It was a beautiful Tuesday morning

September 11, 2001 -

At 8:45 AM (EDT), hijacked American Airlines "Flight 11" crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in NYC. At 9:03 AM, a second hijacked plane, United Airlines "Flight 175" crashed into the South Tower of the Center. At 9:43 AM, American Airline "Flight 77" crashed into the Pentagon in the nation's capital. At 10:05 AM, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, followed by the North Tower at 10:28 AM.


September 11, 1932 -
MGM proved that the in fact ahd more stars than there were in heaven with the release of the Grand Hotel on this date.



The ensemble cast of the film never actually all appeared together in any of the scenes of the movie. I did not know this but the original 1932 trailer is apparently lost. It would have most likely looked similar in design to the film's opening credit sequence.


(With one kid starting Middle School and the other starting 4th Grade, we're still trying to work out all the changing that are going on in the home office here)
An Abbreviated Today in History:
September 11, 1936-
Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) by pressing a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam's first hydroelectric generator in Nevada.

Hoover Dam is 726 feet tall and 660 feet thick at its base. Enough rock is excavated in its construction to build the Great Wall of China. Contrary to urban myths, no workers are buried in the dam's concrete.


September 11, 1967 -
The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS on this date.



After Jim Nabors appeared on the premiere episode, Carol Burnett would have him as the guest for each seasons first show because she considered him her "good luck charm". Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence were the only series regulars to stay with the program throughout its entire run.


September 11, 1987-
CBS went black for six minutes after anchorman Dan Rather walked off the set of "The CBS Evening News" on this date.

Because the tournament ended abruptly, CBS featured a blank screen for six minutes while producers frantically searched for the missing Rather.



And so it goes.