September 11
1789 - Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury.
1814 - An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Groundbreaking too place for the Pentagon.
1954 - The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC.
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 during a violent military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
1997 - In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after more than 290 years of union with England.
2001 - Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers; a short while later, another plane crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers on that plane tried to re-take the aircraft. More than 3,000 people were killed in the attacks.
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.
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2023 - More than 4,000 people died and thousands more were missing after heavy rain from Storm Daniel caused two dams to collapse, flooding the city of Derna, Libya.
Birthdays
34 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
37 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
37 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
43 - Charles Kelley (singer)
46 - Ed Reed (football player)
47 - Ludacris (rapper)
54 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
57 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
59 - Moby (musician)
59 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestler)
63 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
65 - John Hawkes (actor)
66 - Scott Patterson (actor)
71 - Lesley Visser (sportscaster)
71 - Tommy Shaw (musician)
74 - Amy Madigan (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 11
1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.
1926 - The U.S. won its seventh consecutive Davis Cup.
1927 - Babe Ruth hits his 50th home run of the season.
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.
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.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds broke Ty Cobb's MLB career hits record with his 4,192nd hit.
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.
1789 - Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury.
1814 - An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Groundbreaking too place for the Pentagon.
1954 - The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC.
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 during a violent military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
1997 - In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after more than 290 years of union with England.
2001 - Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers; a short while later, another plane crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers on that plane tried to re-take the aircraft. More than 3,000 people were killed in the attacks.
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.
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2023 - More than 4,000 people died and thousands more were missing after heavy rain from Storm Daniel caused two dams to collapse, flooding the city of Derna, Libya.
Birthdays
34 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
37 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
37 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
43 - Charles Kelley (singer)
46 - Ed Reed (football player)
47 - Ludacris (rapper)
54 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
57 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
59 - Moby (musician)
59 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestler)
63 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
65 - John Hawkes (actor)
66 - Scott Patterson (actor)
71 - Lesley Visser (sportscaster)
71 - Tommy Shaw (musician)
74 - Amy Madigan (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 11
1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.
1926 - The U.S. won its seventh consecutive Davis Cup.
1927 - Babe Ruth hits his 50th home run of the season.
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.
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.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds broke Ty Cobb's MLB career hits record with his 4,192nd hit.
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.
