Thursday, September 11th.
It’s Patriot Day. On this day in 2001, four planes were hijacked and crashed into the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon causing the deaths of 2,977 people. The fourth plane (United Airlines Flight 93) was directed at Washington DC, but its passengers bravely attempted to take back control and it crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We must never forget !
1609: Explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor and discovered Manhattan Island and the Hudson River
1789: Alexander Hamilton was appointed by U.S. President George Washington to be the first secretary of the treasury
1936: Boulder Dam in Nevada was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt by turning on the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. The dam is now called Hoover Dam
1941: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Pentagon took place
1959: Congress passed a bill authorizing the creation of food stamps
1967: The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS
1985: Pete Rose playing with the Cincinnati Reds got hit number 4,192 to break the record held by Ty Cobb
1999: The Wall Street Journal reported that Bayer Corp. had quit putting a wad of cotton in their bottles of aspirin. Bayer had actually stopped the practice earlier in the year
In the News: Taylorsville Town Board delays action of selling property again…Fatal crash in Granite Falls…Alex Co Sheriff’s investigated four overdoses in August, none were fatal…Lincolnton man held without bond in Alexander County Jail…Three Taylorsville woman charged after squabble…Alexander County man gets 60 Days in Slammer
Weather: It could not be better. Sunny and 82
Sports: Marshall says Cougar Football has monkey off their back after win last Friday…Busy day for AC Athletics. JV Football hosts Statesville. Women’s Tennis, Soccer and volleyball in action…NC State at Wake Forest tonight…Washington and Green Bay tonight in NFL…Dodgers might be getting their MoJo back
Happy Birthday: Brian De Palma, Amy Madigan, Tommy Shaw, Kristy McNichol, Virginia Madsen, Maria Bartiromo, Harry Connick Jr, Ed Reed
Word of the Day: cotillion [kuh-til-yuhn, koh-] a formal ball given especially for debutantes. A lively French social dance originating in the 18th century, consisting of a variety of steps and figures and performed by couples. A formalized dance for a large number of people, in which a head couple leads the other dancers. From French. “Young men were hoping to meet the woman of their dreams at the cotillion”
Quote of the Day: “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended”… President George W. Bush