The Long Road to 9/11

This timeline is a collaboration between the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the History Channel.

1932-09-23 10:35:33

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Created

1950-02-20 14:09:06

US-Saudi Alliance Formed

1950-08-01 11:17:31

Sayyid Qutb’s Anti-Western Sentiments Develop

1973-10-06 14:09:06

1973: The October War and the Oil Crisis

1978-10-24 08:47:41

Iranian Revolution and the Hostage Crisis

1978-10-25 10:37:04

1978: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

1979-04-01 07:21:03

Operation Cyclone

1979-11-20 04:50:18

Grand Mosque Seizure

1979-12-24 04:50:18

USSR Invades Afghanistan

1980-01-01 04:38:19

The Carter Doctrine

The Long Road to 9/11

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