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September 11
1777 - During the American Revolution, forces under Gen. George Washington were defeated by the British in the Battle of Brandywine.
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.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Charles 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.
1941 - Groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon.
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.
1997 - 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 jets were crashed by terrorists 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 was crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people.
2006 - In a prime-time 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 - A new Osama bin Laden videotape was released on the sixth anniversary of 9/11; in it, the al-Qaeda leader's voice is heard commemorating one of the suicide hijackers and calling on young Muslims to follow his example by martyring themselves in attacks.
2007 - China agreed 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.
2010 - Speaking at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama appealed to the nation to honor the memory of the September 11 victims by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. In New York, a morning ceremony of remembrance gave way to an afternoon of protests and counter-protests over a proposed Islamic center near ground zero.
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2015 - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first major candidate of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House.
2019 - The Supreme Court allowed nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule preventing most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States; the policy was meant to deny asylum to anyone who passed through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there.
Birthdays
23 - Michelle Randolph (model/actress)
24 - Brandon Butler (actor)
27 - Angeline Varona (model)
28 - Maria Gabriela de Faria (actress)
28 - Nevaeh (singer)
30 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
33 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
33 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
39 - Charles Kelley (country singer)
41 - Ariana Richards (actress)
42 - Ryan Slattery (actor)
42 - Ben Lee (singer)
43 - Ludacris (rapper)
43 - Jon Buckland (musician)
50 - Laura Wright (actress)
50 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
53 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
53 - Maria Bartiromo (business reporter)
55 - Moby (musician)
55 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestling star)
58 - Kristy McNichol (actress)
59 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
60 - Anne Ramsay (actress)
61 - John Hawkes (actor)
62 - Roxann Dawson (actress)
62 - Scott Patterson (Actor)
66 - Reed Birney (actor)
67 - Lesley Visser (sports reporter)
67 - Tommy Shaw (singer)
70 - Amy Madigan (actress)
72 - Philip Alford (actor)
78 - Lola Falana (actress/singer)
81 - Tom Dreesen (comedian)
92 - 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.
1927 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his record 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.
1983 - Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers becomes just the third player in NFL history to rush for more than 11,000 career yards.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's 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.
1994 - Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open.
1999 - Serena Williams wins her first major, defeating world #1 ranked Martina Hingis to win the U.S. Open.
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.
2009 - Michael Jordan was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
1777 - During the American Revolution, forces under Gen. George Washington were defeated by the British in the Battle of Brandywine.
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.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1941 - Charles 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.
1941 - Groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon.
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.
1997 - 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 jets were crashed by terrorists 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 was crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people.
2006 - In a prime-time 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 - A new Osama bin Laden videotape was released on the sixth anniversary of 9/11; in it, the al-Qaeda leader's voice is heard commemorating one of the suicide hijackers and calling on young Muslims to follow his example by martyring themselves in attacks.
2007 - China agreed 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.
2010 - Speaking at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama appealed to the nation to honor the memory of the September 11 victims by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. In New York, a morning ceremony of remembrance gave way to an afternoon of protests and counter-protests over a proposed Islamic center near ground zero.
2012 - Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
2015 - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first major candidate of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House.
2019 - The Supreme Court allowed nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule preventing most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States; the policy was meant to deny asylum to anyone who passed through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there.
Birthdays
23 - Michelle Randolph (model/actress)
24 - Brandon Butler (actor)
27 - Angeline Varona (model)
28 - Maria Gabriela de Faria (actress)
28 - Nevaeh (singer)
30 - Iskra Lawrence (model)
33 - Tyler Hoechlin (actor)
33 - Elizabeth Henstridge (actress)
39 - Charles Kelley (country singer)
41 - Ariana Richards (actress)
42 - Ryan Slattery (actor)
42 - Ben Lee (singer)
43 - Ludacris (rapper)
43 - Jon Buckland (musician)
50 - Laura Wright (actress)
50 - Taraji P. Henson (actress)
53 - Harry Connick Jr. (singer)
53 - Maria Bartiromo (business reporter)
55 - Moby (musician)
55 - Paul Heyman (professional wrestling star)
58 - Kristy McNichol (actress)
59 - Virginia Madsen (actress)
60 - Anne Ramsay (actress)
61 - John Hawkes (actor)
62 - Roxann Dawson (actress)
62 - Scott Patterson (Actor)
66 - Reed Birney (actor)
67 - Lesley Visser (sports reporter)
67 - Tommy Shaw (singer)
70 - Amy Madigan (actress)
72 - Philip Alford (actor)
78 - Lola Falana (actress/singer)
81 - Tom Dreesen (comedian)
92 - Earl Holliman (actor)
======================================
Today in Sports History - September 11
1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.
1927 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his record 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.
1983 - Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers becomes just the third player in NFL history to rush for more than 11,000 career yards.
1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's 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.
1994 - Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open.
1999 - Serena Williams wins her first major, defeating world #1 ranked Martina Hingis to win the U.S. Open.
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.
2009 - Michael Jordan was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
