New York in History

Al-Qaeda begins to set up a network of recruiting offices in the United States, the hub of which is the Al Kifah Refugee Center at the Farouq Mosque in Brooklyns Atlantic Avenue

Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack. A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center

Al-Qaedas involvement is unclear but some analysts believe after the attack the group seeks out the plotter Ramzi Yousef and offers him money, Yousef later serves a life sentence for the attack

Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed

Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed

Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed

A French citizen of Moroccan origin is charged with conspiring with Osama Bin Laden and other suspects to kill thousands of Americans in the 11 September attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui is detained in the US on immigration charges

Shortly before the US presidential election, in a taped statement, bin Laden publicly acknowledged al-Qaedas involvement in the attacks on the US, and admitted his direct link to the attacks. Says the attacks were carried out because "we are a free people who do not accept injustice, and we want to regain the freedom of our nation"

Shortly before the US presidential election, in a taped statement, bin Laden publicly acknowledged al-Qaedas involvement in the attacks on the US, and admitted his direct link to the attacks

In an audiotape posted on a website that the US claims is "frequently used by al-Qaeda", bin Laden says he had personally directed the 19 hijackers

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the US is formed by the US Government, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda