Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. Before he took office in 2009, he served in the Illinois Senate (1997â2004) and the United States Senate (2005â2008).
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Twin Towers
The World Trade Center is a complex of buildings under construction in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States, replacing an earlier complex of seven buildings with the same name on the same site. The original World Trade Center featured landmark twin towers, which opened on April 4, 1973 and were destroyed in the September 11 attacks of 2001, along with 7 World Trade Center. The other buildings in the complex were damaged in the attacks, and their ruins were eventually demolished. The site is being rebuilt with five new skyscrapers and a memorial to those killed in the attacks. As of August 2013, only one skyscraper has been completed; and 2 others have been topped out. The remaining 3 are expected to be completed before 2020. One World Trade Center will be the lead building for the new complex, reaching more than 100 stories at its completion. It became the tallest building in New York City on April 30, 2012, and is now topped out. It is expected to officially open for business in 2014. A sixth tower is awaiting confirmation.
9/11 Pictures
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11[nb 1]) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
Bill De Blasio
Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm; May 8, 1961) is a New York City elected official, holding the citywide office of New York City Public Advocate, which serves as an ombudsman between the electorate and the city government. He formerly served as a New York City Council member representing the 39th District in Brooklyn (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace). De Blasio announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for mayor of New York City on January 27, 2013.
9/11 Memorial
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (branded as 9/II Memorial and 9/II Memorial Museum) is the principal memorial and museum commemorating the September 11 attacks of 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people, and the World Trade Center bombing of 1993, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, on the former location of the Twin Towers, which were destroyed during the attacks. The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation was renamed the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center in 2007.
Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Richard Jacobs (born July 6, 1982) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League(NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Coffeyville, Auburn, and Southern Illinois.
September 11
September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of the year. It is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099).
Million Muslim March
The Million Muslim March will be a march in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2013. It is being organized by the American Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC), a small group from Kansas City, Missouri. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the main Muslim civil rights group in the United States, has condemned the march. Dr Zuhdi Jasar of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) called the plan provocative, and criticized the group’s Truther ideology. Less than a month before the march, the event’s Facebook page had 57 members. AMPAC have attempted to invite Louis Farrakhan, organizer of the African-American Million Man March, and Republican politician Ron Paul. The group aim to hold the event each September 11.
US News college rankings
College and university rankings are lists of institutions in higher education, ordered by combinations of factors. In addition to entire institutions, specific programs, departments, and schools are ranked. Rankings are conducted by magazines, newspapers, websites, governments and academics.
Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball
“Wrecking Ball” is a song by Miley Cyrus for her fourth studio album Bangerz (2013). It appears as the sixth track on the album. The song was made available when Bangerz was pre-ordered from iTunes, beginning on August 25, 2013. It is set to be released to American radio as the second single from Bangerz.
