Wednesday, September 12

Good morning!

Today we will discuss events of 9/11  (Adam Schefter, The Man I Never Met - ESPN Link

Current Events
Florence aims for the Carolinas; forecasters call it the "Storm of the Century" NYT

10 years ago this week, the Economic Collapse began; middle class is still waiting for the recovery - NYT

Westchester bound span of New Bridge opened last night, for real this time - LoHud

Today in History

• 1609

  Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River.

• 1953

  Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.

• 1977

  South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.

• 1992

  Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

• 1999

  Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.

• 2008

  Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was under investigation for corruption, resigned as prime minister.