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2022

On September 11, 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open tennis final. This was his very first Grand Slam title. He thus became the youngest world No. 1 since the ATP rankings were established in 1973.

2017

One million people march on this national day in Barcelona, Spain, to support Catalonia’s independence movement.

2001

Four planes are hijacked by terrorists. Two crash into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, one strikes the Pentagon in Arlington, and the fourth crashes in a field in Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people are killed.

1985

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb’s record.

1984

Pope John Paul II arrives in Montreal. He visits St. Joseph’s Oratory and celebrates Mass at the Olympic Stadium in front of more than 65,000 people.

1977

The Atari 2600 console, known as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS), is launched in North America. It will revolutionize the video game industry.

1974

The TV series “Little House on the Prairie” premieres on television.

1972

The 20th Summer Olympic Games come to a close in Munich, Germany.

1970

The Ford Pinto goes on sale.

1965

The Beatles release the album “Help!”, which reaches No. 1 and remains there for nine weeks

1942

Enid Blyton publishes “Five on a Treasure Island,” the first book in her “Famous Five” series of children’s novels. She will go on to sell over 100 million books in this series.