A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.
National History various sources
Sept. 10, 1846 - Elias Howe was granted a patent for the Sewing Machine
Sept. 11, 2001 - Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by 19 members of al-Qaeda. 2,996 people were killed, and many more would live with lifealtering effects from Ground Zero.
Sept. 11, 1941 - Cons…