domingo, 11 de septiembre de 2011

On This Day: September 11

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On Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the 110-story twin towers to collapse. Another hijacked airliner hit the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.

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On Sept. 11, 1917, Ferdinand Marcos, the Filipino president whose corrupt government was overthrown in 1986, was born. Following his death on Sept. 28, 1989, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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 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.
1885	Author D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood, England.
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" and "P.S. I Love You," at EMI studios in London.
1971	Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
1973	Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
1985	Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's career record.
1997	Scots voted to create their own Parliament 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.
2002	Football Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas died at age 69.
2007	China signed an agreement to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
2009	Michael Jordan was enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame.

Current Birthdays

Actress Virginia Madsen turns 50 years old today.

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury turns 28 years old today.

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1924	Daniel Akaka, U.S. senator, D-Hawaii, turns 87
1928	Earl Holliman, Actor, turns 83
1932	Bob Packwood, Former U.S. senator, R-Ore., turns 79
1937	Robert Crippen, Astronaut, turns 74
1940	Brian De Palma, Director, turns 71
1940	Theodore B. Olson, Former U.S. solicitor general, turns 71
1943	Mickey Hart, Rock musician (Grateful Dead), turns 68
1950	Amy Madigan, Actress, turns 61
1953	Tommy Shaw, Rock singer, musician (Styx), turns 58
1953	Lesley Visser, Sports journalist, turns 58
1958	Scott Patterson, Actor ("Gilmore Girls"), turns 53
1962	Kristy McNichol, Actress ("Empty Nest," "Family"), turns 49
1965	Moby, Rock musician, turns 46
1967	Harry Connick Jr., Singer-actor, turns 44
1970	Taraji P. Henson, Actress, turns 41
1977	Ludacris, Rapper, turns 34
1978	Ed Reed, Football player, turns 33

Historic Birthdays

Ferdinand Marcos9/11/1917 - 9/28/1989Philippine president (1966-86).Go to obituary »

68	William Holabird 9/11/1854 - 7/19/1923 American architect
47	O. Henry 9/11/1862 - 6/5/1910 American short story writer
70	Rosika Schwimmer 9/11/1877 - 8/3/1948 Hungarian-born feminist and pacifist
75	Giovanni Pastrone 9/11/1883 - 6/27/1959 Italian motion-picture director and producer
44	D. H. Lawrence 9/11/1885 - 3/2/1930 English author
87	Vinoba Bhave 9/11/1895 - 11/15/1982 Indian social reformer; disciple of Mahatma Gandhi
69	Bear Bryant 9/11/1913 - 1/26/1983 American college football coach
78	Jessica Mitford 9/11/1917 - 7/23/1996 English-born American writer
75	Tom Landry 9/11/1924 - 2/12/2000 American coach of the Dallas Cowboys (1960-89)