More of This Feature • Most Recent Events • Archives

Special Team Coverage • World Trade Center Destroyed: America Under Attack

Important Web Sites • The White House  • Report Information to FBI • American Red Cross - New York City • New York Blood Center • American Airlines Call: 1-800-245-0999 • United Airlines Call: 1-800-932-8555 • Family Member Information Lines (MSNBC) • New York Emergency Information (NYC.gov) • Nationwide Emergency and Contact Information (USnews.com) • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Defense Department • State Department • Justice Department • FBI • Transportation Dept. • Federal Emergency Management Agency • USAMA BIN LADEN - FBI Ten Most-Wanted poster

Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Sunday, January 20, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Justice Dept. Seeks 5 Suspected al Qaeda Members [Photos]
Detailed Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Afghanistan and Area Weather Forecast (AccuWeather)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)

6:45 pm - The next group of 34 Taliban and al Qaeda detainees landed at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the total to 144 prisoners now being held under extreme security. [See: Another 34 Detainees Arrive at Guantanamo Base (Reuters)]

7:30 am - A U.S. helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Army officials, two of the seven Marines on board were killed. "A CH-53E deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom crashed today ... in a remote region of northern Afghanistan," according to an Army statement issued from the Marine base near Kandahar. [See: U.S. Helicopter Crashes, Global Hunt Nets Suspects (Reuters)]

6:30 am - Kandahar's governor Gul Agha stated that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is still in Afghanistan and being chased from place to place by Afghan tribal leaders. [See: Afghans Hunt Mullah Omar, Says Kandahar Leader (Reuters)] 

Monthly Archive of Events