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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 2001

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The September 11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in
human history, causing the deaths of 2,996 people, including
2,977 victims and 19 hijackers who committed murder–suicide.

Thousands more were injured, and long-term health effects have
arisen as a consequence of the attacks.
New York City took the
brunt of the death toll when the Twin Towers of the
World Trade
Center
complex in Lower Manhattan were attacked, with an
estimated 1,600 victims from the
North Tower and around a
thousand from the
South Tower.

Two hundred miles southwest in Arlington County, Virginia,
another 125 were killed in
the Pentagon. The remaining 265
fatalities included the ninety-two passengers and crew of
American Airlines Flight 11, the sixty-five aboard United
Airlines Flight 175
, the sixty-four on American Airlines Flight
77
and the forty-four who boarded United Airlines Flight 93.

The attack on the World Trade Center’s North Tower alone
made the September 11 attacks the deadliest act of terrorism
in human history.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Explosion following the crash of Flight 175 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center

30 Best Always Remember 9/11/01 images | Always remember, We will never forget, 911 never forget

Remembering 9/11 Wallpapers - Wallpaper Cave

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Happy National Grandparents Day 2024: Best wishes, images, messages, greetings, and quotes to share with your grandparents

Grandparents’ Day falls on the first Sunday of September
following Labor Day. Thus, the date changes from year to
year, but the informal holiday always falls in early to mid-
September.  

In the United States, Russell Capper (age 9 in 1969) sent
a letter to President Nixon suggesting a special day be
set aside as Grandparents’ Day.

Since the aforementioned letter, Marian McQuade, a West
Virginia housewife, was recognized nationally by the
United
States Senate
– in particular by Senators Jennings Randolph
and Robert Byrd – and by
President Jimmy Carter, as the
founder of National Grandparents Day.

In 1973, then-Senator Jennings Randolph, D-WV, introduced
resolution to the senate to make Grandparents’ Day a
national holiday.


National Grandparents Day Founder Marian McQuade

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The flower of the U.S. National Grandparents Day is the
forget-me-not which blooms in the spring. As a result,
seasonal flowers are given in appreciation to grandparents
on this day.


 


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THURSDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

Free Download: First Day of Summer (With images) | Free vintage printables, Poster prints, Free art

A Mad Men Style Summer: Vintage Ads To Get You In The Summer Spirit
1938

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Flag Day: June 14-History of Flag Day + Rules To Fly


Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the
flag of the
United States
on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the
Second Continental Congress.    

Ever Ready: Happy Flag Day

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FOR A ROYAL FATHER’S DAY IN 1931

Mennen Skin Bracer Father's Day ad, ca. 1950s | Vintage ads, Old ads, Vintage advertisements

Skin Bracer aftershave was launched by Mennen in 1931, and manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive following its purchase of
Mennen in 1992. Two additional variants of Skin Bracer,
Cooling Blue and Cool Spice were once sold but are now
discontinued.

Fathers Day Calendar Illustrations, Royalty-Free Vector Graphics & Clip Art - iStock

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