On This Day September 11

2001
9-11: Hijackers crash two planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Shortly after, both towers collapsed. A third aircraft was crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed into a rural field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The official count was 2,986 deaths in the attacks including the hijackers.

1998
Pres. Clinton: The Ken Starr report is released by Congress, detailing the President's relationship with Monica Lewinsky..

1979
National Hunting and Fishing Day is declared by Presidential proclamation. To be celebrated yearly on the 4th Saturday in September.

1974
Longest major-league baseball game: The San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets (8-6) after a 23-inning game lasting 7 hours and 23 minutes.

1928
First televised play: The Queen's Messenger is broadcast by WGY of Schenectady, New York.

1928
First U.S. transcontinental bus service: The Yellow Bus Line between New York and Los Angeles begins service.

1912
First airplane pilot captured during warfare: An Italian pilot is captured when his plane was forced down.

1903
Milwaukee Mile: The Wisconsin track holds its first race. William Jones of Chicago wins a five lap speed contest This is oldest operating motor speedway in the world.

1847
Oh! Susanna: First professional performance of Stephen Foster's song.

1841
Tyler's cabinet resigns: The president's entire cabinet, except the Secretary of State, resigns in protest of his vetoing the Banking Bill.

1811
First steamboat on the Ohio River: The New Orleans leaves Pittsburgh headed for New Orleans. It also became the first on the Mississippi.

1962
Kristy McNichol, American Emmy-winning actress. TV: Family (Buddy) and Empty Nest (Barbara).

1953
Tommy Shaw, American guitarist, with Styx. Music: Grand Illusion (1977), and Babe (1979, #1).

1940
Brian De Palma, American film director, Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Carrie (1976) and The Fury 1978.

1924 d. 2000
Tom Landry, American football player, coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He invented the "4-3 Defense."

1913 d. 1983
Bear Bryant (Paul William Bryant), American football coach, the Crimson Tide (1958-82), the winningest coach in college football history (325 wins).

1899 d. 2000
Jimmie Davis, American politician, two-time governor of Louisiana (1944-48, 1960-64), and Country Music Hall of Famer. Music: You Are My Sunshine and Where the Old Red River Flows.

1892 d. 1967
Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig, voice of Sleepy and Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's Goofey, and voice of the original Bozo the Clown.

1885 d. 1930
D.H. Lawrence (David Herbert Lawrence), English novelist. Writings: The Rainbow (1915) and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928).

1862 d. 1910
O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), American short story author. He served three years in prison for embezzling bank funds.

2003 b. 1948
John Ritter (Jonathan Southworth Ritter), American Emmy-winning actor. TV: Three's Company (Jack Tripper), The Waltons (Rev. Fordwick), and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (the Father).

1994 b. 1909
Jessica Tandy, English Oscar-Tony-winning actress. At age 80, she became the oldest person to receive an Oscar (Driving Miss Daisy).

1987 b. 1915
Lorne Greene, Canadian-born actor. TV: Bonanza (Ben Cartwright).

1978 b. 1929
Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident. While waiting at a bus stop, he was stabbed with an umbrella that inserted a ricin-filled pellet. He died several days later. It is believed that the KGB was behind the assassination.

1972 b. 1883
Max Fleischer, Austrian-born American animator. He and his brother Dave created Betty Boop and animated Popeye the Sailor. He also created Out of the Inkwell, which was the first popular animated cartoon series.

1948 b. 1876
Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Indian statesman, founder and first governor (1947-48) of Pakistan.

1851 b. 1794
Sylvester W. Graham, American reformer, invented the Graham cracker.

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