Sep 11, 1792
The Hope diamond, the world's largest diamond (45.52 carat) was stolen in France.
The diamond, originally extracted in India in the 17th century, was sold to to King Louis XIV of France in 1668.
This deep-blue diamond is estimated to be worth around $350 million USD in 2022.
Today is
Ethiopia’s New Year’s Day
It marks the first day in the Ethiopian calendar.
Sep 11, 2001
Rick Rescorla, the British-American soldier, and police officer-turned security sepcialist, died at age 62.
As Morgan Stanley's security director at the World Trade Center, Rescorla had implemented evacuation procedures that were credited with saving thousands of lives on that day.
Reference
https://americamatters.com/rick-rescorla-saved-2687-lives-on-september-11/