This Week in History

SEPTEMBER 11

John Jughead Farrell was born.

Michael Flanagan was born.

2001 – Never forget.  Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 12

Liz Donahoe was born

Denis Potter was born.

Donna Siragusa was born.

1953 – Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.

1960 – Hurricane Donna slammed Rockaway and the ocean met the bay.

SEPTEMBER  13

Cammie Donohue was born

Rita Tortorelli was born.

Marci Hoffman was born.

Paul GaNun was born.

1943 – Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.

SEPTEMBER  14

Chris Minogue was born

Carol Kelleher was born.

Jon Antis was born.

Matthew Courtney was born.

1814 – Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to The Star Spangled Banner.

SEPTEMBER 15

Larry Gray was born.

Mike Olsen was born.

Kathy Donohue Boyle was born.

Mary Edwards was born.

Andy Cholakis was born.

Claire Resnick was born.

1789 – The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.

SEPTEMBER 16

Amanda Agoglia was born.

Beth Murphy Ward was born.

1630 – The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.

1974 – President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.

SEPTEMBER 17

Jen Poyant was born.

Ozzie Edwards was born.

Andrew Kohler was born.

1908 – Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.