History for September 11

History for September 11 - On-This-Day.com:
O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) 1862, D.H. Lawrence 1885, Bear Bryant 1913


Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines) 1917, Tom Landry 1924, Ludacris (Christopher Brian Bridges) 1977 - Rapper, actor
   

1609 - Explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor and discovered Manhattan Island and the Hudson River.


1777 - American forces, under General George Washington, were forced to retreat at the Battle of Brandywine Creek by British forces under William Howe. The Stars and Stripes (American flag) were carried for the first time in the battle.


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 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt by turning on the dam's first hydroelectric generator. The dam is now called Hoover Dam.


1959 - The U.S. Congress passed a bill authorizing the creation of food stamps.


1974 - "Little House On The Prairie" made its television debut.


2001 - In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.


2012 - Terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were brutally murdered and ten others were injured.