U.S.<\/a> Congress accusing President Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.<\/p>\n1999<\/strong> – The Wall Street Journal reported that Bayer Corp. had quit putting a wad of cotton in their bottles of aspirin. Bayer had actually stopped the practice earlier in the year.<\/p>\n2001<\/strong> – 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.<\/p>\n2007<\/strong> \u2013 Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.<\/p>\n2008<\/strong> \u2013 A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.<\/p>\n2011<\/strong> \u2013 The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.<\/p>\n2012<\/strong> – Terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were brutally murdered and ten others were injured.<\/p>\n2015<\/strong> \u2013 A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.<\/p>\nCelebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Hallowicked, American wrestler<\/li>\n
- 1981<\/strong> \u2013 Charles Kelley, American singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
- 1982<\/strong> \u2013 Elvan Abeylegesse, Ethiopian-Turkish runner<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan sprinter<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Ike Diogu, American basketball player<\/li>\n
- 1983<\/strong> \u2013 Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player<\/li>\n
- 1984<\/strong> \u2013 Aled de Malmanche, New Zealand rugby player<\/li>\n
- 1984<\/strong> \u2013 Benson Stanley, New Zealand rugby player<\/li>\n
- 1985<\/strong> \u2013 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player<\/li>\n
- 1985<\/strong> \u2013 Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Dwayne Jarrett, American football player<\/li>\n
- 1986<\/strong> \u2013 Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player<\/li>\n
- 1987<\/strong> \u2013 Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1987<\/strong> \u2013 Tyler Hoechlin, American actor<\/li>\n
- 1988<\/strong> \u2013 Mike Moustakas, American baseball player<\/li>\n
- 1990<\/strong> \u2013 Jo Inge Berget, Norwegian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1990<\/strong> \u2013 Jarrod Croker, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n
- 1991<\/strong> \u2013 Jordan Ayew, Ghanaian footballer<\/li>\n
- 1991<\/strong> \u2013 Rhema Obed, English footballer<\/li>\n
- 1991<\/strong> \u2013 Kygo, Norwegian DJ<\/li>\n
- 1992<\/strong> \u2013 Jonathan Adams, English discus thrower<\/li>\n
- 1992<\/strong> \u2013 JC Caylen, American YouTube personality<\/li>\n
- 1993<\/strong> \u2013 Farrah Moan, American drag queen, and entertainer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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