"On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York's World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. It remains the deadliest terror attack in history. Also on this date: In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury."
"In 1936, Boulder Dam later renamed the Hoover Dam began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a button in Washington to signal the startup of the dam's first hydroelectric generator. In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon. In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. In 1973, Chilean President Salvador Allende (ah-YEN'-day) died during a violent military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. In 1985, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds broke Ty Cobb's MLB career hits record"
On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed when 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized four jetliners, crashing two into New York's World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Pennsylvania. The attack remains the deadliest terrorist act in history. Other anniversaries on the date include Alexander Hamilton's 1789 appointment as the first U.S. Treasury Secretary, an American victory at Lake Champlain in 1814, the Hoover Dam beginning operation in 1936, the Pentagon groundbreaking in 1941, Miss America's 1954 TV debut, Salvador Allende's death in Chile's 1973 coup, Pete Rose's 1985 hits record, the 2012 Benghazi attack, and catastrophic 2023 floods in Derna, Libya. Notable birthdays listed include Arvo Pärt (90) and Brian De Palma (85).
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