September 11th "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 254 of the year! Known as Make Your Bed Day and No News Is Good News Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of December 19th 2022 and your star sign is “Virgo”.
2001 – Thousands die when hijacked jets crash into the World Trade Centre in New York, resulting in the total destruction of both towers, and The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Todays birthdays
1945 – Franz Beckenbauer (78), German footballer, 1964-83 (Bayern Munich; World Cup, 1974), and manager, 1984-96 (Bayern Munich; World Cup, 1990), born in Munich, Germany.
1958 – Mick Talbot (65), English rock keyboardist (Style Council – “You’re The Best Thing”; “My Ever Changing Moods”), born in Wimbledon, London.
1970 – Johnny Vegas (53), English comedian, actor, writer, and director (Benidorm, Shooting Stars), born in St Helens, Lancashire.
1971 – Richard Ashcroft (52), English musician, singer, and songwriter (The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony”), born in Higher End, Orrell, Greater Manchester.
1977 – Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (46), American rapper (Act a Fool) and actor (Fast and Furious Franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
The day today
1942 – “Five on a Treasure Island” the first of Enid Blyton’s “Famous Five” children’s novels, is published.
1978 – Bulgarian writer and broadcaster Georgi Markov dies of blood poisoning, four days after being stabbed with an umbrella at a bus stop on Waterloo Bridge, London. On the same day, The last known person dies of smallpox – medical photographer Janet Parker through infection in a laboratory, in Birmingham.
1980 – The Marlborough diamond is stolen from a jewellers in Knightsbridge. The stone, worth £400,000 was part of a window display at the Graff jewellery shop. The two robbers, armed with a revolver and a hand grenade, got away in less than a minute with a total of £1,429,000 worth of diamonds.
1996 – Noel Gallagher goes home half way through an Oasis tour of the US after a fight with brother Liam.
2001 – In the biggest attack on US soil in 60 years, terrorists fly two hijacked planes into the World Trade Centre in New York, destroying the twin towers and killing more than 4,000 people. Meanwhile, another hijacked passenger jet is crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes into a field near Pittsburg after passengers fight back against their captors.
Today in music
1977 – David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on ‘Bing Crosby’s ‘Merrie Olde Christmas’ TV show duetting with Crosby on ‘Peace On Earth – Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
1988 – Michael Jackson appeared at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England on his Bad World Tour. Over 3,000 fans were treated by the St. John Ambulance service for passing out, hysteria and being crushed amongst the crowd of 125,000 fans, the largest concert of the 123-date world tour.
1993 – Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreamlover’. Also on the same day her fourth album ‘Music Box’ went to No.1 in the UK.
2001 – Walking to work in New York (as an comic book illustrator) Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. The day’s events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance with Gerard becoming their lead singer.
2015 – Mark Ronson’s hit ‘Uptown Funk!’ became the fifth biggest-selling single in British chart history with over two million UK sales and overtaking Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1977 chart-topper ‘Mull Of Kintrye/Girls’ School’.
Today in history
1297 – Scottish hero William Wallace defeated the English at Stirling Bridge. Wallace’s statement before the battle was – ‘We come here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, determined to avenge our wrongs and set our country free.’
1777 – American troops led by George Washington were defeated by the British at the Battle of Brandywine Creek, in the American War of Independence.
1836 – Register Office marriages were introduced in Britain.
1879 – 268 miners died in an explosion at the Prince of Wales Colliery, at Abercarn, South Wales.
1895 – The prestigious FA Cup trophy was stolen from football outfitters William Shillock of Birmingham. 68 years later an 83 year old man confessed he’d melted it down to make counterfeit halfcrown coins.
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