The Israeli hero who almost stopped 9-11. You probably never heard of him, but Daniel Yvine and Israeli-American is believed to be the very first victim of the 9-11 attacks. Daniel was born in Colorado and made Aliyah at age 13 to Israel. He served in the IDF Special Forces in Sayyed Matkal for four years and was a captain. After his service, he started at Technion, then MIT. And while in Gratzko, he and his advisor created the algorithm for optimizing internet traffic that led the groundwork for accommod technologies. A company he co-founded that was actually a precursor to the internet we know today. Daniel always stood out, but no one could have imagined what his military training prepared him for later. Daniel was an American Airlines flight 11 on September 11, which acquired a terrorist used with the North Tower of the World Trade Center. On September 11, he seated in business class 9b. He was next to three of the hijackers and witnessed what was beginning to happen when hijacker Muhammad Atal grabbed to begin the attack immediately, Daniel attempt to foil the attack, fighting one of the terrorists. But not knowing, another was behind him. Daniel's throat was slicked from behind by terrorist Sattam Sukhami and became the very first victim of 9-11. Today his family friends continue to remember his legacy as well as his tremendous contribution to technology and the internet. Accommod's highest award for employees is named after Danny. And in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the city named a square in his memory. While Danny was unable to defeat all the hijackers single-handedly, he died a hero who inspired countless others to never give in to terrorism.