PART 1 OF 10: PROLOGUE – The Cursed Date: When History Repeats Itself (and Changes the World)
September 11th. For most of the world, this date immediately evokes images of the Twin Towers in flames, the collapse of the World Trade Center, and the beginning of the "War on Terror". But what if we told you that destiny wrote its script for this date long before 2001? What if September 11th is a temporal code that has marked the most crucial, and often darkest, moments of modern history?
This is not a simple coincidence. It is a red thread crossing centuries, linking the unification of Italy, the birth of the American military-industrial complex, South American coups, and the attack that changed the millennium.
The Origins: 1860 and 1870
It all begins on September 11, 1860. On this day, General Manfredo Fanti, commanding the Sardinian army, received orders to cross the border of the Papal States in the Marche region. It was the start of a military invasion that would lead, a few days later, to the Battle of Castelfidardo. The goal? To stop Garibaldi and ensure that Rome would not fall into the hands of revolutionaries, but would become part of the new Kingdom of Italy under Savoy control. It was the first act of force marking the beginning of the end of the Pope's temporal power.
Ten years later, on September 11, 1870, history accelerated. From his headquarters in Terni, General Raffaele Cadorna issued the famous Proclamation to the Romans. It was the ultimate ultimatum. Italian troops prepared to march on the Eternal City. Nine days later, on September 20, the Breach of Porta Pia would be opened. For the Vatican, that September 11th date remained etched as the beginning of humiliation: the day when the brute force of the Secular State began to dismantle their earthly kingdom.