1789

Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

1814

An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.

1941

Groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon.

1954

The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC.

1985

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds broke Ty Cobb’s MLB career hits record with his 4,192nd hit.

2001

Nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two planes into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. It remains the deadliest terror attack in history.

Birthdays

Composer Arvo Pärt is 89. Film director Brian De Palma is 84. Singer-actor-dancer Lola Falana is 82. Musician Mickey Hart is 81. Actor Amy Madigan is 74. Musician Tommy Shaw is 71. Actor Scott Patterson is 66. Actor/director Roxann Dawson is 66. Actor John Hawkes is 65. Actor Virginia Madsen is 63. Musician-composer Moby is 59. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 57. Rapper Ludacris is 47. Actor Elizabeth Henstridge is 37.