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This Month In History: September 2018

September 11th

In 2001 four aircraft were hijacked and used in the worst terrorist attack in United States history, with 2,996 people losing their lives.

On September 11th, 2012 an attack was made on two United States compounds in Benghazi Libya, with 4 people losing their lives including US Ambassador John Christopher Stevens.

We will never forget.

September 21, 1937

J.R.R Tolkien’s book “The Hobbit” was published for the first time.

September 15th, 1890

Famous English writer Agatha Christie was born. She wrote 66 detective novels in her lifetime.  

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