected to Bin Laden
  15. September 1999: CIA Analyst Suggests US Use Muslims to Further US Interests in Central Asia
  16. September 1999: US Report Predicts Spectacular Attack on Washington; Al-Qaeda Could ‘Crash-Land Aircraft’ into Buildings
  17. Summer 2000: Saeed Sheikh Frequently Calls ISI Director
  18. October 2000: Almihdhar Visits Malaysia to Discuss Attack on US Interests in Singapore
  19. October-November 2000: Suspected 9/11 Hijacker Associates Meet with Prominent Muslim Activist in US
  20. October-November 2000: Hijackers’ Associate Fraudulently Obtains Virginia ID
  21. October 2000: DIA Official Refuses to Look at Information about Al-Qaeda, Mohamed Atta
  22. (October-December 2000): Fellow Flight Student Suspicious of Atta and Alshehhi
  23. October 2000: Bin Laden Decides Next Action Against US Will Involve Hijacking; French Later Pass Warning to US
  24. October 2000: Hijazi Identifies Al-Marabh as Al-Qaeda Operative Living in US
  25. October 2000: Swiss Bank Still Lets Al-Qaeda Leaders Use Secret Bank Account
  26. (October 2000): 9/11 Hijackers Alshehhi and Atta Stop in Jacksonville
  27. October 2000-February 2001: Moussaoui Travels to London and Afghanistan
  28. Mid-October 2000-Summer 2001: NSA Intercepts Calls between Hijacker in US and Al-Qaeda Communications Hub
  29. October 2000: FISA Court Imposes New Requirements on Dissemination of Intelligence
  30. October 2000-November 2001: Spanish Intelligence Monitors Al-Qaeda Setting Up Training Camp in Indonesia, but Does Not Tell Indonesian Government
  31. October 2001: Spain-based Al-Qaeda Operative Flees Despite Police Round-up
  32. September 12-Early October 2001: Credit Card Use After 9/11 Hints at Associates of 9/11 Plotters
  33. Early October 2001: Germans Question 9/11 Hijacker Associate and Lose Track of Him; He Will Later Be Convicted of Militant Activity in Italy
  34. October 2001: Conference at WTC Would Have Discussed Terrorism and Building Collapses
  35. Early October 2001: Filming Originally Set to Begin for CBS TV Movie about Plane Crash Possibly Caused by Bin Laden
  36. October 2001-September 2002: Vital Army Translators Dismissed for Homosexuality
  37. (Mid-October-mid November 2001): Gold and Silver Recovered from WTC Basement Area; Evidence Suggests Attempted Theft
  38. Early October 2001: ISI Director Prevents Key Taliban Leader from Defecting
  39. October 2001: FBI Recovers Hijacker E-Mails
  40. October 2001-February 2002: KSM’s Attempt to Duplicate 9/11 Plot on West Coast of US Fizzles
  41. October 2001-September 2003: 9/11 Attacks Result in Increased Funding for Pentagon Renovations
  42. Early October-Mid-November, 2001: Air Force Is Repeatedly Denied Permission to Bomb Top al-Qaeda and Taliban Leaders
  43. October 2001: US Military Downplays Importance of Targeting Bin Laden
  44. Early October 2001: Former Prime Minister of Yemen Says 9/11 Hijacker Was Involved in Attacks on USS Cole
  45. Early October 2001: US Launches Attacks on Afghanistan from Pakistani Bases
  46. October 2001: CIA Helps Arrest Egyptian Militant Leader Linked to Bin Laden
  47. October 2001-February 2002: Union Official Concerned Whether Anyone Has Heard Controllers’ Recorded Statements from 9/11
  48. October 2001: Three of Four Black Boxes from WTC Crashes Secretly Found?
  49. Mid-October 2002: British Administrator Fires Bosnian Official Vigorously Investigating Terrorism and Corruption
  50. October 2002: FBI Inexplicably Fails to Detain Imam Linked to 9/11 Hijackers, Lets Him Leave US