The October 9, 2001 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 281 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 24 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, October 9, 2025, 265 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, October 9, 2026, in 99 days. You have lived for 9,031 days, or about 216,745 hours, or about 13,004,714 minutes, or about 780,282,840 seconds.
Date: 09 October 2001
By CLAYTON DEKORNE and JAVAID KHAN
Clayton DEKORNE
In this lesson, students will search for and read articles about the initial United States strike on Afghanistan from non-U.S. news sources, then describe the journalists’ perspectives and reflect on how difficult it might be to maintain an objective perspective in times of war.
Date: 09 October 2001
By CLAYTON DEKORNE and JAVAID KHAN
Clayton DEKORNE
In this lesson, students will search for and read articles about the initial United States strike on Afghanistan from non-U.S. news sources, then describe the journalists' perspectives and reflect on how difficult it might be to maintain an objective perspective in times of war.
Date: 10 October 2001
By MARIA RICAPITO
Maria RICAPITO
Comment on use of cotija cheese in Mexican cooking; recipe; photo (M)
Date: 10 October 2001
By JUDITH MILLER
Judith MILLER
Pentagon says US bombs have destroyed at least seven of Osama bin Laden's largest, most sophisticated training camps in Afghanistan; photos show obliteration of Farouk camp near Kandahar that trained key terrorists including two convicted in 1998 US embassy bombings; photos; map; Pentagon repeats US intelligence statements that camps were evacuated long ago; bin Laden aide Sleiman Abou-Gheith, in videotaped statement, speaks of 'new page of animosity' against 'unbelievers'; camps hit include Abu Kebab, site of advanced terrorist training and chemical and biological weapons testing; Gen Richard Myers sees severe blow to bin Laden infrastructure, although Sec Donald Rumsfeld warns camps could be rebuilt if US does not complete mission against terror; more than 5,000 Muslims from more than 50 countries are said to have trained at camps, where many deadly plots apparently were practiced (M)
Date: 10 October 2001
By EDWARD WYATT
Edward WYATT
Students return to Stuyvesant High School for first time since Sept 11 terrorist attacks on nearby World Trade Center; photo (M)
Date: 10 October 2001
By Chris Gaither (NYT) (Compiled by Alan Krauss)
Chris NYT
Microsoft Corp and Advanced Micro Devices agree to jointly market products that share XP name; officials of Microsoft, whose Windows XP operating system goes on sale Oct 25, promote Advanced Micro's newest microprocessor, Athlon XP (S)
Date: 10 October 2001
Douglas E McNeil letter sees Osama bin Laden as 'bitter and hate-filled man'
Date: 10 October 2001
By BUSTER OLNEY
Buster OLNEY
Oakland Athletics manager Art Howe discusses upcoming playoff series against New York Yankees; photo (M)
Date: 10 October 2001
By MICHAEL WINERIP
Michael WINERIP
Our Towns column lauds Dover, NJ, officials for setting up new day laborers center where immigrant day workers can stay warm, get free coffee, wait for work and learn about health and housing benefits they qualify for (M)
Date: 10 October 2001
By BENJAMIN WEISER
Benjamin WEISER
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan ask judge to order four terrorists convicted in embassy bombings case to pay $26.3 million in restitution to victims and their families and for loss of United States property; none of four terrorists are known to have any personal assets, but prosecutors say such an order is necessary to ensure that if any of them earn money in future, by writing book, assets would be applied to help mitigate harm they caused; four have not been sentenced yet (M)