9-11 Remembrance Ceremony in Londonderry this Morning

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Temperatures are expected to flirt with 100 degrees today with a high of 96 and mostly sunny skies. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 72.

2. 9-11 CEREMONY IN LONDONDERRY: To recognize the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American Legion Post 27 will host a ceremony at 8:46 a.m. on the Londonderry Town Common, the exact time that the attacks first occurred.

The event will include remarks followed by a reading of names of those who were killed.

The post's firing detail will then render a 21 gun salute to conclude the ceremony.

3. PLANNING BOARD TO MEET: The Londonderry Planning Board will meet in the Moose Hill Council Chambers at 7 p.m. Woodmont Commons and impact fees are on the agenda.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: At 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767--United Airlines Flight 175--appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower at about the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.

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