Date a sign of things to come
Many Americans today saw the horrific terrorist attacks on their country as a signal that Armageddon was to come, with the crisis falling on a significant date.
September 11, written in the American style, is 9/11 - the US equivalent of 999.
Aaron Lightman said he believed the end of the world was near after it was feared tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in four plane crashes across the United States.
Mr Lightman, of East Windsor, New Jersey, said: ‘‘This is the beginning of Armageddon.
‘‘It is very frightening because if whoever did this does not seem to care for the lives of innocent people, anything could happen next.
‘‘Today’s date is 911 - the emergency number we call when anything terrible happens.
‘‘So many of my friends travel about 60 miles to work in New York every day and I feel that over the next few days I will hear that terrible things could have happened to them.
