Monday, September 11, 2023
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
Hoover Dam
Photo: history.com
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: Another fatal crash in Alexander County…Woman and child killed in Catawba County crash involving a Hickory Police chase…Teen killed in Iredell mishap…Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams files for bankruptcy…Alexander County Board of Commissioners meet this evening…Another fatal drug overdose in Alexander County…Taylorsville man busted for trying to hide meth in sock at County Jail…Taylorsville Police Officer assaulted…
Weather: Splendid start to the week. Sunny and 82
Sports: Burns way too much for Cougars…Panther turnovers costly in loss to Falcons…Cowboys make Sunday night statement…Heels nip App, Irish dominate Pack…Braves clinch playoff spot…Crawdads will regular season finale, will open playoff series at home…Djokovic and Gauff win US Open titles…Reddick takes win in Kansas
Happy Birthday: Brian De Palma, Amy Madigan, Tommy Shaw, Kristy McNichol, Virginia Madsen, Maria Bartiromo, Harry Connick Jr, Ed Reed
Jimmy Buffet’s wife thanks the fans https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jimmy-buffett-wife-jane-slagsvol-023224195.html
“The Indian looks at John Wayne and points to the Union soldier and says, ‘He’s a lying, dog-faced pony soldier!’” Joe when asked a question about climate change overnight in Vietnam
Word of the Day: circumlocution [ sur-kuhm-loh-kyoo-shuhn ] A roundabout or indirect way of speaking. Circum– is a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” Locution comes from the Latin word locūtiō, meaning “speech, style of speech. “Politicians often speak with circumlocution.”
Quote of the Day: “No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it’s what his players know that counts”… Paul Bear Bryant (Born this day in 1913)