Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there (More info)
1941 – Ground is broken on the construction of The Pentagon (More info)
Many television networks will no longer air the most devastating moments of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, lest it upset the families of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day.
But Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive feels that that footage is essential as a “resource for scholars, journalists, and the public,” and has archived 3,000 hours of it,
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriffs Office responded to an unusual 9-1-1 call when a customer at a local gas station reported what he considered a case of highway robbery.