| October 17-25 |
Oct. 17
Thirty-one staffers
at Daschle's office test positive for anthrax. Congressional
leaders shut down the House. Gov. Pataki says his offices in
Manhattan tested positive for anthrax.
Region: Suspicious letters prompt Monticello courthouse to shut
briefly. Fire trucks, police and Orange County hazmat unit dispatched
to South Junior High School for report of white powder. |
Oct. 18
Two new cases of skin
form of anthrax reported – assistant to CBS anchorman Dan
Rather and postal worker in New Jersey. Victory in Afghanistan
will require putting troops on ground, Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld says.
Region: Local district attorneys favor stiff penalties for anthrax
hoaxes. Suspicious envelope holds aspirin; police arrest Kingston
teen. Stephen Evers of Newburgh, employee of Valley Supreme
supermarket in Pine Bush, charged with causing anthrax scare
at Ellenville National Bank.
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Oct. 19
U.S. ground forces
battle in Afghanistan, opening new phase of war on terrorism.
Anthrax strains surfacing with terrifying impact in Florida,
New York and Washington all similar, Bush officials say. New
York Post employee develops skin form of anthrax. Second New
Jersey mail carrier is confirmed to have skin anthrax.
Region: Risk for bioterrorism attack here low, experts say.
FDNY firefighter Gerard Nevins buried in Washingtonville. Brown
powder found on floor at regional mail processing center at
Stewart.
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Oct. 20
U.S. Rangers launch
raids into Afghanistan. Two U.S. soldiers killed when their
helicopter crashes in Pakistan. Anthrax confirmed at Ford building
on Capitol Hill. FBI locates mailbox in New Jersey where anthrax
letters dropped. Paul McCartney and dozens of stars perform
at benefit concert in Madison Square garden.
Region: Memorial Mass for Michelle Renee Bratton at St. Joseph's
Church in Middletown. |
Oct. 21
Washington Mayor Anthony
Williams announces that two workers at Brentwood postal facility
have anthrax. Tests begin on hundreds of Washington postal workers.
Region: "An Evening of Honor" held at Monroe-Woodbury
High School in Central Valley. |
Oct. 22
Two Washington postal
workers die; anthrax suspected.
Region: Memorial Mass for John Ginley of FDNY at St. Stephen's
Church, Warwick. |
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Oct. 23
Two workers from Brentwood
postal facility are confirmed dead from inhalation anthrax.
New Jersey postal worker is confirmed to have anthrax. Anthrax
is confirmed in a Washington facility that sorts White House
mail. Secretary of State Colin Powell asks Israel to withdraw
from Palestinian-controlled areas to protect solidarity of U.S.-led
alliance against terrorism.
Region: Kingston mother opens an unexpected package of vials
containing white powder and a surgical glove addressed to her
7-year-old son. |
Oct. 24
U.S. Postmaster General
John Potter says, "There are no guarantees that mail is
safe." Air strike in Kabul kills 22 Pakistani militants
linked to bin Laden. U.S. House of Representatives approves
anti-terrorism bill giving police new powers.
Region: Powder at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh causes anthrax
scare. Suspicious white powder is found aboard a commercial
flight from Chicago to Stewart. |
Oct. 25
Israel agrees to begin
withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territory. Anthrax at Capitol
Hill is described as very high quality.
Region: White powdery substance discovered on mail-processing
machine at the Mid-Hudson Processing and Distribution Plant
in Newburgh. Customers and workers trapped in Village of Florida
post office for about four hours after small amount of white
powder is found in package.
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Timeline: 9.11.01 - 11.11.01