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  1. 1974-02-22 February 22, 1974: Man Tries to Take Over a Commercial Aircraft to Crash It into the White House
  2. 1979-12-08 December 8, 1979: Soviet Forces, Lured in by the CIA, Invade Afghanistan
  3. 1984-01-04 January 4, 1984: Alleged Terrorist Plot to Bomb WTC Uncovered
  4. 1984-01-17 January 17, 1984: Port Authority Terrorist Intelligence Unit Issues Report on WTC Security
  5. 1985-09-16 September 16, 1985: Presidential Directive Lays Out Government Plan for Responding to National Emergencies
  6. 1986-12-15 December 15, 1986-1989: ’Blind Sheikh’ Obtains First US Visas with Help from CIA
  7. 1988-08-11 August 11-20, 1988: Bin Laden Forms Al-Qaeda
  8. 1988-11-18 November 18, 1988: Presidential Order Details Government Agencies’ Responsibilities in National Emergencies
  9. 1989-01-20 January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush Is Inaugurated US President
  10. 1989-02-15 February 15, 1989: Soviet Forces Withdraw from Afghanistan
  11. 1989-05-31 (May 31, 1989): TV Documentary Warns of the Possibility of Terrorists Crashing a Plane into a Building in Washington
  12. 1991-10-03 October 3, 1991-February 1992: Hanjour Is First 9/11 Hijacker to Enter US
  13. 1992-06-04 June 4, 1992: FBI Investigates Ties Between George W. Bush and Saudi Money
  14. 1992-10-17 October 17, 1992: 9/11 Hijacker Associate Hosts Party for ‘Blind Shiekh;’ FBI Soon Finds out but Fails to Investigate
  15. 1993-02-26 After February 26, 1993: Threat Assessments Predict Possibility of Terrorists Crashing Plane into WTC
  16. 1993-02-26 February 26, 1993: WTC Is Bombed but Does Not Collapse, as Bombers Had Hoped
  17. 1993-02-26 After February 26, 1993: Security Chief Predicts Terrorists Flying Plane into WTC
  18. 1993-02-27 February 27, 1993: WTC Engineer Says Building Would Survive Jumbo Jet Hitting It
  19. 1993-03-20 March 20, 1993: FBI Connects KSM to WTC Bombing
  20. 1994-02-20 February 20, 1994: US Intelligence Believes Islamic Militants Are Likely to Take Power in Egypt
  21. 1994-11-14 September 18-November 14, 1994: Key Figure in Al-Qaeda Plot to Assassinate Clinton May Have Ties to ISI
  22. 1995-01-06 Before January 6, 1995: Bojinka Plotters under Surveillance, But Most Will Evade Arrest
  23. 1995-01-06 January 6, 1995: Pope Assassination and Bojinka Plot to Bomb Dozen Airplanes Is Foiled
  24. 1995-01-07 Shortly After January 7, 1995: Bojinka Plotters Threaten to Attack Inside the US
  25. 1995-01-20 January 20, 1995: First Hints of Bojinka Second Wave Revealed
  26. 1995-02-07 February 7, 1995: Ramzi Yousef Is Arrested in Pakistan
  27. 1995-02-07 After February 7, 1995-January 1996: Ramzi Yousef Arrest Points Investigators to KSM
  28. 1996-04-11 April 11, 1996: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Makes Will
  29. 1996-06-25 June 25, 1996: Khobar Towers Are Bombed; Unclear Who Culprit Is
  30. 1996-09-11 February-September 11, 1996: Investigation of Bin Laden Family Members Is Opened; Then Closed
  31. 1997-05-19 May 19, 1997: Military Review Suggests Cutting Fighter Protection over US; Several Bases Are Discontinued
  32. 1997-07-11 July 11, 1997: George Tenet Becomes New Director of CIA
  33. 1997-11-08 (November 8-9, 1997): Exercise Is Held near the World Trade Center Based around a Simulated Chemical Terrorist Attack
  34. 1998-01-08 January 8, 1998: KSM Revealed as Major Al-Qaeda Operative at Yousef Sentencing
  35. 1998-02-22 February 22, 1998: Bin Laden Expands Religious Edict against US and Allies
  36. 1998-05-15 May 15, 1998: Oklahoma FBI Memo Warns of Potential Terrorist-Related Flight Training; No Investigation Ensues
  37. 1998-05-15 After May 15, 1998: FBI Again Ignores Warnings About Islamic Militants Planning to Obtain US Pilot Training
  38. 1998-05-26 May 26, 1998: Bin Laden Promises to Bring Jihad to US
  39. 1998-05-28 May 28, 1998: Bin Laden Wants to Use Missiles Against US Aircraft; Possibly Given Doctored Phone Battery
  40. 1998-07-07 July 7, 1998: Stolen Passport Shows Ties Between Hijackers and Spanish Terrorist Cells
  41. 1998-08-04 August 4-25, 1998: Embassy Bomber’s Arrest Points to Vital Al-Qaeda Communications Hub
  42. 1998-08-05 August 5-16, 1998: Hijacker Almihdhar Calls Al-Qaeda Communications Hub Before and After US Embassy Bombings, FBI Learns of This
  43. 1998-08-07 After August 7, 1998: Operative Linked to Al-Qaeda Communications Hub in Yemen Questioned about Embassy Bombings
  44. 1998-08-07 After August 7, 1998: Moussaoui’s Flat Allegedly Raided After Embassy Bombings
  45. 1998-08-07 Before August 7, 1998: NSA Intercepts Calls to Communications Hub Involved in Embassy Bombings
  46. 1998-09-16 Shortly After September 16, 1998: Captured Al-Qaeda Leader Is Linked to Al-Qaeda Hamburg Cell Member Zammar
  47. 1998-09-16 1995-September 16, 1998: Important Al-Qaeda Leader Makes Trips to Germany, Attends Hamburg Mosque Also Attended by 9/11 Hijackers
  48. 1998-09-20 September 20, 1998: Important Al-Qaeda Leader Arrested in Germany
  49. 1998-10-07 October 7, 1998: Richard Clarke Warns of Terrorist Threat to New York and Washington, Advocates Aggressive Defensive Strategy
  50. 1998-10-14 October 14, 1998: ’Poised Response’ Exercise Prepares for Bin Laden Attack on Washington