Timeline October 2001


September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack: October Timeline

All times, except where otherwise noted, in New York Time (EDT). This is
four hours before GMT.

Monday, October 1, 2001

The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is
344; 289 have been identified. The official missing count at the World Trade
Center is 5,219.

Rudy Giuliani speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, the first time
the mayor of the City of New York has done so in fifty years.

Tuesday, October 2, 2001

The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is
363; 301 have been identified.

NATO's secretary general, Lord Robertson announces that the United States
provided "clear and compelling proof" in oral briefings to NATO al-Qaeda's
responsibility who affirm the invocation of the mutual defense clause of the
organization's charter.

8 PM EDT: "Come Together: A Night of John Lennon's Words and Music", a
tribute to John Lennon that became a concert of prayer and healing for New
York City to benefit the relief efforts, hosted by Kevin Spacey and
featuring Dave Matthews, Moby, Stone Temple Pilots, Nelly Furtado, Shelby
Lynne, Alanis Morissette, Cyndi Lauper, The Isley Brothers, Lou Reed, Marc
Anthony, Natalie Merchant, Yolanda Adams, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono, is held
at Radio City Music Hall and simultaneously broadcast live on the TNT and WB
networks. It had been scheduled before the attack to be taped September 20
and broadcast on October 9 to promote a non-violent world.

Wednesday, October 3, 2001

The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,986, reduced from
the earlier count of 5,219 after duplicate entries on the lists compiled by
police and the city family center were removed. 369 people have been
confirmed dead from the World Trade Center. 310 have been identified.

President Bush makes a second visit to New York City. He arrived at Kennedy
International Airport, then flew in Marine One, the presidential helicopter
to the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, where he was met by Rudy Giuliani and
George Pataki. He then went to Federal Hall to meet with business
executives. He met privately with Michael Bloomberg for 10 minutes, then met
with CEO's, including Douglas N. Daft (Coca-Cola Company), Gerald M. Levin
(AOL Time Warner Inc.), Maurice R. Greenberg (American International Group,
commercial insurer), and Dean O'Hare (Chubb Corporation, insurer). They
encouraged corporate tax cuts. He then went in his motorcade of 22
motorcycles and 37 cars to PS 130 in Chinatown and met with Debra Nelson's
first grade class. His final stop was lunch at Engine Company 55, which lost
five men, in Chinatown, where he delivered five $11 pizzas from Sal's on
Broome Street.

7:45 AM EDT Greyhound bus lines in the United States halts all service,
after a man slits the throat of the driver of bus No. 1115, en route from
Nashville to Atlanta, 50 miles southeast of Nashville. The bus crashed,
killing four of the 36 passengers. Early reports stated at least 10 were
killed.

Thursday, October 4, 2001

The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is
380; 321 have been identified.

Reagan National Airport opens in the morning with limited service for the
first time since September 11.

In the morning, President Bush speaks to the Emir of Bahrain (which hosts
the U.S. 5th Fleet). He then speaks to the president of Poland, goes to the
State Department to announce additional food aid to Afghanistan. He has
lunch with members of Congress, then goes to the Department of Labor to
announce his intention to extend unemployment benefits in the 13
most-affected states by an addition 13 weeks.

The New York City comptroller, Alan Hevesi, states that the cost to New York
from "the crash, the attack, the calamity, the murder" is already $45
billion and will reach $105 billion over the next two years.

It is reported that a Russian jetliner en route from Tel Aviv to Siberia
with 77 passengers exploded in mid-air before plunging into the Black Sea.
All flights from Bengorian Airport were grounded in response (it is later
confirmed to have been accidentally shot down by a Ukrainian missile).

British Prime Minister Blair tells the House of Commons they will be given
incontrovertible evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement, which includes
direct ties with three of the hijackers, though some evidence will remain concealed.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets with President Hosni Mubarak in
Egypt. He also announces air drops of humanitarian food aid in Afghanistan.

Pakistan says they have seen evidence against Osama bin Laden strong enough
to support an indictment.

A Nashville newspaper reports that the Greyhound bus attacker was a drug
addict with a history of erratic behavior.

3:30 PM EDT: At a White House press briefing, Health and Human Services
Secretary Tommy Thompson states that a 63-year-old Lantana, Florida resident
was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday with non-contagious pulmonary anthrax.
The British-born outdoorsman is the only known case, and the FBI, HHS, and
CDC state that there is no evidence to support that this would be an act of
bioterrorism (he dies later that day). See 2001 anthrax attack for later
developments, showing that this was an act of terrorism.

In a White House briefing, Ari Fleischer says that the U.S. has no intention
of making their evidence against Osama bin Laden public, and a few minutes
later, says that the Bush administration believes it is important to be
forthright in sharing information with the American public.

Friday, October 5, 2001

The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 4,979.

Saturday, October 6, 2001

The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is
393; 335 have been identified.

President Bush tells Congressional leaders about the upcoming attack.

Sunday, October 7, 2001

The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is
still 393; 353 have been identified.

Osama bin Laden releases a videotaped statement before the attacks begin.

U.S.-led military response begins: 2001 U.S. Attack on Afghanistan/Timeline
October 2001

Monday, October 8, 2001

1:25 p.m. EDT (approx): Health officials announce that anthrax spores were
found in office where the man killed by anthrax worked. They were found in
the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in the Boca Raton,
Florida offices of the tabloid The Sun. In a press briefing, John Ashcroft
states that the FBI has sealed the building is working with the CDC to
determine if this is a criminal or terrorist act. See 2001 anthrax attack.

Friday, October 12, 2001

12:30 p.m. EDT Rudy Giuliani holds a press conference detailing earlier
reports about a case of anthrax in New York City. A female NBC Nightly News
employee is reported to have been exposed to anthrax. It is believed that
she received it from a letter containing powder on September 25. The powder
in the letter was tested negative for anthrax. A skin test of the employee
by the CDC returned positive this morning for non-contagious cutaneous
anthrax. She had been exposed on September 25. She began presenting symptoms
on the 28th. She began receiving Cipro on October 1. A biopsy was done on
the 10th and sent to the CDC. See 2001 anthrax attack.

3:45 p.m. EDT Ashcroft briefing: A complaint was filed against someone for
lying to federal investigators. Yesterday DoJ served against airport
security firm Argenbright Holdings, aka SecuraCorps, for security violations
aross the country. They hired employees with criminal backgrounds, including
burglary and theft, and lied about those backgrounds.

Monday, October 15, 2001

Another set of remains is found. They may be the first remains of a police
officer to be recovered.

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 (Halloween)

The Giuliani administration announces that the number of firefighters
assigned (and allowed) to recover remains at the World Trade Center site
would be reduced from 64 to 25.