1997 - The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, reaches Mars making yet another success for NASA
1987 - The movie Fatal Attraction premieres
1980 - The Constitution of Chile is approved by voters
1972 - The San Francisco BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), public transit and subway system, opens up to passengers
1961 - The World Wildlife Fund is founded
This Day In Business
2001 - The twin towers, a symbol of New York City centered in the heart of Wall Street - are destroyed during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
1952 - Ray Charles makes his first recordings for his new label, Atlantic, in NYC
1940 - World War II: Buckingham Palace is damaged during a German air raid.
1985 - Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobbs all-time hits record when he records his 4192nd hit.
September 11th Holiday
Patriot Day - Honors the 2,977 lives that were lost in the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She played the character Claire Ferguson in a 1996 episode of the popular TV series Boy Meets World. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the September 11 Birthday Horoscope.
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