September 11
Today is the 254th day of 2021, there are 111 days left in the year. Today is Patriot Day.
1789 - Alexander Hamilton was appointed the nation's first Treasury Secretary.
1814 - An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
1850 - Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," gave her first concert in the United States, at Castle Garden in New York.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Groundbreaking was held for the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C.
1941 - Charles A. Lindbergh sparked charges of anti-Semitism with a speech in which he blamed "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" for trying to draw the United States into World War II.
1962 - The Beatles recorded their first single, Love Me Do.
1971 - Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
1973 - Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
1997 - In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after 290 years of union with England.
1998 - Congress released Kenneth Starr's report, which offered graphic details of President Bill Clinton's alleged sexual misconduct and leveled accusations of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2001 - Two hijacked commercial airliners were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, ultimately causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a fourth hijacked plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit. Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the attacks.
2003 - Actor John Ritter died six days before his 55th birthday.
2006 - In a primetime address, President George W. Bush invoked the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks as he staunchly defended the war in Iraq, though he acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the attacks.
2007 - China signed an agreement to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
2008 - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama put aside politics as they visited ground zero together on the anniversary of 9/11 to honor its victims.
2011 - The nation and the world marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In New York, a tree-covered memorial plaza at ground zero opened to the families of the victims for the first time. President Barack Obama, after visiting the sites where terrorists struck, declared: "It will be said of us that we kept the faith; that we took a painful blow, and emerged stronger."
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2016 - The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 with the solemn roll call of the victims at ground zero. Hillary Clinton abruptly left after feeling "overheated," according to her campaign, and hours later her doctor disclosed that the Democratic presidential nominee had pneumonia.
2020 - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden observed the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as commemorations were altered or scaled back by the coronavirus; Biden approached those who’d lost loved ones at ground zero and shared the pain of his own losses, while Trump vowed that “America will always rise up, stand tall and fight back.”
2020 - Bahrain agreed to normalize relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by the Trump administration to ease the Jewish state’s relative isolation in the Middle East.
Birthdays
24 - Michelle Randolph (model)
28 - Angeline Varona (model)
29 - Nevaeh (singer)
31 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
34 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
34 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
40 - Charles Kelley (country singer)
42 - Ariana Richards (actress)
43 - Ryan Slattery (actor)
43 - Ben Lee (singer)
44 - Ludacris (rapper)
51 - Laura Wright (actress)
51 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
54 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
54 - Maria Bartiromo (business reporter)
56 - Moby (singer)
56 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestling personality)
59 - Kristy McNichol (actress)
60 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
61 - Anne Ramsay (actress)
62 - John Hawkes (actor)
63 - Roxann Dawson (actress)
63 - Scott Patterson (actor)
67 - Reed Birney (actor)
68 - Lesley Visser (sports reporter)
68 - Tommy Shaw (singer)
71 - Amy Madigan (actress)
73 - Phillip Alford (actor)
82 - Tom Dreesen (comedian)
93 - Earl Holliman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 11
1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.
1918 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1943 - The NHL approved the Hockey Hall of Fame. The official building for the hall of fame was not opened until August 26, 1961 on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.
1946 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a scoreless tie in 19 innings.
1956 - Frank Robinson (Cincinnati Reds) tied a rookie record for most home runs in one season when he hit his 38th of the year.
1959 - Roy Face (Pittsburgh) ended a 22-game winning streak. He finished the season 18-1.
1971 - #2 Nebraska opens the season with a 34-7 win over Oregon.
1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.
1976 - #1 Nebraska opens the season on the road with a 6-6 tie against LSU.
1982 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 42-7 win over Cockeye.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's major league career record.
1987 - Howard Johnson (New York Mets) became the first National League infielder to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.
1993 - #9 Nebraska defeats Texas Tech 50-27.
1994 - Andre Agassi wins his first U.S. Open.
1999 - #5 Nebraska defeats California 45-0.
1999 - Serena Williams defeats Martina Hingis to win her first U.S. Open and Grand Slam title.
1999 - Brett Favre and Robert Brooks of the Green Bay Packers completed a 99-yard touchdown reception against the Chicago Bears to tie an NFL record.
2002 - Football Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas died at age 69.
2004 - Southern Mississippi upsets Nebraska 21-17.
2009 - Michael Jordan was inducted into the basketball hall of fame.
2010 - #6 Nebraska defeats Idaho 38-17.
Today is the 254th day of 2021, there are 111 days left in the year. Today is Patriot Day.
1789 - Alexander Hamilton was appointed the nation's first Treasury Secretary.
1814 - An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
1850 - Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," gave her first concert in the United States, at Castle Garden in New York.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Groundbreaking was held for the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C.
1941 - Charles A. Lindbergh sparked charges of anti-Semitism with a speech in which he blamed "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" for trying to draw the United States into World War II.
1962 - The Beatles recorded their first single, Love Me Do.
1971 - Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
1973 - Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
1997 - In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after 290 years of union with England.
1998 - Congress released Kenneth Starr's report, which offered graphic details of President Bill Clinton's alleged sexual misconduct and leveled accusations of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2001 - Two hijacked commercial airliners were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, ultimately causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a fourth hijacked plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit. Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the attacks.
2003 - Actor John Ritter died six days before his 55th birthday.
2006 - In a primetime address, President George W. Bush invoked the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks as he staunchly defended the war in Iraq, though he acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the attacks.
2007 - China signed an agreement to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
2008 - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama put aside politics as they visited ground zero together on the anniversary of 9/11 to honor its victims.
2011 - The nation and the world marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In New York, a tree-covered memorial plaza at ground zero opened to the families of the victims for the first time. President Barack Obama, after visiting the sites where terrorists struck, declared: "It will be said of us that we kept the faith; that we took a painful blow, and emerged stronger."
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2016 - The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 with the solemn roll call of the victims at ground zero. Hillary Clinton abruptly left after feeling "overheated," according to her campaign, and hours later her doctor disclosed that the Democratic presidential nominee had pneumonia.
2020 - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden observed the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as commemorations were altered or scaled back by the coronavirus; Biden approached those who’d lost loved ones at ground zero and shared the pain of his own losses, while Trump vowed that “America will always rise up, stand tall and fight back.”
2020 - Bahrain agreed to normalize relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by the Trump administration to ease the Jewish state’s relative isolation in the Middle East.
Birthdays
24 - Michelle Randolph (model)
28 - Angeline Varona (model)
29 - Nevaeh (singer)
31 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
34 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
34 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
40 - Charles Kelley (country singer)
42 - Ariana Richards (actress)
43 - Ryan Slattery (actor)
43 - Ben Lee (singer)
44 - Ludacris (rapper)
51 - Laura Wright (actress)
51 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
54 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
54 - Maria Bartiromo (business reporter)
56 - Moby (singer)
56 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestling personality)
59 - Kristy McNichol (actress)
60 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
61 - Anne Ramsay (actress)
62 - John Hawkes (actor)
63 - Roxann Dawson (actress)
63 - Scott Patterson (actor)
67 - Reed Birney (actor)
68 - Lesley Visser (sports reporter)
68 - Tommy Shaw (singer)
71 - Amy Madigan (actress)
73 - Phillip Alford (actor)
82 - Tom Dreesen (comedian)
93 - Earl Holliman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 11
1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.
1918 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1943 - The NHL approved the Hockey Hall of Fame. The official building for the hall of fame was not opened until August 26, 1961 on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.
1946 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a scoreless tie in 19 innings.
1956 - Frank Robinson (Cincinnati Reds) tied a rookie record for most home runs in one season when he hit his 38th of the year.
1959 - Roy Face (Pittsburgh) ended a 22-game winning streak. He finished the season 18-1.
1971 - #2 Nebraska opens the season with a 34-7 win over Oregon.
1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.
1976 - #1 Nebraska opens the season on the road with a 6-6 tie against LSU.
1982 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 42-7 win over Cockeye.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's major league career record.
1987 - Howard Johnson (New York Mets) became the first National League infielder to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.
1993 - #9 Nebraska defeats Texas Tech 50-27.
1994 - Andre Agassi wins his first U.S. Open.
1999 - #5 Nebraska defeats California 45-0.
1999 - Serena Williams defeats Martina Hingis to win her first U.S. Open and Grand Slam title.
1999 - Brett Favre and Robert Brooks of the Green Bay Packers completed a 99-yard touchdown reception against the Chicago Bears to tie an NFL record.
2002 - Football Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas died at age 69.
2004 - Southern Mississippi upsets Nebraska 21-17.
2009 - Michael Jordan was inducted into the basketball hall of fame.
2010 - #6 Nebraska defeats Idaho 38-17.
