On This Day September 11th

 OTD

September 11th is the two hundredth-sixth day of the year, and there are 112 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

 9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the most significant defeat of its history, and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.

1541 – Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors led by Michimalonco to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards.

1565 – Ottoman forces retreat from Malta, ending the Great Siege of Malta.

1609 – Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island and meets the indigenous people there.

1714 – Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.

1789 – Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

1826 – Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason, is arrested in Batavia, New York, for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that led to his mysterious disappearance.

1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.

1919 – United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.

1941 – Construction begins on The Pentagon.

1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Oahu.

2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks, killed 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashed into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

2012 – The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, is attacked, resulting in four deaths.

 

 

 Birthdays

 600 – Yuknoom Ch'een II, Mayan ruler

1465 – Bernardo Accolti, Italian poet (d. 1536)

1700 – James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (d. 1748)

1771 – Mungo Park, Scottish surgeon and explorer (d. 1806)

1816 – Carl Zeiss, the German lens maker, created the Optical instrument (d. 1888)

1847 – Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)

1862 – O. Henry, American short story writer (d. 1910)

1885 – D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1930)

1901 – D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist (d. 1999)

1916 – Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)

1924 – Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000)

1937 – Robert Crippen, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

1941 – Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Civil Rights activist and Little Rock Nine member

1960 – Hiroshi Amano, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1977 – Ludacris, American rapper and producer

1987 – Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress

 

 Holiday Spotlight

 No News is Good News Day

No News is Good News Day, though native to the U.S., has unknown origins. Unplugging from social media and news can greatly improve mood and productivity. In today's world, where most things revolve around social media, taking a day to unplug is important. Consider activities like playing board games or taking a beach stroll. This day's significance is likely to grow as people seek better work-life balance.

 

Holidays And Observance.

9/11 Remembrance Day

Emergency Number Day  

I Want to Start My Business Day

Libraries Remember Day

Make Your Bed Day

National Day of Service and Remembrance

National Emergency Responder Day

National Hot Cross Bun Day

National No News is Good News Day

Patriot Day

Remember Freedom Day

Women's Baseball Day