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Subject: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/01/15 at 2:39 am
Continued, of course, from the 1990s section.
January 1st, 2000...New Zealand broadcasting on Chatham Island is watched worldwide to start millennium celebrations.
Elsewhere, the world was ringing in the new year and finding out that the Y2k bug was a minor issue.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/15 at 9:43 pm
January 2nd 2000 - George Harrison is informed that he will be able to play guitar again following knife injuries to his hand during Michael Abram's recent home invasion.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/15 at 8:13 pm
January 4th 2000 – Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/04/15 at 7:36 pm
January 4th 2000 – Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
:\'( :\'(
I remember that I was at home for most of the week, getting ready to start the second half of my second year of college the following week.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/15 at 9:50 pm
January 14th 2000 – A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/15 at 3:18 am
January 21st 2000 – Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: MilkTheCouch on 01/27/15 at 1:51 pm
January 27, 2000: A state of the Union address about the benefits of the Internet was made. :D
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/30/15 at 10:28 am
January 30, 2000: In Super Bowl XXXIV, played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, the NFC champion St. Louis Rams defeated the AFC champion Tennessee Titans by a score of 23-16.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/15 at 5:54 pm
February 2nd 2000 – First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/01/15 at 8:11 pm
February 2nd 2000 – First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
A historical advancement in technology indeed!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/15 at 8:36 pm
February 13th 2000 – The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/22/15 at 12:13 am
February 13th 2000 – The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
that's right... he's been gone fifteen years already. :o :\'(
Just a couple months later, a 50th anniversary book of said comic strip was released, discussing the early days of the strip and how it evolved.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/07/15 at 12:51 pm
March 7, 2000: Several states held their primary elections, including California, Connecticut, and Missouri (among others). Then-Vice President Al Gore overwhelmingly won the Democratic primaries, and Texas governor George W. Bush won most of the Republican primaries.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/15 at 3:49 am
2000 – The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 4:34 am
2000 – Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/15 at 12:38 pm
May 13th 2000 – In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Henk on 05/13/15 at 3:29 pm
May 13th 2000 – In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage.
So sad and shocking. Even now, the images make me feel uncomfortable (watch till the end).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs7wTT8cwbo
It was also the night of the Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcast was interrupted in the Netherlands, once the scale of the devastation became clear.
FYI: it is still unclear what caused the fire in the first place.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Fearsword on 05/25/15 at 9:00 am
This is from Saturday but I'll post anyway
May 23, 2000-Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP1 is released
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 05/25/15 at 1:02 pm
2000 – The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
...which is still the index's all-time peak today.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 05/25/15 at 1:03 pm
...and I had just finished my second year of college. Let's see...the 25th was a Thursday, and I was probably hangin' around at home.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/15 at 5:08 am
June 7th 2000 – The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 9:21 am
June 22nd 2000 - The Indiana Pacers announced Larry Bird would not return as head coach. His record was 147-67 in three seasons.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 9:46 am
June 26th 2000 – President Clinton announces the completion of the first survey of the entire human genome.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 9:47 am
June 26th 2000 – Pope John Paul II reveals the third secret of Fátima.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 7:30 am
July 2nd 2000 – Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 07/02/15 at 11:20 am
This was around the time that my family and I began looking at new housing developments, in our preparation to sell our mobile home of 20+ years.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 12:13 pm
July 7th 2000 - Bobby Brown was released from jail. The singer was released early from the North Broward Detention Centre after receiving a 10-day reprieve for good behaviour.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 2:17 am
July 10th 2000 – EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 3:29 pm
July 16th 2000 - Coldplay went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Parachutes'. The release spawned the hit singles 'Shiver', 'Yellow', 'Trouble', and 'Don't Panic' and won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 4:07 pm
July 16th 2000 - The Corrs presented a petition to the European Commission demanding legislation to end piracy on the Internet. The Manic Street Preachers and The Spice Girls also added their names to the petition.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Baltimoreian on 07/17/15 at 8:41 pm
July 17, 2000 - The 10th President of Syria, Bashar al Assad, assumed office.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 11:03 am
July 18th 2000 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. He was stopped for speeding and then failed to pass a sobriety test. Abdul-Jabbar was the leading scorer in National Basketball Association (NBA) history at the time.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:35 am
July 23rd 2000 - Lance Armstrong won his second Tour de France.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:36 am
July 23rd 2000 - Lance Armstrong won his second Tour de France.
We all know what happened next?
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:54 am
July 23rd 2000 - Tiger Woods became the youngest player to complete a career Grand Slam when he won the British Open. He was 24.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 3:42 pm
July 24th 2000 - Ronan Keating was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Life Is A Rollercoaster', the Irish singers 2nd UK No.1. *NSYNC had the US No.1 with 'It's Gonna Be Me'.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 3:51 am
July 25th 2000 – Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing 113 passengers.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 3:47 am
July 29th 2010 – An overloaded passenger ferry capsized on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 3:37 am
August 8th 2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 4:01 am
August 12th 2000 – The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: 80sfan on 08/12/15 at 12:24 pm
I was begininng Junior high, sixth grade, fifteen years ago! :o
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:30 pm
August 12th 2000 - During an outdoor gig in Mancos, California as 38 Special were mid-set, the wind took hold of an overhead canopy and brought down ten tons of equipment onto the stage. The drum kit was completely crushed, but no one was seriously injured.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 5:38 pm
August 19th 2000 - Richard Ashcroft, Paul Weller, James, Toploader, Barenaked Ladies, Moby, Beth Orton, Joe Strummer, Feeder, Dandy Warhols and Coldplay all appeared at this years V2000 festival in Staffordshire, England.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 5:28 pm
September 1st 2000- The Spice Girls had five places in a list of the UK Top 20 earning celebrity directors. Monsta Productions (Emma), Moody Productions, (Posh), Red Girl Productions, (Mel C), Moneyspider Productions, (Mel B) and Geri Productions with £6m each.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 3:08 am
September 6th 2000 – The Millennium Summit, a meeting of world leaders to discuss the role of the United Nations at the turn of the 21st century, opened in New York City.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/15 at 4:22 am
September 10th 2000 – Operation Barras successfully freed six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributed to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 5:48 am
September 11th 2000 – Melbourne hosts World Economic Forum where S11 protests also take place.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 1:13 am
September 11th 2000 – Microsoft releases Windows ME.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/16/15 at 12:07 am
September 15, 2000: The Summer Olympics Games in Sydney, Australia, began.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/26/15 at 7:55 pm
Oct. 26, 2000: New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 1 in a Subway World Series, winning the championship for a third straight year. Derek Jeter was MVP of that series.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 11/07/15 at 12:22 pm
November 7, 2000: One of the craziest presidential elections in history occurred; at the end of the day, the USA didn't know whether the next president was going to be Texas Governor George W. Bush (Republican) or Vice President Al Gore (Democrat). All was riding on the state of Florida. (First it went to Gore, then was taken back because it was "too close to call"; then it went to Bush, first declaring him the winner, but then it was taken back again, for still being "too close to call"!)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 12/14/15 at 5:49 pm
November 7, 2000: One of the craziest presidential elections in history occurred; at the end of the day, the USA didn't know whether the next president was going to be Texas Governor George W. Bush (Republican) or Vice President Al Gore (Democrat). All was riding on the state of Florida. (First it went to Gore, then was taken back because it was "too close to call"; then it went to Bush, first declaring him the winner, but then it was taken back again, for still being "too close to call"!)
Five weeks later, on December the 12th, the ongoing manual vote recounts were halted in Florida, and the election was decided in favor of Bush. The next day, Al Gore delivered his concession speech.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/15 at 2:49 pm
December 18th 2000 - UK singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico when a speedboat hit her. MacColl was aged 41. McColl and her sons were diving at the Chankanaab reef, of Cozumel, Mexico in a designated diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons did; Louis (then 13) was not in the boat's path, but Jamie (then 15) was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Catherine91UK on 12/19/15 at 4:42 am
December 18th 2000 - UK singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico when a speedboat hit her. MacColl was aged 41. McColl and her sons were diving at the Chankanaab reef, of Cozumel, Mexico in a designated diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons did; Louis (then 13) was not in the boat's path, but Jamie (then 15) was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly.
Strangely enough, one of my colleagues mentioned this at our Christmas lunch yesterday when we were discussing Christmas songs. I don't think any of us realised it was 15 years ago to the day.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 12/19/15 at 4:47 pm
December 18th 2000 - UK singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico when a speedboat hit her. MacColl was aged 41. McColl and her sons were diving at the Chankanaab reef, of Cozumel, Mexico in a designated diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons did; Louis (then 13) was not in the boat's path, but Jamie (then 15) was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly.
That was really sad. :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 12/24/15 at 3:06 pm
December 24, 2000: Nick Massi, bass singer and guitarist for Frankie Valli's band, The Four Seasons, died at his New Jersey home at the age of 73. :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: muppethammer26 on 12/30/15 at 10:07 am
December 30, 2000: Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines, within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about 100.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: muppethammer26 on 12/31/15 at 7:45 am
December 31, 2000: The Millennium Dome closes its doors one year to the day of its opening.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: shadowcookie on 01/02/16 at 3:18 am
January 2, 2001: Sila Calder becomes first female governor of Puerto Rico.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/02/16 at 6:21 pm
December 31, 2000: The Millennium Dome closes its doors one year to the day of its opening.
And the actual "Second Millennium" officially ended.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 3:59 am
January 15th 2001 – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 11:40 am
January 15th 2001 - An anonymous bidder paid just over $3 million for a baseball. The ball was the 70th home run ball hit by Mark McGwire.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/15/16 at 12:52 pm
January 15th 2001 – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
Ah, happy 15th birthday Wikipedia! :D
I actually didn't find out about that site until three or four years later. I bet the site design might've been different back then.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/15/16 at 12:53 pm
January 15th 2001 - An anonymous bidder paid just over $3 million for a baseball. The ball was the 70th home run ball hit by Mark McGwire.
Later that year, Mark McGwire's single-season home run record would be broken by Barry Bonds, who would hit 73 homers.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Howard on 01/15/16 at 2:51 pm
January 15th 2001 – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
Happy Birthday Wikipedia. :)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/16 at 6:28 am
January 16th 2001 – US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/16 at 6:29 am
January 15th 2001 – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
It is free, so why donate?
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/16 at 7:23 am
January 16th 2001 – Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/16/16 at 4:02 pm
It is free, so why donate?
I have no idea; periodically when I go to that site, they often bug me to make a pledge or donate some $$$. I don't have time for that!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/16 at 4:21 pm
I have no idea; periodically when I go to that site, they often bug me to make a pledge or donate some $$$. I don't have time for that!
Time and the money!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: muppethammer26 on 01/17/16 at 9:07 pm
January 17, 2001 – Impeachment proceedings against Philippine President Joseph Estrada, accused of playing Jueteng, end preeminently and trigger the second EDSA People Power Revolution or People Power II. His Vice-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo succeeds him as the 14th President of the Republic.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:29 pm
January 18th 2001 - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was granted a quickie divorce from Meg Matthews at the High Court in London. The couple had split last September, eight months after Meg had given birth to their daughter, Anais.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 3:22 pm
January 19th 2001 - It was reported that Paul McCartney was set to become the world's first pop star billionaire. McCartney was said to be worth £725 million ($1,233) and was expected to become a billionaire after huge sales from The Beatles compilation hits album.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/20/16 at 12:10 am
January 20, 2001 - George W. Bush inaugurated as 43rd President of the United States.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 4:33 am
January 20th 2001 – President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: aja675 on 01/20/16 at 5:02 am
January 20th 2001 – President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
This was one of my earliest memories of the news.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 3:55 pm
January 20th 2001 - A memorial service was held for Kirsty MacColl who was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico in December 2000. Bono from U2 and Billy Bragg were among friends and fans that packed St Martin-in-the-fields church in London.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 2:48 pm
January 21st 2001 - Limp Bizkit started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)', taken from their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 10:47 am
January 22nd 2001 - Former National Football League (NFL) player Rae Carruth was sentenced to a minimum 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the 1999 shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. Adams died a month later from her wounds. The baby survived and lives with the victim's mother.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 2:43 pm
January 22nd 2001 - Former rubbish collector Mark Oliver was found guilty by a London court of stealing luggage belonging to Victoria Beckham from Heathrow Airport. Police issued a list of the £23,000 ($39,100) worth of clothes, which included 14 pairs of shoes and a miniskirt worth £2,000 ($3,400).
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/22/16 at 7:43 pm
January 22nd 2001 - Former National Football League (NFL) player Rae Carruth was sentenced to a minimum 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the 1999 shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. Adams died a month later from her wounds. The baby survived and lives with the victim's mother.
How sad. :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/16 at 1:57 pm
January 25th 2001 - Millionaire pop impresario Jonathan King was charged with a further ten offences of sexually abusing children. The charges dated back to the 1970's, King was granted bail.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 5:42 am
January 26th 2001 – The 2001 Gujarat earthquake causes more than twenty thousand deaths.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/28/16 at 6:24 pm
January 28, 2001: Super Bowl XXXV was played in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; with the Baltimore Ravens defeating the New York Giants by a score of 34 to 7.
The National Anthem was sung by The Backstreet Boys, whose youngest member Nick Carter turned 21 that very day.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 6:26 am
January 29th 2001 – Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/16 at 11:27 am
February 1st 2001 – Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territory.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/16 at 4:52 pm
February 1st 2001 – A collection of Sir Elton John's private photos on display at a museum in Atlanta were withdrawn. The exhibition, which included snaps of nude men, was said to be too explicit, some school trips to the museum had been cancelled.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 12:03 pm
February 2nd 2001 – Bad Manners singer Buster Bloodvessel was told he was 'too fat' to survive an urgently needed operation. Buster collapsed on stage during a show in Italy but Doctors felt that his huge 30 stone frame might not make it through surgery.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 12:13 pm
February 3rd 2001 - The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 2:01 pm
February 7th 2001 - U2 played a secret show at London's Astoria. Stars attending the show included actor John Hurt, Queen's Roger Taylor, Mick Jagger, Bob Geldof, Chris Evans and members of Toploader.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 10:45 am
February 8th 2001 - Eminem made his live UK concert debut when he appeared at The Manchester Arena.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 12:07 pm
February 10th 2001 - Police were investigating Eminem over suspected drugs offences after he appeared to consume Ecstasy pills and encouraged the audience at his Manchester show to take drugs. Over 100 gay rights protesters picketed the show.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/10/16 at 1:38 pm
February 10, 2001: Weird Al Yankovic married his wife, Suzanne, in California.
Happy 15th anniversary Weird Al!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Howard on 02/10/16 at 3:16 pm
February 10, 2001: Weird Al Yankovic married his wife, Suzanne, in California.
Happy 15th anniversary Weird Al!
same here. :)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 3:29 pm
February 10, 2001: Weird Al Yankovic married his wife, Suzanne, in California.
Happy 15th anniversary Weird Al!
Happy Anniversary!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/10/16 at 11:25 pm
Happy Anniversary!
Yep, he's been a married man for that long already.
Two years and a day later, they became parents when their daughter, Nina Yankovic, was born.
But we'll mention that fact again on this thread in February 2018, when it is 15 years since then.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 7:05 am
February 11th 2001 – A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: ocarinafan96 on 02/11/16 at 2:00 pm
Yep, he's been a married man for that long already.
Two years and a day later, they became parents when their daughter, Nina Yankovic, was born.
But we'll mention that fact again on this thread in February 2018, when it is 15 years since then.
I'm eagerly waiting ;)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/11/16 at 7:45 pm
I'm eagerly waiting ;)
For now, we can wish Weird Al's daughter a happy 13th birthday (today). ;D
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: aja675 on 02/11/16 at 9:11 pm
I'm eagerly waiting ;)
What do you mean?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/16 at 1:08 am
February 12th 2001 – NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/16 at 5:08 am
February 13th 2001 – An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 4:07 am
February 15th 2001 – The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 1:54 am
February 18th 2001 – Sampit Conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, that will ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. Many Madurese victims found decapitated by the Dayaks, showing the return of old Dayaks "Ngayau" culture, which were prohibited by the Dutch East Indies colonial governments in early 20th century.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:34 am
February 18th 2001 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 4:01 am
February 18th 2001 – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:41 am
February 19th 2001 – The Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:26 pm
February 22nd 2001 - Winners at the 43rd Grammy Awards included U2, record of the year and song of the year with 'Beautiful Day', Steely Dan won album of the year for 'Two Against Nature', Macy Gray won Female pop vocal for 'I Try', Sting won Male pop vocal for 'She Walks This Earth', Eminem won Best Rap album from 'The Marshall Mathers LP', Johnny Cash won Best Male country performance for 'Solitary Man', and Shelby Lynne won best new artist award.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:45 am
February 25th 2001 - Fox TV aired "The Simpons" episode entitled "New Kids On The Blecch."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:08 pm
February 25th 2001 - Rapper Lil' Kim said a shooting which happened after she left a New York radio station was unconnected to her. One man was wounded in the incident outside the radio station Hot 97 in New York when five men fired 22 bullets. The New York Daily News reported the incident was the result of a feud between Lil' Kim and rival rappers, Capone-N-Noreaga.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 4:46 pm
February 26th 2001 – Winners at the Brit Awards included Coldplay, Best British group and Best British album for 'Parachutes', Robbie Williams, Best British Male artist and Best single for 'Rock DJ', Sonique, Best British Female artist, Best Dance act went to Fat Boy Slim, A1 won Best British Newcomer, Westlife won Best Pop act, Eminem won Best International Male solo artist and U2 won Outstanding contribution to music.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 4:22 am
February 28th 2001 – Six passengers and four railway staff are killed and a further 82 people suffer serious injuries in the Selby rail crash.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 7:10 am
March 3rd 2001 - John Ruiz became the first Hispanic heavyweight champion. He beat Evander Holyfield for the WBA heavyweight title.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 4:23 pm
March 3rd 2001 – Stereophonics were forced to change the title of their new album after car manufacturer Daimler Chrysler objected to their use of the copyrighted word 'Jeep'. The UK title became 'Just Enough Education To Perform.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 2:54 am
March 4th 2001 – Hintze Ribeiro disaster: A bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 3:04 am
March 4th 2001 – BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person. The attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 7:04 am
March 4th 2001 – Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer aged 50 in his Manhattan apartment in New York. He was the original "Biker" character in the disco group who scored the 1978 UK No.1 & US No.2 single Y.M.C.A.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 4:17 pm
March 7th 2001 - The man who discovered Blur, David Balfe won a high court battle to earn £250,000 in back royalties. Balfe had waged a legal battle for over two years to regain the royalties after selling his Food Records label to EMI in 1994.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 12:47 pm
March 8th 2001 –It was reported that US manufactures Art Asylum planned to send over 100,000 Eminem dolls to shops in the UK. The lifelike figure had the rapper's tattoos recreated in detail including the words 'Cut Here' on his neck.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/16 at 2:14 pm
March 8th 2001 –Winners in 'Rock Sound' readers poll included, Pitchshifter who won Best British Band, Slipknot won Best single for 'Wait & Bleed' Foo Fighters won Best video for 'Breakout', Marilyn Manson won Best album for 'Holy Wood' and Limp Bizkit won Worst band.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 5:37 am
March 10th 2001 - The 500th episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 9:13 am
March 10th 2001 - TV's 'Pop Idol' winner Will Young revealed in an exclusive News Of The World interview that he was gay, saying 'It's no big deal, its just part of who I am.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 2:16 pm
March 11th 2001 - Westlife went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the 1983 Billy Joel song, 'Uptown Girl.' It was a fund-raising record for Comic Relief, and gave the Irish group their 8th UK No.1.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:10 pm
March 12th 2001 - Judy Garland's 'Over The Rainbow' was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in America. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIA. The highest placed UK act was The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction in 16th place. The Beatles had 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' at No. 28.
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Written By: nally on 03/12/16 at 3:16 pm
Also on that day, Morton Downey Jr. (American TV host and actor) passed away from cancer at the age of 67 (or 68, depending upon the source).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:53 pm
March 14th 2001 – Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell was banned from driving for six weeks and fined £400 ($680) for speeding in her Aston Martin DB7. Geri had been snapped on a speed camera doing 60mph in a 30mph zone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 4:06 pm
March 14th 2001 – Peter Blake, who designed The Beatles classic Sgt. Pepper album cover sued the group's record company for more money. Blake was paid £200 ($340) for the famous figures in 1967, but was now 'cheesed off' that EMI had never offered to pay more money.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 6:53 am
March 18th 2001 – American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas had the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990's pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:47 pm
March 18th 2001 –Tragedy struck at an in-store appearance by British boy band A1 in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after a stampede amongst the fans. Four girls were killed and two others were seriously injured.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:26 pm
March 21st 2001 - Eminem was ordered to pay $476,000 (£280,000) as part of his divorce agreement with his ex-wife Kim. Also as part of the agreement Eminem would keep the US mansion and they would share custody of their five-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 5:01 pm
March 21st 2001 - Michael Jackson's interior decorator told The Times newspaper that the singer kept 17 life size dolls, adult and child sizes, all fully dressed in his bedroom for 'company.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 5:12 am
March 23rd 2001 – The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 5:36 pm
March 24th 2001 - A stretch of road on Highway 19 in Macon, Georgia, was named Duane Allman Boulevard, near where The Allman Brothers Band guitarist died aged 24 in a motorcycle crash on October 29, 1971.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 6:38 pm
March 25th 2001 - The first Britney Spears Pepsi TV commercial was aired on US television. Spears had signed a multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi for her forthcoming world tour.
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Written By: Eazy-EMAN1995 on 03/26/16 at 8:24 pm
March 26th, 2001- The final episode of WCW Monday Nitro aired! :\'( :\'( :\'(
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Written By: nally on 03/26/16 at 11:47 pm
March 25th 2001 - The first Britney Spears Pepsi TV commercial was aired on US television. Spears had signed a multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi for her forthcoming world tour.
I remember that advertising campaign, but didn't much care for it. ::)
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Written By: Howard on 03/27/16 at 2:56 pm
March 26th, 2001- The final episode of WCW Monday Nitro aired! :\'( :\'( :\'(
It's been 15 years. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 3:50 pm
March 29th 2001 - The man who hid in a cathedral organ to try to video the baptism of Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son Rocco, was fined a £1,000. He admitted disorderly conduct at Dornoch court in Sutherland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/16 at 2:19 pm
March 30th 2001 - LeAnn Rimes reached an out of court settlement with her father and her former manager. The suit claimed that the two had stolen $12 million from her.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 10:31 am
April 2nd 2001 - Mariah Carey signed the richest recording deal in history. The 31-year old singer signed a deal with Virgin for three albums worth £60m. The singer had sold over 120 million records worldwide, scoring 14 US No.1 singles.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:19 am
April 7th 2001 – Mars Odyssey is launched.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 5:57 am
April 7th 2001 - The New Jersey Devils ended a streak of 10 consecutive road wins to tie the NHL record.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 2:17 pm
April 8th 2001 - Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton scored her first UK No.1 single with 'What Took You So Long.' She became the fourth Spice Girl to have a solo No 1. Written by Richard Stannard who wrote six of the Spice Girls' UK No.1 hits.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 1:38 pm
April 11th 2001 - In Johannesburg, South Africa, 43 people died during a stampede at a soccer match at Ellis Park stadium. Another 160 were injured.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/16 at 3:39 pm
April 11th 2001 - Robbie Williams raised £165,000 at a charity auction with the money going to his old school in Stoke to build a performing arts block. The items sold were Robbie's personal possessions, including a toilet from a stage show, a Union Jack bikini, Tiger's head briefs, a Millennium jet pack and the hand written lyrics to 'Angels' which sold for £27,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 11:57 am
April 15th 2001 – Punk pioneer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) singer of the Ramones died after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer aged 49. On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.
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Written By: nally on 04/15/16 at 12:38 pm
April 15th 2001 – Punk pioneer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) singer of the Ramones died after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer aged 49. On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.
I remember that. It was five weeks shy of his 50th birthday. :\'(
Also, that day was Easter Sunday. http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/easter/undecided.gif
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 7:48 am
April 16th 2001 – India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/16 at 1:16 pm
April 20th 2001 - A memorial concert for former Small Faces and Humble Pie front man Steve Marriott took place at the London Astoria with Peter Frampton, Midge Ure, Chris Farlowe and Humble Pie.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:19 pm
April 21st 2001 - R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was charged by police at Heathrow airport with being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting British Airways crew. Buck was taken into custody after landing on a flight from Seattle and questioned by police for 12 hours.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:12 pm
April 22nd 2001 - Destiny's Child went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Survivor.' Their second chart topper, they were the first US female band to have more than one UK No.1. The song won the trio a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Group.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 7:14 am
April 25th 2001 – Italian race car driver Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. (b. 1956)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:34 am
April 26th 2001 - The 100th episode of "Just Shoot Me" was aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:45 am
April 27th 2001 - A&E aired "Live By Request" in which the The Bee Gees performed many of their hit songs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 1:06 am
April 28th 2001 – Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:10 am
May 5th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
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Written By: nally on 05/05/16 at 6:20 pm
May 5th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
And in the world of sports, the Chicago Cubs pounded the L.A. Dodgers by a score of 20-1. 8-P
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:28 am
May 6th 2001 – During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 12:22 am
May 9th 2001 – In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 7:52 am
May 10th 2001 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) had his spleen removed in an emergency operation. The operation took place just hours after the avalanche eliminated the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semi-finals.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 2:34 pm
May 10th 2001 - Boeing Co. announced that it would be moving its headquarters to Chicago, IL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/16 at 4:04 pm
May 10th 2001 - In Ghana, 121 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 3:46 am
May 11th 2001 - The Paul McCartney special "Wing Span" aired on ABC-TV.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:32 pm
May 11th 2001 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced his decision to approve a 30-day delay of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh had been scheduled to be executed on May 16, 2001. The delay was because the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had failed to disclose thousands of documents to McVeigh's defense team. (Oklahoma)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 2:41 pm
May 11th 2001 - Oasis, The Black Crowes and Spacehog kicked off 'The Tour of Brotherly Love', a North American tour at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada. (The three bands featuring pairs of brothers, (Noel and Liam Gallagher, Chris and Rich Robinson, Royston and Antony Langdon, respectively).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 10:52 am
May 12th 2001 - American singer and TV presenter Perry Como died aged 88. He scored fourteen US No.1 singles, from 150 US chart hits and over 25 UK chart hits, including the single 'Magic Moments' and 'Catch A Falling Star.' Como was once the highest-paid performer in the history of television
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 1:08 pm
May 15th 2001 - Brian Pendleton of The Pretty Things died of cancer aged 57, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). The bands 1974 album Silk Torpedo was the first album release on Led Zeppelin's own label Swan Song
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 4:09 am
May 17th 2001 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp based on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip.
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Written By: KevinR1990 on 05/23/16 at 9:16 pm
May 23, 2001.
A big Bush tax cut were passed.
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was signed.
India and Pakistan signed a six-month ceasefire after skirmishes in Kashmir.
The US placed an embargo on Liberian rough diamonds due to the fact that they were being used to fund the Sierra Leone civil war.
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Written By: nally on 05/24/16 at 6:09 pm
May 17th 2001 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp based on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip.
I seem to remember that. :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 4:35 pm
May 27th 2001 – Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 1:49 am
May 29th 2001 - In New York, four followers of Osama bin Laden were convicted of a global conspiracy to murder Americans. The crimes included the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 7:18 am
May 29th 2001 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 4:55 pm
May 29th 2001 - The Eagles made their first ever visit to Russia when they appeared at SC Olymisky in Moscow.
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Written By: nally on 05/29/16 at 4:56 pm
...and I was spending the day studying for final exams in college. I had three to take the next day!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 05/30/16 at 1:16 pm
...and I was spending the day studying for final exams in college. I had three to take the next day!
...and on May 30, 2001, I took all three finals. One was in the morning, one was in the afternoon, and the other one in the evening. While all three went well for me (the classes were music, math, and computer programming), I was kinda stressed by the end of the day.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/16 at 8:58 am
June 1st 2001 – Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 1:06 pm
June 9th 2001 - Ray Bourque (Colorado Avalanche) won his first Stanley Cup. He retired from the NHL just 17 days later after a 22 year career.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/16 at 1:25 pm
June 9th 2001 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies. The award is given to the playoff's Most Valuable Player.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 4:35 am
June 10th 2001 – Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 7:30 am
June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Written By: mqg96 on 06/11/16 at 11:57 am
The Gameboy Advance was released here in the United States!
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/nintendo/images/a/aa/Game_Boy_Advance_Purple_Model.png/revision/latest?cb=20121027143449&path-prefix=en
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Written By: Baltimoreian on 06/11/16 at 12:03 pm
The Gameboy Advance was released here in the United States!
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/nintendo/images/a/aa/Game_Boy_Advance_Purple_Model.png/revision/latest?cb=20121027143449&path-prefix=en
That means it's been 15 years since the first Super Mario Advance game was around.
http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/3/30/SMA.jpg/250px-SMA.jpg
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Written By: nally on 06/11/16 at 6:03 pm
June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
He had originally been sentenced for execution a month earlier, as I recall; this was the day it finally happened.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 4:45 am
June 21st 2001 – A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/16 at 8:48 am
June 21st 2001 - John Lee Hooker, American blues singer and guitarist died in his sleep aged 83. Had hits with 'Boom Boom', 'Dimples' and 'I'm In The Mood'. His songs have been covered by many artists including Cream, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, The Yardbirds, The Doors and The White Stripes. He appeared and sang in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 5:59 am
June 21st 2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 2:49 am
June 23rd 2001 – The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:03 pm
June 24th 2001 - Blink 182 scored their second US No.1 album with 'Take Off Your...' The group's fourth studio album has sold over 12m copies worldwide and contains the singles 'The Rock Show', 'Stay Together for the Kids', and 'First Date'.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/16 at 10:20 am
June 28th 2001 - Slobodan Milosevic was taken into custody and was handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. The indictment charged Milosevic and four other senior officials, with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war in Kosovo.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 12:05 pm
June 30th 2001 - American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings. He was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:32 pm
June 30th 2001 - Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. The $4 million (£2.35 million) suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Superior Court. In 1998 a US judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name Beach Boys Family And Friends after representations from Mike Love and Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 07/12/16 at 6:37 pm
July 12, 2001 - Fred Marcellino, American illustrator and later an author of children's books who was very influential in the book industry, died in New York City at age 61. :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/16 at 9:59 pm
July 28th 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 5:41 am
August 3rd 2001 – The Real IRA detonates a car bomb in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom injuring seven people.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 9:39 am
August 12th 2001, Atomic Kitten went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Right Now'. UK rappers So Solid Crew scored their first UK No.1 single with '21 Seconds.'
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 2:07 am
August 12th 2001 – NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/24/16 at 12:00 pm
August 24th 2001: Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from Toronto) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 2:59 am
August 25th 2001 - American singer, actress Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas aged 22. The small Cessna plane crashed a few minutes after take off killing everyone on board with exception to four passengers who were pulled from the wreckage but later died. Aaliyah had been filming a video for her latest release 'Rock The Boat' on the island.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Ripley on 08/25/16 at 9:42 am
I came here to post about her but you beat me to it. She was so amazing, talented, beautiful, kind, compassionate... I miss her. I had been a fan for years when this happened. I'll forever appreciate her for all the wonderful music she gave us. And for her great film performances.
Here is my favorite song of hers, "4 Page Letter"
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Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/25/16 at 11:18 am
^ I was just remembering that this morning as well. It really is a shame that she was taken from us at such a young age, only 22. :\'( She was a very talented performer in more ways than one.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Howard on 08/25/16 at 3:50 pm
^ I was just remembering that this morning as well. It really is a shame that she was taken from us at such a young age, only 22. :\'( She was a very talented performer in more ways than one.
can't believe it's been 15 years. :(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/25/16 at 11:55 pm
can't believe it's been 15 years. :(
I know, it's sad. Had she lived, she'd now be 37, and might have released several more albums. The world will never know for sure. :-\\
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:42 am
August 27th 2001 - Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:56 am
August 27th 2001 - The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down."
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 2:06 am
September 2nd 2001, American saxophonist Jay Migliori died of cancer aged 70. As a session musician he recorded with The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa and was the founding member of Supersax, a tribute band to Charlie Parker.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 12:06 am
September 3rd 2001 – In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 5:00 pm
September 3rd 2001 - Bud Smith became the 16th major league rookie to throw a no-hitter. It was his 11th career start.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/03/16 at 6:29 pm
August 27th 2001 - Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
August 27th 2001 - The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down."
A week late, but... for me, that was the day that I began my studies at California State University Northridge. :) It was a brand new experience for me, attending a university. But for the most part I enjoyed it... and little did I know that I'd be going to school there for seven years altogether.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 2:09 am
September 4th 2001 – Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:14 am
September 5th 2001 - Fox News Channel terminated Paula Zahn for breach of contract.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:35 am
September 5th 2001 - The reality TV show "Amazing Race" aired for the first time.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:02 pm
September 5th 2001 - "Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs" was released exclusively in Japan. The collection of Elvis Presley songs were picked by Japan's prime minister.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:47 pm
September 5th 2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 12:16 am
September 6th 2001 - Ebay Inc. was found not liable for copyright infringement because bootleg copies of a Charles Manson documentary had been sold on the site.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 1:02 am
September 6th 2001 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that it was seeking a lesser antitrust penalty and would not attempt to break up Microsoft.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:18 am
September 6th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) became the fifth player in major league baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 7:56 pm
September 6th 2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 4:48 am
September 7th 2001, Michael Jackson was reunited onstage with the Jackson Five at his 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York City's Madison Square Garden. It ended Jackson's 11-year hiatus from performing in the U.S. Jackson was joined by Eminem, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his singing career.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:55 am
September 9th 2001 – Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:59 am
September 9th 2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 7:01 am
September 9th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco) hit three home runs to give him 63 for the season.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 8:31 am
September 9th 2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/09/16 at 11:12 am
September 9th 2001 – The Unix billennium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix time stamps.
Something I remember quite well. It marked 1 billion seconds since the start of the year 1970.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 7:40 am
September 10th 2001 – Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 9:27 pm
September 10th 2001, Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay pleaded not guilty to assault charges after being accused of hitting a photographer and destroying camera equipment outside London night-club. Photographer, Dennis Gill, alleged that on April 14, Jay Kay punched him and destroyed camera equipment worth £250 outside the Attica night-club in London's West End, the case was adjourned until October 22.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 2:34 am
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.
:\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 10:09 am
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.
:\'(
:\'( :\'( indeed.
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Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Howard on 09/11/16 at 2:46 pm
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.
:\'(
What a sad day. :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Baltimoreian on 09/11/16 at 2:49 pm
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.
:\'(
A sad day in which I wish I remembered, even though I was only a baby at the time.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Fearsword on 09/11/16 at 5:30 pm
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. In total 2,996 people are killed.
:\'(
Sad day in world history :(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 5:54 pm
I was 21 at the time and remember exactly what I was doing. Since it was a Tuesday, I was supposed to have my class at Cal State Northridge in the afternoon, but when I got there I found out that the campus was being evacuated for safety reasons.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 9:40 pm
September 11th 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 Way becoming their lead singer.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 6:13 am
September 12th 2001 – Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 1:38 am
September 13th 2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 1:44 am
September 14th 2001 - The FBI released the names of the 19 suspected hijackers that had taken part in the September 11 terror attacks on the U.S.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:29 am
September 14th 2001 – Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:00 am
September 14th 2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in Japan.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:06 am
September 15th 2001 - George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, 46th Governor of Texas, gives Post 9-11 Weekly Address, foreshadowing an interventionist United States Foreign Policy, leading to the Iraq, and Afghanistan Wars.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 9:35 pm
September 15th 2001 - Metallica action figures went on sale.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:03 am
September 16th 2001, Austrian act DJ Otzi went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hey Baby', a Euro-dance version of Bruce Channel's No.2 hit from 1962.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:57 am
September 17th 2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/17/16 at 2:51 pm
September 17th 2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
Also on that day, professional sports resumed play after the attacks.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 11:18 pm
September 18th 2001 – First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 4:03 pm
September 20th 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Baltimoreian on 09/21/16 at 4:54 pm
September 21, 2001 - Ten days after 9/11, Mike Piazza gave the Mets an unforgettable home run, leading them 3-2 against the Braves in Shea Stadium.
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Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 9:49 pm
September 21st 2001 – Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/22/16 at 6:47 pm
September 21, 2001 - Ten days after 9/11, Mike Piazza gave the Mets an unforgettable home run, leading them 3-2 against the Braves in Shea Stadium.
And it was the first game played in New York City since before the attacks. Before the game, Mets and Braves players warmly greeted each other on the field.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 9:22 pm
September 22nd 2001, ‘A Tribute to Heroes’ was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. The live program was organised to raise money following the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center. Neil Young, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Limp Bizkit, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all performed. Manning the telephones to take pledges were celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler and many more.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 1:17 am
September 22nd 2001 - A jury dismissed claims against Cher brought by an accountant who said that he lost his job and was harassed for alleging that there were labor violations during the construction of her Malibu mansion.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:24 am
September 23rd 2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:39 am
September 23rd 2001 - Yoko Ono placed a full-page ad in The New York Times with the message - "Imagine all the people living life in peace." The ad was Ono's response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 11:37 pm
September 23rd 2001, Kylie Minogue started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' The Australian singers 6th No.1 was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis, for which the pair won an Ivor Novello Award for the most performed song of the year. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' also charted at No.1 in 40 countries.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 9:02 am
September 24th 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 8:11 am
September 25th 2001 - Michael Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA as a player for the Washington Wizards. Jordan became the president of basketball operations for the team on January 19, 2000.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 11:01 pm
September 27th 2001 – Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:56 pm
September 28th 2001 - Courtney Love filed a claim against Geffen Records and two musicians from her late husband's band, Nirvana. The suit was aimed at invalidating a 1997 agreement over the group's body of work. Love claimed that she signed the deal while she was distressed.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 8:06 pm
October 1st 2001 – Militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/04/16 at 1:50 pm
September 23rd 2001, Kylie Minogue started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' The Australian singers 6th No.1 was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and former Mud guitarist Rob Davis, for which the pair won an Ivor Novello Award for the most performed song of the year. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' also charted at No.1 in 40 countries.
...and it wouldn't become popular in the States until 2002. Another one of those "hand me down" songs, that first gets released in other countries and hits big there, but takes several months to a year before finally making it to the U.S.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/04/16 at 1:51 pm
October 4th 2001 - Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile; 78 people are killed. :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 12:35 am
October 7th 2001 – The Global War on Terrorism begins as a result of the September 11 attacks. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:27 am
October 7th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/07/16 at 4:23 pm
October 7th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.
In doing so, he broke a record set 3 years earlier by Mark McGwire for most home runs in a single regular season.
Bonds hit home runs 71 through 73 in this three game series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Another note: this series was originally slated to be played Sept. 14 thru 16, but the terror attacks on the 11th suspended play in professional sports for a week, which resulted in the regular season ending on Sunday October 7th instead.)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:31 am
October 8th 2001 - Two Russian cosmonauts made the first spacewalk to be conducted outside of the international space station without a shuttle present.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:40 am
October 8th 2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 10:06 pm
October 8th 2001 - Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania, was sworn in as director of the new U.S. department of Homeland Security.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 3:41 am
October 11th 2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/15/16 at 6:05 pm
October 15th 2001: NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/16/16 at 10:48 am
October 16th 2001: Etta Jones, American jazz singer-songwriter, died at the age of 72 from cancer (b. November 1928) in Mount Vernon, NY. (Not to be confused with Etta James.) :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 6:33 pm
October 22nd 2001 – Grand Theft Auto III was released, popularizing a genre of open-world, action-adventure video games as well as spurring controversy around violence in video games.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/25/16 at 11:15 am
October 25th, 2001: Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/25/16 at 2:34 pm
October 25th, 2001: Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.
And 15 years has already past. I really loved XP when I was a kid. It was the second operating system that I used on my dad's PC when I was a kid. He probably upgraded it from Windows Me around 2004 or 2005.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 6:46 pm
October 26th 2001 – The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/26/16 at 10:33 pm
And 15 years has already past. I really loved XP when I was a kid. It was the second operating system that I used on my dad's PC when I was a kid. He probably upgraded it from Windows Me around 2004 or 2005.
That's nice. ;) I used Windows XP a lot during my days at Cal State Northridge, although when I first started there it was just a couple months before XP got released, so those machines were on Windows NT at the time. We upgraded our home PC to Windows XP sometime later in the 2000s... only to replace it a few years after that.
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Written By: mach!ne_he@d on 10/26/16 at 10:43 pm
That's nice. ;) I used Windows XP a lot during my days at Cal State Northridge, although when I first started there it was just a couple months before XP got released, so those machines were on Windows NT at the time. We upgraded our home PC to Windows XP sometime later in the 2000s... only to replace it a few years after that.
I was in high school at the time when Windows XP launched and my school upgraded pretty quick. Pretty much all of their computers were running on XP by late 2002. It was a very different story at my house, though. My parents have always been behind the times technologically, and our primary computer was still a Compaq Presario 5304 running on Windows 98 all the way up until 2004! :o
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 7:32 pm
October 28th 2001, Afroman (Joseph Foreman), started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Because I Got High.' The song about how cannabis use was degrading his quality of life, rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 10/31/16 at 4:11 pm
October 31st 2001: The World Series was played on Halloween for the first time ever. It was Game Four of that year's series, with the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the New York Yankees. The Yankees ended up winning the game, thanks to heroics by Derek Jeter... and because the game ended after midnight local time, it technically became the first-ever November MLB game; Jeter earned the title "Mr. November" from his contributions in the game.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 11/03/16 at 6:41 pm
November 3rd 2001: The Arizona Diamondbacks were one loss away from elimination in the World Series when they returned to Chase Field in Phoenix to take on the New York Yankees for Game Six. The Dbacks won by a score of 15 to 2, to force a deciding Game Seven the next day.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 11/04/16 at 5:59 pm
November 4th 2001: The World Series came down to Game Seven for the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead on a solo homer by Alfonso Soriano off Curt Schilling, and the score remained that way until the bottom of the 9th. Mariano Rivera entered the game, intending to close it out for the Yankees' fourth straight World Series title, but he could not do it. He faced six batters, all of whom reached base, but he managed only one out (a force out of the lead runner on a bunt attempt). A one-out double tied the score, the next batter was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Luis Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with a single, giving the Diamondbacks their first (to date) World Series title, in only the team's fourth year of existence.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 8:34 pm
November 8th 2001, Winners at the MTV Europe Awards included Robbie Williams who won Best male and Best song for 'Rock DJ', Craig David won Best R&B act and Best UK & Ireland act, Dido won Best new act and Anastacia won Best pop act. Gorillaz won Best song for ‘Clint Eastwood’ and Best Dance act and Eminem won the Best Hip Hop award.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 6:48 am
November 11th 2001 - ABC-TV aired the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary" special. The show featured never before seen footage.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:38 am
November 11th 2001 – Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 7:52 am
November 12th 2001 – War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 10:14 pm
November 12th 2001, The three living former Beatles met for the last time at George Harrison's hotel in New York City for lunch. Harrison died two weeks later at a friend's home in Los Angeles on 29 November 2001, aged 58.
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Written By: nally on 11/12/16 at 10:15 pm
November 12th 2001, The three living former Beatles met for the last time at George Harrison's hotel in New York City for lunch. Harrison died two weeks later at a friend's home in Los Angeles on 29 November 2001, aged 58.
Only 17 days before he passed on. :\'(
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:37 am
November 13th 2001 - The 200th episode of "Frasier" aired on NBC.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 5:27 am
November 13th 2001 – War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:42 pm
November 14th 2001 – War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 9:55 pm
November 18th 2001, Britney Spears scored her second US No.1 album with 'Britney.' The album's success made her the first female artist in music history to have her first three studio albums to debut at the No.1 spot. This record however would later be broken by Spears herself with her 4th studio album In the Zone which charted in the same position.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 6:25 am
November 19th 2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the first baseball player to win four Most Valuable Player Awards.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 7:02 am
November 23rd 2001, Singer O.C. Smith died aged 65. Famous for his 1968 US No.1 single 'Little Green Apples' and 1968 UK No.2 single 'The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp'. Smith became pastor and founder of The City Of Angels Church in Los Angeles, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 2:58 pm
November 23rd 2001 - A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in Texas.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 3:08 pm
November 23rd 2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:50 pm
November 25th 2001, Robbie Williams started an eight-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Swing When You're Winning'. The album spent 57 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, certified 7x Platinum, and became the 49th best-selling album of all-time in the UK.
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Written By: nally on 11/27/16 at 9:34 am
November 27th 2001 - A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 5:10 am
November 29th 2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 11/29/16 at 6:38 pm
November 29th 2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'
:\'(
I remember this.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 10:00 pm
November 30th 2001, The first Top Of The Pops UK Awards were held in Manchester, with categories voted by viewers of the BBC show. Winners included: Best pop act: Westlife, Best R&B Act: Destiny's Child, Best Rock Act: U2, Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim, Best Newcomer: Nelly Furtado, Best Single: Kylie Minogue, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', Best Album: Travis, 'The Invisible Band', Artist on top of the world: Jennifer Lopez, Hall of Fame Award went to Paul McCartney.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 10:02 pm
:\'(
I remember this.
So do I, the day it was announced I was stopped in a London park by a news reporter for my views on the death of George Harrison, I just carried on walking saying I am too upset to speak.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 6:54 am
December 1st 2001 - Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey presented a tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison on "Saturday Night Live."
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 4:44 am
December 2nd 2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 5:10 pm
December 2nd 2001, Singer Valerie Jones died aged 45. One-third of the sister group The Jones Girls, who sang back-up vocals with Lou Reed, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass and Betty Everett.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:09 am
December 3rd 2001, American session guitarist Grady Martin died aged 72. He was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team, playing guitar on hits ranging from Roy Orbison's ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, Marty Robbins' ‘El Paso’ and Loretta Lynn's ‘Coal Miner's Daughter’. During a 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Joan Baez and J. J. Cale.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 4:48 pm
December 3rd 2001 - Michael Jackson's single "Cry" was released internationally.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 5:17 pm
December 3rd 2001 - Michael Jackson's album "Invincible" was certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 5:52 pm
December 4th 2001 - O.J. Simpson was involved in an incident with another motorist in Miami, FL. Simpson was accused of scratching the other motorists face while pulling off the man's glasses.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 10:07 pm
December 4th 2001 - The soundtrack to "Vanilla Sky" was released. Paul McCartney recorded the title track.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 9:16 pm
December 8th 2001 - In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a street was renamed "John Lennon Street" in honor of the late Beatle.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:11 am
December 9th 2001, Channel 4 TV apologised to viewers after Madonna said something very rude during live UK TV coverage at The Tate Gallery, London. Madonna was presenting a prize to artist Martin Creed. A TV spokesman said that did have a bleeper system but they missed the offending word.
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Written By: nally on 12/15/16 at 8:50 am
December 15th 2001 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 10:50 pm
December 31st 2001, UK record chain HMV listed the best selling music products over Christmas: 'No Angel' by Dido was the best selling album, Kylie Minogue sold the most calendars, Kurt Cobain: 'Heavier Than Heaven' was the best selling book and D-12 T-Shirt was listed as the No.1 seller.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/17 at 12:24 am
January 1st 2002 - Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 4:39 am
January 1st 2002 – The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 8:28 pm
January 1st 2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/08/17 at 11:29 am
January 8th 2002 - President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 01/08/17 at 11:49 am
Also on January 8th 2002: Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Wendy's fast food chain, passed away at the age of 69 from a carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor. :\'(
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 5:00 pm
January 11th 2002 - Muhammad Ali received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/17 at 10:16 pm
January 12th 2002 - Brenden Shanahan (Detroit Red Wings) got his 1,000th career point in a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/17 at 4:18 am
January 13th 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush fainted after choking on a pretzel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 8:26 pm
January 14th 2002 - Barry Bonds signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants worth $90 million for five years.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 10:06 pm
January 14th 2002 - TNT world premiered the TV movie "Monday Night Mayhem."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 10:50 pm
January 14th 2002 - Lance Armstrong ran the final leg of the Olympic torch relay in San Diego.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 11:08 pm
January 14th 2002 - The NBA announced a three game suspension for Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers) and a one game suspension for Brad Miller (Chicago Bulls) for a fight that occurred during a game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 6:57 am
January 15th 2002 - Seven minority players took part in an NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and the Edmonton Oilers. The record number of minority skaters included Edmonton's Anson Carter, Georges Laraque, Sean Brown and Mike Grier and St. Louis' Jamal Mayers, Fred Brathwaite and Bryce Salvador.
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Written By: nally on 01/19/17 at 5:46 pm
January 19th 2002: GSN began airing the reruns of the Fox game show Greed.
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Written By: nally on 01/21/17 at 2:50 pm
January 21st 2002: American singer Peggy Lee died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack on at the age of 81. :\'(
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Written By: nally on 02/03/17 at 4:32 pm
February 3rd 2002: The Super Bowl was played in the month of February for the first time ever. This was Super Bowl XXXVI, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans; and the two teams in it were the then-St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots. Patriots won, 20-17, with quarterback Tom Brady being named MVP.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 5:47 pm
March 1st 2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
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Written By: nally on 03/14/17 at 12:11 am
March 13th 2002: Marc Moreland, a member of American new wave band Wall Of Voodoo (best known for their song "Mexican Radio") died of kidney and liver failure. He was 44.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 5:48 pm
March 18th 2002, Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
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Written By: nally on 03/18/17 at 7:10 pm
March 18th 2002, Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The previous day, actress Rosetta LeNoire passed away at the age of 90. :\'( (In 1989 at the age of 78 she was cast as 'Mother Estelle Winslow' in the sitcom Family Matters.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 5:16 am
March 19th 2002 – Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 6:40 am
March 20th 2002 - Actress Pamela Anderson disclosed that she had hepatitis C.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 7:01 am
March 20th 2002 - Arthur Andersen pled innocent to charges that it had shredded documents and deleted computer files related to the energy company Enron.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/27/17 at 11:03 pm
March 27th 2002 - American comedian Milton Berle died of colon cancer at the age of 93 in Los Angeles. :\'(
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Written By: nally on 04/11/17 at 5:55 pm
April 11th 2002 - In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 1:54 am
April 11th 2002 - In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military on April 14 2002.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 1:52 am
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:34 am
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
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Written By: nally on 04/15/17 at 6:10 pm
April 15th 2002 - The series finale of ABC's "Once & Again" aired.
April 15th 2002 - HSN began airing "The NHL Show" featuring Phil Esposito.
One other television program made its debut on April 15th 2002: Whammy - The All New Press Your Luck premiered on GSN.
It was a revival of the 1980s game show Press Your Luck.
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Written By: nally on 04/25/17 at 6:29 pm
April 25th 2002 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, a member of TLC, was killed in an automobile accident at the tender age of 30. :\'(
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 8:47 pm
May 2nd 2002 - Mike Cameron (Seattle Mariners) hit four home runs against the Chicago White Sox.
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Written By: the2001 on 05/05/17 at 8:35 pm
May 2nd 2002 - Mike Cameron (Seattle Mariners) hit four home runs against the Chicago White Sox.
I remember this
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 8:50 pm
I remember this
Were you watching it live or on live television?
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Written By: nally on 05/12/17 at 2:08 pm
May 12th 2002: Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 11:49 pm
May 14th 2002, The musical We Will Rock You opened in the West End of London, England at the Dominion Theatre. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and does the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden, and rock music is all but unknown. WWRY has since become the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre.
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Written By: nally on 05/23/17 at 11:01 pm
May 23rd 2002: Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 6-for-6 in an overwhelming 16-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. His hits, which included 4 home runs, amounted to 19 total bases, a record in Dodgers history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 5:00 am
June 22nd 2002 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 06/22/17 at 5:47 pm
June 22nd 2002 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
Also on that day, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile suddenly passed away from what was ruled to be a heart attack caused by a coronary artery blockage. He was only 33 years of age. :\'(
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 12:19 am
June 24th 2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 11:12 pm
June 24th 2002 - Connie Chung debuted her prime-time news program on CNN.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:18 am
July 4th 2002, George Michael took part in a live phone interview on US news channel CNN, defending his new single 'Shoot The Dog'. Americans were upset by the controversial video, which had President Bush in bed with Tony Blair.
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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 12:31 am
July 9th 2002: The MLB All-Star Game infamously ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings of play, because both leagues ran out of pitchers. This resulted in no MVP for the game.
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Written By: nally on 07/27/17 at 6:09 pm
27 July 2002 - Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine... killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 4:42 pm
August 8th 2002 - Major league baseball players and owners agreed to a $100,000 increase in baseball's minimum salary. The minimum was set at $300,000 starting in 2003.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 1:19 pm
August 10th 2002, Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage at a resort in Hawaii. The marriage was Presley's third. She was married previously to musician Danny Keough and pop star Michael Jackson. Cage filed for divorce four months later.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 9:47 am
August 11th 2002, Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Rising', the singers fifth US No.1. Also No.1 in the UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:57 pm
August 11th 2002 - US Airways announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 4:38 pm
August 11th 2002 - Jason Priestly crashed his car during practice for a race in the Infiniti Pro Series. He suffered a spinal fracture, a moderate concussion, a broken nose, facial lacerations and broken bones in both feet.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/17 at 3:34 am
August 15th 2002, A memorial to John Lennon was unveiled in the remote Scottish village of Durness where Lennon had spent his holidays from age seven to fifteen. The lyrics from 'In My Life' had been inscribed on three stones.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/15/17 at 6:51 pm
August 15th 2002, A memorial to John Lennon was unveiled in the remote Scottish village of Durness where Lennon had spent his holidays from age seven to fifteen. The lyrics from 'In My Life' had been inscribed on three stones.
Also on that day, Comedy Central reportedly terminated production of their game show Win Ben Stein's Money. Nonetheless, new episodes continued to air into early 2003 (they had likely been filmed prior to August 2002).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 3:38 am
August 16th 2002 - Curt Shilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) won his 20th game of the year.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 11:52 am
August 16th 2002 - The major league baseball players union announced that they would begin a strike on August 30th.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/16/17 at 11:54 am
August 16th 2002 - The major league baseball players union announced that they would begin a strike on August 30th.
This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.
Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/17 at 12:03 pm
This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.
Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!
A massive sense of apprehension?
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/17 at 1:51 am
August 17th 2002 - In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/17 at 7:41 am
August 17th 2002, Darius was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Colourblind'. The third "Pop Idol" finalist to get a number one. He'd originally lost out on "Popstars", failing to get a place in the group Hear'Say, and then came third in "Pop Idol".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 3:33 am
August 18th 2002 - CNN began airing parts of 64 al-Qaeda tapes found in Afghanistan. The tapes contained footage of the terrorist networks activities.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/17 at 3:45 pm
August 21st 2002 - In Pakistan, President General Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amended the Pakistani constitution. He extended his term in office and granted himself powers that included the right to dissolve parliament.
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Written By: Rainbowz on 08/27/17 at 10:46 pm
April 8, 2002: I was born ;)
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 08/30/17 at 9:54 pm
This left fans wondering, "I hope it doesn't happen!" over the next two weeks.
Finally, on the 30th, this "strike" would be averted!
A massive sense of apprehension?
I would say so.
By the way, it was on this date 15 years ago, when the strike would be averted... less than 24 hours before it would have taken effect.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 5:27 pm
September 1st 2002, Coldplay scored their second UK No.1 album with A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The album won the band the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album for the second time in a row, successive to their previous win in the same category, and the 2004 Grammy for Record of the Year for the song 'Clocks'.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 6:01 am
September 4th 2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game hosted the largest crowd (55,528) ever for a regular season game at the Coliseum.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/17 at 3:52 pm
September 4th 2002 - FOX aired the two-hour finale of "American Idol." Kelly Clarkson was selected as the nation's newest pop star.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 1:17 am
September 5th 2002 - The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 square km), is finally contained.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:38 am
September 5th 2002, Heather Mills, Paul McCartney's second wife accepted £50,000 libel damages over an article in the Sunday Mirror. The paper had suggested that Mills acted dishonestly over cash collected for an earthquake appeal.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 2:57 pm
September 5th 2002 - In New York, the NFL held a concert to celebrate its season opener. Eve, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias and 'N Sync's Joey Fatone performed. The event preceded the rare Thursday-night opener between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/17 at 11:55 pm
September 5th 2002 - The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/17 at 2:13 pm
September 6th 2002 - In New York, the U.S. Congress convened at Federal Hall for a rare special session. The session was held in New York to express the nation's mourning for the loss on September 11, 2001 and unity in the war against terrorism.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/10/17 at 11:33 am
September 4th 2002 - FOX aired the two-hour finale of "American Idol." Kelly Clarkson was selected as the nation's newest pop star.
The conclusion of the show's first season.
Kelly has gone on to become a successful pop musician.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 09/10/17 at 11:34 am
September 10th 2002: Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 9:06 am
September 13th 2002 - Mike Vernon retired after a 19-year career as a player in the NHL.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:19 am
September 21st 2002, Pink went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Just Like A Pill', the American singers first UK No.1.
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Written By: YuYuYuuki on 09/22/17 at 9:39 pm
Toonami's Trapped in Hyperspace event ended two days before, and its tie-in game was my new favorite computer game. I also really liked Kirby: Right Back at Ya, a show that recently premiered on Fox Kids. I wound up buying Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land from the Toys R Us in Times Square.
This day (September 22, 2002) I actually remember because I used the word "hell" in my parents' earshot. They told me I shouldn't use it as it's the name of the place bad people go to after they die.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/17 at 3:07 pm
September 28th 2002, Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No. 10.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/17 at 3:46 am
October 8th 2002 - A federal judge approved U.S. President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, to end a caustic 10-day labor lockout. The lockout was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.
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Written By: nally on 10/08/17 at 9:48 am
October 8th 2002 - A federal judge approved U.S. President George W. Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports, to end a caustic 10-day labor lockout. The lockout was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion a day.
Also on that day, the American League Championship Series began, between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Minnesota Twins. The Twins won the opening game, 2-1, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
The Angels would win the next four games to advance to the World Series.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/17 at 1:32 am
October 11th 2002 – A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 2:31 am
October 13th 2002, Will Young went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album 'From Now On.' Young came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. His debut single, 'Anything is Possible', was released two weeks after the show's finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 3:13 am
October 13th 2002, UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'
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Written By: nally on 10/13/17 at 8:02 pm
October 13th 2002, UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'
That same day, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won the American League Championship Series, defeating the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 1. This victory sent the Angels to the World Series for the first time ever (and only time, to date)... which I myself was very excited about! :D
(With apologies to Twins fans.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 11:53 pm
October 24th 2002 - Microsoft Corp. and Walt Disney Co. announced the release of an upgraded MSN Internet service with Disney content.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 5:43 pm
October 25th 2002 - In Bloomfield, MI, an $800,000 house owned by Aretha Franklin burned down. Franklin had not lived in the house in two years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 4:36 am
October 27th 2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/17 at 5:14 am
October 27th 2002 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff. He was the country's first elected leftist leader.
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Written By: nally on 10/27/17 at 12:29 pm
Also on October 27th 2002... the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won their only World Series to date, defeating the San Francisco Giants in a decisive 7th game!
I watched pretty much the whole game, cheering for the Angels all the way!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/17 at 1:25 pm
October 31st 2002 – A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 10:02 am
November 3rd 2002 - In Central Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs, the world's largest earthquake in 2002. No deaths, few injuries, but extensive damage to roads. Felt as far away as Seattle, Washington.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/17 at 11:49 am
November 3rd 2002 - At Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, 777 people assembled a 58,435 square foot jigsaw puzzle with 21,600 pieces.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/17 at 9:39 am
November 6th 2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) dropped the puck at a game between the Dallas Stars and the Vancouver Canucks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 5:15 am
November 9th 2002, It was announced that Madonna's latest movie 'Swept Away' would not be released in the UK because it had been such a box office flop in the US. The Washington Post said the film was "as awful as you've heard and as bad as you've imagined."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/17 at 9:56 am
November 9th 2002, Viewers of the UK music channel VH1 voted 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston as the number 1 most romantic song ever. In second place Elvis Presley 'You Were Always On My Mind' and third place went to 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/17 at 10:56 am
November 10th 2002 – Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 7:04 am
November 11th 2002 - Barry Bonds became the first major league baseball player to win the leagues Most Valuable Player title five times.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 10:12 am
November 11th 2002 - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 5:47 pm
November 11th 2002 - The NHL suspended Krzysztof Oliwa (New York Rangers) for five games for a cross-check against Grant Marshall (Columbus Bluejackets) on November 9. Coach Bryan Trottier (New York Rangers) was suspended for two games for sending several enforcers on the ice for the final 2.5 seconds of the same game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 4:03 pm
November 12th 2002 - Stan Lee filed a lawsuit against Marvel Entertainment Inc. that claimed the company had cheated him out of millions of dollars in movie profits related to the 2002 movie "Spider-Man." Lee was the creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 5:48 am
November 14th 2002 - Microsoft officially launches the Xbox Live online video gaming service in the USA.
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Written By: nally on 11/15/17 at 11:31 am
November 15th 2002: Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
Condoleeza Rice: "'Hu' is the new leader of China."
G.W. Bush: "That's what I want to know."
Condoleeza Rice: "That's what I'm telling you."
G.W. Bush: "That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?"
Condoleeza Rice: "Yes."
G.W. Bush: "I mean the fellow's name."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The guy in China."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The new leader of China."
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu."
G.W. Bush: "The Chinaman!"
Condoleeza Rice: "Hu is leading China."
G.W. Bush: "Now what are ya asking me for?"
Condoleeza Rice: "I'm telling you Hu is leading China."
G.W. Bush: "Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?"
Condoleeza Rice: "That's the man's name."
G.W. Bush: "That's whose name?"
Condoleeza Rice: "Yes."
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Written By: nally on 11/21/17 at 8:49 am
November 21st 2002: NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
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Written By: nally on 01/12/18 at 10:43 am
January 12th 2003: Maurice Gibb, one of the three brothers who comprised The Bee Gees, passed away from heart failure at the age of 63. :\'(
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Written By: nally on 01/26/18 at 11:09 am
January 26th 2003: The Super Bowl was played in January for the last time. This one, SB XXXVII, was played in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA, and featured the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating the Oakland Raiders by a score of 48 to 21.
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Written By: nally on 02/01/18 at 5:42 pm
February 1st 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. :\'(
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Written By: nally on 03/17/18 at 11:52 am
March 17th 2003: In a televised presidential address, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that Saddam Hussein had 48 hours to leave Iraq.
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Written By: Catherine91UK on 03/20/18 at 2:46 pm
20th March 2003: Iraq invasion begins.
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Written By: nally on 03/23/18 at 11:18 am
20th March 2003: Iraq invasion begins.
:o
Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq, occurred three days later, on Sunday March 23rd.
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Written By: TwilightPrince16 on 03/23/18 at 7:22 pm
March 23rd, 2003:
The Gameboy Advance SP was released in North America.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Game-Boy-Advance-SP-Mk1-Blue.jpg
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Written By: nally on 04/01/18 at 2:51 pm
On April 1st 2003 (well, in my world), my parents bought a new car... namely a Toyota Sienna minivan. We ended up keeping it for over 13 years (in December 2016 we sold it to a church musician friend of ours, who seriously needed a car, as his old one conked out).
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Written By: nally on 04/09/18 at 11:49 pm
April 9th 2003: Baghdad falls to American forces in the Iraq War.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 5:47 am
May 1st 2003 – Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 5:34 pm
May 7th 2003, A Los Angeles federal jury recommended a $1.5 million award to a British record company that sued rapper-producer Dr Dre for song plagiarism. London-based Minder Music Ltd. sued Dre in 2000, claiming his 1999 song, 'Let's Get High,' used the bass line of The Fatback's 1980 song, 'Backstroking' which was featured on Dre's successful '2001' album, which sold 9 million copies worldwide.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 5:18 pm
May 13th 2003, Michael Jackson launched a court case suing Motown Records. Jacko filed the lawsuit in LA, saying he hadn't been paid royalties due for the music he did with the Jackson Five in the 60s and 70s. The singer also claimed his music has been used in TV ads without his permission.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 12:42 pm
June 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., federal regulators voted to allow companies to buy more television stations and newspaper-broadcasting combinations in the same city. The previous ownership restrictions had not been altered since 1975.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 3:06 pm
July 15th 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
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Written By: nally on 07/30/18 at 10:30 am
July 15th 2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
The same day, American League would begin a 7-year streak of winning the MLB All Star Game, adding to the National League's winless streak which had begun in 1997.
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Written By: nally on 07/30/18 at 10:31 am
July 30th 2003 - In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
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Written By: nally on 08/27/18 at 11:20 am
August 27th 2003 - Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing within approximately 55,758,000 kilometers (34,650,000 mi).
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Written By: nally on 09/07/18 at 11:36 pm
September 7th 2003, American rock singer Warren Zevon passed away at the age of 56 from mesothelioma.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 2:02 pm
September 12th 2003 – Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 11:26 am
September 15th 2003 - In Independence, MO, the birthplace of Ginger Rogers was designated a local landmark. The move by the Independence City Council qualified the home for historic preservation.
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Written By: nally on 09/26/18 at 2:06 pm
September 26th 2003, British-based rock musician Robert Palmer passed away from a heart attack at age 54. His biggest hits included "Bad Case Of Loving You" (1979), "Addicted To Love" (1986 in the U.S.; this song won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal), and "Simply Irresistible" (1988). :\'(
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 2:13 pm
October 3rd 2003 - Ray Horn, of the duo "Siegfried & Roy," was attacked by tiger during a performance. Roy survived the attack after being dragged offstage. The tiger, a 7-year-old male named Montecore, was debuting in his first show.
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Written By: nally on 10/07/18 at 4:47 pm
October 7th 2003 - The California Recall Election took place, recalling Governor Grey Davis from office and replacing him with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 11:38 am
October 10th 2003 - Rush Limbaugh announced that he was addicted to painkillers and that he was going to check into a rehab center.
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Written By: nally on 10/14/18 at 11:54 pm
October 14th 2003, was the night of the MLB game involving the "Steve Bartman incident": Game 6 of the NLCS between the Marlins and Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were just 5 outs away from advancing to the World Series for the first time in 58 years, but Bartman's reaching for a foul ball that LF Moises Alou was attempting to catch sparked a downward turn for the Cubbies.
The Cubs would have to wait 13 more years to finally return to the World Series...
and capture their first title in more than a century.
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Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/18/18 at 1:26 pm
15 years ago today, I married my best friend. :)
Cat
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Written By: nally on 10/18/18 at 5:29 pm
15 years ago today, I married my best friend. :)
Cat
Happy anniversary to you and Carlos!!
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Written By: Dude111 on 10/23/18 at 12:19 pm
Happy Anniversary to ya both CAT :)
Meow!!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 12:22 pm
15 years ago today, I married my best friend. :)
Cat
Belated anniversary wishes to the both of you!
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Written By: nally on 10/23/18 at 6:03 pm
October 23rd 2003, the Miami Marlins beat the New York Yankees in Game Five of the World Series to take a 3-games-to-2 series lead.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 11:15 am
October 24th 2003 - In London, the last commercial supersonic Concorde flight landed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 1:06 pm
October 25th 2003 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14.
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Written By: nally on 10/26/18 at 11:41 am
October 25th 2003 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 square km), 2,232 homes and killing 14.
I remember that. :\'( There was a similar blaze closer to where I live.
That same night, the Miami Marlins captured their second World Series title by defeating the New York Yankees in Game Six, at old Yankee Stadium. Josh Beckett, the player selected as MVP of the series, pitched a complete game shutout in that game, tagging out Jorge Posada to end the game and the series. The Marlins haven't returned to the postseason since then.
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Written By: nally on 10/26/18 at 11:43 am
October 26th 2003 - The Cedar Fire, the third-largest fire in California history, continued, as the death toll rose to 15 people.
It would be a week or so before the blaze was fully contained.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 11:16 am
October 31st 2003 – Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 5:44 pm
November 1st 2003, Organisers of the MTV Europe Awards 2003 recruited 500 'screamers' to attend this year's event. The music lovers were selected at an audition held in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. About 1,500 pop-mad teenagers and adults screamed themselves hoarse in a bid to get their hands on a ticket to the exclusive event.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 8:34 am
November 2nd 2003 - In the U.S., the Episcopal Church diocese consecrated the church's first openly gay bishop.
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Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 11/12/18 at 7:24 pm
November 12, 2003 - Britney Spears releases her landmark fourth album, In the Zone. Featuring such hits as "Me Against the Music" (feat. Madonna), "Toxic," and "Everytime"... as well as classic deep cuts such as "Touch of My Hand," "Early Mornin'," "The Hook Up," "Shadow," "Breathe On Me," and "Showdown." It was her last studio album prior to her ill-fated relationship and marriage to Kevin Federline and subsequent breakdown. In a way, it was (the beginning of) the end of one era and the beginning of another.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/In_the_Zone.png/220px-In_the_Zone.png
During her post-album hiatus, Britney released Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (the reality show and a tie-in EP), and B in the Mix: The Remixes (Vol 1) before returning with 2007's landmark Blackout. On Britney (2001), In The Zone, and Blackout, Britney Spears was definitely at her creative peak, and 2016's Glory is (to date) the closest she's come since.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 11:57 pm
November 14th 2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 12:54 pm
November 23rd 2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
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Written By: nally on 11/24/18 at 12:24 pm
On November 24th 2003, Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach, passed away from "natural causes" at the age of 82. :\'( He played his entire career in the National League, mostly with the Braves franchise.
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Written By: nally on 12/07/18 at 11:49 am
December 7th 2003 - The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 11:23 am
December 14th 2003 – Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 5:03 am
December 19th 2003 - Images for the new design for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site were released. The building slopes into a spire that reaches 1,776 feet.
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Written By: nally on 12/24/18 at 12:56 pm
December 24th 2003: The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.
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Written By: nally on 01/02/19 at 12:06 pm
January 2nd 2004: The robotic space probe Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
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Written By: shadowcookie on 01/02/19 at 9:42 pm
3 January 2004: Flash Airlines Flight 604, bound for Paris, crashes in the Red Sea, killing all 135 passengers.
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Written By: nally on 01/14/19 at 12:10 pm
^ :\'(
January 14th 2004: The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
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Written By: nally on 02/01/19 at 1:16 pm
February 1st 2004: Super Bowl XXXVIII was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas; the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 32-29. However, the game was mainly known for a halftime incident: the wardrobe malfunction between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. :o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 2:47 pm
February 3rd 2004 - The US Central Intelligence Agency admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Written By: nally on 02/03/19 at 2:49 pm
February 3rd 2004 - The US Central Intelligence Agency admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
On that very same day, my mom had her first thyroid surgery... and on the previous day I began what would be my most challenging academic semester ever.
The semester "got the better of me" in a sense, because I struggled with everything.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 12:07 am
February 4th 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Written By: Dundee on 02/04/19 at 11:13 am
February 1st 2004: Super Bowl XXXVIII was mainly known for a halftime incident: the wardrobe malfunction between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. :o
15 years later and the group Maroon 5 is now facing a similar controversy!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 1:52 pm
15 years later and the group Maroon 5 is now facing a similar controversy!
What happened?
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Written By: Dundee on 02/04/19 at 1:58 pm
What happened?
The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 2:00 pm
The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.
The word desperate comes to mind.
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Written By: 2001 on 02/04/19 at 2:48 pm
The show was apparently boring and Adam Levine went shirtless near the end which a lot of people apparently called out in that he should get the same treatment as Janet got.
I'm not complaining.
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Written By: nally on 02/04/19 at 5:30 pm
February 4th 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
O0
Of course back then I was not really interested in joining such a site... but after my mom joined in 2008 and invited me to join the following year, I decided to...and have enjoyed it ever since. (Makes me wish that in retrospect I had joined around 2006/07, but like I said, I didn't really have interest in social media back then.)
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Written By: nally on 02/17/19 at 4:35 pm
February 17th 2004: I became a member on this site.
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Written By: annimal on 02/17/19 at 4:37 pm
I'd have to stop and think about 15 years ago for me
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 4:20 am
February 27th 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 02/28/19 at 6:33 pm
February 27th 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
Two days later, on Leap Day, Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is overthrown in a coup d'état.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/21/19 at 7:31 pm
March 21st 2004: Jimmy Carter, former US president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner, vehemently condemns George W. Bush and Tony Blair for waging an unnecessary war "based upon lies and misinterpretations" in order to oust Sadaam Hussein. He claims that Blair had allowed his better judgment to be swayed by Bush's desire to finish a war that his father had started.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/22/19 at 11:14 am
March 22nd 2004: Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: violet_shy on 03/27/19 at 1:31 pm
March 2004
This was the time I came down with a very horrible illness. And I was bedridden throughout the Spring and Summer that year. I was only 23 and missed out on a lot of things because I was sick and confined to a bed.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/27/19 at 2:53 pm
March 2004
This was the time I came down with a very horrible illness. And I was bedridden throughout the Spring and Summer that year. I was only 23 and missed out on a lot of things because I was sick and confined to a bed.
Sorry you felt so bad at that time. :o
I, too, went through a stressful time in my life then, with a very challenging academic semester. In fact, I had a very tough midterm exam that month which left me in pain the next day.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: violet_shy on 03/27/19 at 3:03 pm
Sorry you felt so bad at that time. :o
I, too, went through a stressful time in my life then, with a very challenging academic semester. In fact, I had a very tough midterm exam that month which left me in pain the next day.
That's awful. But yeah, it was a tough time in my life.
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/27/19 at 3:06 pm
That's awful. But yeah, it was a tough time in my life.
I was going through some toughness as well. But that was also around the time I started out as a member on this site.
I even talked about it in detail here: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=8488.msg3799821#msg3799821
Subject: Re: The new ''15 Years Ago today'' thread
Written By: nally on 03/28/19 at 11:47 am
March 28th 2004: Peter Ustinov -- English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter -- passed away at the age of 82.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/15/19 at 11:11 am
April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/19 at 11:42 am
April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
Oh no!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/19 at 3:38 pm
April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/15/19 at 10:52 pm
Oh no!
Yep, it was a feeling of incompleteness at that time.
...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.
Terrific! O0 They pointed you to the right place.
Of course, I originally found this site through Amiright, which has a link to the Messageboard in the sidebar area (which has undergone some appearance changes over time).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 11:10 am
April 17th 2004, Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style Mosrite Gospel guitar sold for $100,000 at the Icons of 20th Century Music auction held in Dallas, Texas. Other items sold included Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song writing piano which sold for $140,000 and a 1966 Rickenbacker guitar owned by The Byrds Roger McGuinn's sold for $99,000.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/17/19 at 1:06 pm
April 17th 2004, Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style Mosrite Gospel guitar sold for $100,000 at the Icons of 20th Century Music auction held in Dallas, Texas. Other items sold included Elton John and Bernie Taupin's song writing piano which sold for $140,000 and a 1966 Rickenbacker guitar owned by The Byrds Roger McGuinn's sold for $99,000.
And this came shortly after the 10-year anniversary of his passing...
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/21/19 at 3:49 pm
April 15th 2004 - The old version of this board crashed...and we were without a messageboard for a week while ChuckyG fixed it.
...and from advice from an online friend when our regular board had shutdown, recommended signing up here, and I eventually did on May 8th of that year.
And today marks 15 years to the day since this site reopened! Of course, all of us who were members before then had to register brand new accounts and start brand new threads. This included me, as well as Howard, Cat, and others (some of whom still have their accounts but haven't been on here in ages).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 3:34 pm
May 7th 2004, A planning inquiry hearing Madonna's appeal to ban ramblers from parts of her £9m country estate heard details of the land's make-up. The pop star claimed 100 acres of land at the 1,200-acre Ashcombe House estate had been inaccurately classified as open country. Madonna was appealing against the classification in a hearing. Under the act, people would have the right to access any land registered on the final map as open country-mountain, moor, heath or down.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/08/19 at 12:19 pm
May 7th 2004, A planning inquiry hearing Madonna's appeal to ban ramblers from parts of her £9m country estate heard details of the land's make-up. The pop star claimed 100 acres of land at the 1,200-acre Ashcombe House estate had been inaccurately classified as open country. Madonna was appealing against the classification in a hearing. Under the act, people would have the right to access any land registered on the final map as open country-mountain, moor, heath or down.
The very next day, May 8th 2004, you became a member on this site.
Happy anniversary of membership to you!! O0
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/19 at 8:50 am
The very next day, May 8th 2004, you became a member on this site.
Happy anniversary of membership to you!! O0
Thank you, I was not in a position to celebrate it.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/10/19 at 11:04 am
Thank you, I was not in a position to celebrate it.
Even so, I was acknowledging it.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/19 at 11:12 am
Even so, I was acknowledging it.
Many thanks!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 6:08 pm
May 15th 2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 11:30 pm
May 17th 2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: shadowcookie on 05/18/19 at 11:48 am
May 15th 2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles.
I remember that. I’m a Leeds supporter and we got relegated that season. It’s been a rough 15 years.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/26/19 at 2:50 pm
May 26th 2004: United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
...and I was just finishing my toughest academic semester ever.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/05/19 at 10:46 am
On June 5th 2004, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan (the 40th President; served from 1981-89) passed away at age 93, from Alzheimers Disease and pneumonia. This was the first death of a former president in ten years (Richard Nixon had passed away in 1994).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 8:40 am
June 11th 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/11/19 at 8:45 am
June 11th 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
The same day, Ronald Reagan's body was laid to rest near his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. (The day had been declared a national day of mourning.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:52 pm
June 15th 2004 - The Detroit Pistons upset the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Finals, four games to one.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 06/22/19 at 3:21 pm
June 22, 2004 - Jojo releases her self-titled debut album. Unfortunately, I was going through a "pop sucks" phase at the time. I even wrote a parody of her breakthrough hit "Get Out (Leave)," that was pretty harsh in hindsight. To make it up to her, I would like to say she was hilarious in the Robin Williams movie, RV.
https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142481300693164033
https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142501989236051968
Maybe I should write an amended update of my earlier parody, now that I'm cool with pop again... or pop is cool with me... or something?
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: shadowcookie on 06/22/19 at 3:33 pm
June 22, 2004 - Jojo releases her self-titled debut album. Unfortunately, I was going through a "pop sucks" phase at the time. I even wrote a parody of her breakthrough hit "Get Out (Leave)," that was pretty harsh in hindsight. To make it up to her, I would like to say she was hilarious in the Robin Williams movie, RV.
https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142481300693164033
https://twitter.com/iamjojo/status/1142501989236051968
Maybe I should write an amended update of my earlier parody, now that I'm cool with pop again... or pop is cool with me... or something?
She was only 13 too. She definitely looked older in her music video to Leave.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/30/19 at 7:04 pm
June 30th 2004: Preliminary hearings begin in Iraq in the trial of president Sadaam Hussein, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/01/19 at 1:05 pm
On July 1st 2004, American actor Marlon Brando passed away at the age of 80. His film career spanned almost all of his adult life, from 1944 until his death (a span of 60 years).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 3:57 pm
July 3rd 2004, David Crosby was fined $5,000 (£2,745) by a US court after admitting attempted criminal possession of a weapon. It followed his arrest in New York in March when a gun, knife and marijuana were found in his luggage.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/05/19 at 3:26 pm
July 5th 2004:
The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
L.A. Dodgers relief pitcher Eric Gagne's consecutive saves streak comes to an end at 84 when he allows the tying run to score for the Arizona D'backs.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Si_1997 on 07/21/19 at 3:23 am
July 21st 2004, I was still in a cast after I broke my arm climbing a fence with my cousins and neighborhood friends in early July. I was about to turn 7 years old. I remember getting my cast taken off the day before my 7th birthday.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 7:17 am
August 22nd 2004 - In Oslo, Norway, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and his work "Madonna" were stolen from the Munch Museum. This version of "The Scream," one of four different versions, was a tempera painting on board.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/23/19 at 6:11 pm
^ The very next day... I started another academic year at CSU Northridge, this time with a "take-it-easy" semester.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 6:39 am
August 29th 2004 - Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 11:03 am
August 29th 2004 - India test-launched a nuclear-capable missle able to carry a one-ton warhead. The weapon had a range of 1,560 miles.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 4:24 am
August 30th 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are re-nominated at the Republican National Convention in New York City.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/01/19 at 6:57 pm
August 30th 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are re-nominated at the Republican National Convention in New York City.
The very next day... the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees by a score of 22 to nothing... at old Yankee Stadium!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/07/19 at 10:41 am
September 7th 2004: Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least 85 percent of buildings on the island.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 09/12/19 at 9:27 pm
September 12, 2004 - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide debuted.
Drake and Josh dressed up as The Blues Brothers.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 09/19/19 at 4:21 am
September 18, 2004 - Britney Spears marries Kevin Federline.
15 years later, September 18th once again becomes a notable date in Britney's life, via the #FreeBritney movement and a court hearing regarding her 11-year-old conservatorship.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/21/19 at 4:39 pm
September 21st 2004, the hit album American Idiot was released by American alternative rock band Green Day. (The title track became a hit single right around that time.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 09/25/19 at 1:59 am
September 24, 2004 - Shaun of the Dead is released in the United States.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/19 at 11:53 am
September 25th 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne makes landfall near Port Saint Lucie, Florida, near location Hurricane Frances hit two weeks earlier. Jeanne kills over 3,030, mostly in Haiti.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 10:43 am
September 28th 2004 - The U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. Secret Service introduced the first newly redesigned $50 bill.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 12:21 pm
September 28th 2004 - Nate Olive and Sarah Jones arrived at the US.-Mexico border to complete the first known continuous hike of the 1,800-mile trail down the U.S. Pacific Coast. They started the trek on June 8.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 5:06 am
September 29th 2004 - In Mojave, California, the first Ansari X-Prize flight takes place of SpaceShipOne, which is competing with a number of spacecraft (including Canada's Da Vinci Project, claimed to be its closest rival).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/02/19 at 2:37 pm
October 2nd 2004: Steve Finley of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a game-winning, walk-off grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth inning against San Francisco Giants that clinched National League West Division championship for the Dodgers. (Dodgers had entered the bottom of the 9th inning, down 3-0 to the Giants. They eventually tied it, and with the bases loaded, Finley provided his aforementioned hit!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:17 pm
October 2nd 2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 10:05 am
October 4th 2004 - SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 368,000 feet. It was the first privately built, manned rocket ship to fly in space twice within a two week window. The ship won the Ansari X Prize of $10 million dollars for their success.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/13/19 at 9:58 pm
October 13th 2004 - The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 5:21 pm
October 16th 2004 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 19-8 in Game three of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series. The game, which pushed the Yankees to a 3 games to 0 series lead, sets a record for longest 9 inning baseball game.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/20/19 at 11:29 pm
October 16th 2004 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 19-8 in Game three of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series. The game, which pushed the Yankees to a 3 games to 0 series lead, sets a record for longest 9 inning baseball game.
The next day, the Red Sox began to mount a historical comeback.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/20/19 at 11:32 pm
...and it was on October 20th of 2004 when the Red Sox came all the way back and won the 7th and final game of the American League Championship Series, defeating the Yankees by an overwhelming score of 10-3. This game was known for the loud repetitive chants of "Who's Your Daddy" to Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez, who entered the game in the 7th inning as a reliever.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 10/22/19 at 10:35 pm
October 22, 2004 - The Grudge, the American remake of J-horror Ju-On, was released.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/23/19 at 6:58 pm
October 23rd 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the opening game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/27/19 at 2:16 pm
October 23rd 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the opening game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9.
And it was on October 27th 2004 when they completed the sweep of the Cardinals, to capture their first World Series championship since 1918, a whopping 86 years earlier!
They have gone on to win three more titles since then, in as many appearances.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 5:50 pm
October 27th 2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball sells for US$804,129 in an online auction.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 4:34 am
October 29th 2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 4:21 am
November 1st 2004, A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.
Subject: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Dude111 on 11/01/19 at 4:24 am
.....sadly 15 years ago today wasnt much better than today :(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 12:36 am
November 2nd 2004 - U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/02/19 at 10:56 am
November 2nd 2004 - U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.
Yes, G.W. Bush actually won the popular vote that time. In fact, it's the only one out of the last seven U.S. presidential elections in which the Republican candidate actually won the popular vote (and hence got reelected).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: shrinkingviolet on 11/05/19 at 11:46 am
November 5 2004: The Incredibles hits theaters
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/08/19 at 6:43 pm
November 8th 2004, during the Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/11/19 at 11:31 am
November 11th 2004: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died at the age of 75 from what was ruled to be Cerebrovascular Disease.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:32 am
November 12th 2004 - In Redwood City, California, a jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 7:28 am
November 26th 2004 - An oil tanker spills as much as 1.8 million litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, USA.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 8:29 am
November 26th 2004 – The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 1:29 am
November 27th 2004 – Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 7:27 am
December 8th 2004 – The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 12/09/19 at 2:56 am
December 8, 2004 - Legendary Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott was shot and killed by a deranged fan onstage at a Damageplan concert. He was 38.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/26/19 at 11:45 am
December 26th 2004: The 9.1–9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.
Former U.S. Presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton eventually teamed up to provide relief efforts for the areas.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 01/05/20 at 5:12 pm
January 5, 2005 - Wikipedia parody, Uncyclopedia, debuted. Originally independent, Wikia bought it. Many of us left Wikia in 2013 and copied everything to an independent Uncyclopedia fork (Uncyclopedia.co). In 2019, the Wikia version shut down, and Uncyclopedia.co is now the official Uncyclopedia, even though we've been fighting with a Canadian version.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/05/20 at 7:37 pm
January 5, 2005 - Wikipedia parody, Uncyclopedia, debuted. Originally independent, Wikia bought it. Many of us left Wikia in 2013 and copied everything to an independent Uncyclopedia fork (Uncyclopedia.co). In 2019, the Wikia version shut down, and Uncyclopedia.co is now the official Uncyclopedia, even though we've been fighting with a Canadian version.
I have seen the "Uncyclopedia" site! :D
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Catherine91UK on 01/06/20 at 6:01 am
I have seen the "Uncyclopedia" site! :D
I'd forgotten all about it! Will have to check it out again.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: shadowcookie on 01/06/20 at 8:40 am
I'd forgotten all about it! Will have to check it out again.
I used to find it funny but not so much anymore.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 01/09/20 at 5:28 pm
January 9, 2005 - Zoey 101 debuted on Nickelodeon. A starring vehicle for All That cast member (2002-2005) Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's younger sister, Zoey Brooks and her friends attended Pacific Coast Academy and got in teenage misadventures. One of the highlights of the show was Chase Matthews (Sean Flynn, grandson of Errol) struggling with his secret crush on Zoey and the subsequent tension. The actor's contracts ended in 2007, with the show airing its final episode in 2008. Shortly after her contract ended, Spears, then 16, became pregnant with Maddie Aldridge, which received a lot of media attention and controversy.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 11:21 am
January 10th 2005 - CBS fired four executives following the release of an independent investigation about a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about U.S. President George W. Bush's military service. The investigation said a "myopic zeal" led to the story being aired that was neither fair nor accurate. Forged documents had been used for proof in the story.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 10:32 am
January 12th 2005 - NASA launched "Deep Impact". The spacecraft was planned to impact on Comet Tempel 1 after a six-month, 268 million-mile journey.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 1:26 pm
January 12th 2005 - Steven Contursi and Donald Kagin purchase the unique (US) 1787 Brasher gold doubloon with "EB" punch on breast for US$2,990,000, third highest price ever paid for a rare coin at public auction.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 10:45 am
January 14th 2005 - A probe from the Cassini-Huygens mission, sent back pictures during and after landing on Saturn's moon Titan. The mission was launched on October 15, 1997.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/14/20 at 11:01 am
A few days late...
January 10th 2005 - CBS fired four executives following the release of an independent investigation about a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about U.S. President George W. Bush's military service. The investigation said a "myopic zeal" led to the story being aired that was neither fair nor accurate. Forged documents had been used for proof in the story.
The same day, was the day of the La Conchita mudslide. :\'( It killed 10 people, and destroyed or damaged dozens of houses. The landslide occurred on part of a previous landslide that occurred in 1995. The historic slides are part of the larger Rincon Mountain slide, which, according to Science Daily, "started many thousands of years ago and will continue generating slides in the future."
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:34 am
January 15th 2005 – ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/18/20 at 11:15 am
January 18th 2005: The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Elor on 01/19/20 at 3:22 pm
January 18th 2005: The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.
Too bad it wasn't successful. But it seems that the time of the large aircraft is nearing it's end. The 747 isn't doing so well either these days. :-[
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/19/20 at 3:25 pm
Too bad it wasn't successful. But it seems that the time of the large aircraft is nearing it's end. The 747 isn't doing so well either these days. :-[
I know, that's a shame.
It was also around that time when I reached 16,000 posts on this site. By the end of the month I had already surpassed 17k.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 7:00 am
January 21st 2005 – In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 6:26 am
January 22nd 2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/22/20 at 11:49 pm
January 22nd 2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.
...probably one of the first notable things he did during his second term of office!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/26/20 at 7:09 pm
January 26, 2005, at 6:03 a.m. PST: a Metrolink commuter train collided with a suv that had been parked and abandoned on the tracks immediately south of the Chevy Chase Drive grade crossing, by a suicidal man in an industrial area north of downtown Los Angeles, causing the death of 11 and injuring 177. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/06/20 at 10:47 am
February 6th 2005: Super Bowl XXXIX was played at TIAA Bank Field (then known as Alltel Stadium) in Jacksonville, Florida; the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 24 to 21.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/08/20 at 12:09 pm
February 8th 2005: During the Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/14/20 at 6:26 pm
14 February 2005: YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/16/20 at 2:25 pm
February 16th 2005: The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Sman12 on 02/17/20 at 2:55 pm
14 February 2005: YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
Too bad their incompetence about the COPPA law ruined the site, along with other problems like the adpocalypse and anti-harassment policy.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/20/20 at 10:29 am
^ ::)
Right around then, I was fast approaching 20,000 posts on this site.
February 20th 2005: Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 8:18 am
February 25th 2005 - Dennis Rader was arrested for the BTK serial killings in Wichita, KS. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 life prison terms.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:52 am
March 3rd 2005 – James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 6:07 am
March 3rd 2005 – Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:49 pm
March 3rd 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 1:30 pm
March 10th 2005, Michael Jackson arrived in a Santa Barbara court an hour late dressed in his pyjamas after being treated for a back injury. Jackson was attending the Santa Moria court for his child abuse trial.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 2:27 pm
March 10th 2005, A survey carried out by Music Choice concluded that 'Angels' by Robbie Williams was the song Britons would most like played at their funeral. Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' was second and Monty Python's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' was voted into third place.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 2:13 pm
March 13th 2005 - The first episode of "Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show" aired.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 5:39 pm
March 14th 2005, Michael Jackson was blasted by British Army veterans for wearing military badges while on trail for child abuse. The singer had appeared in court on most days with either an Army motif on his breast pocket or a cap badge tied around his neck.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 6:57 pm
March 15th 2005, Former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown was arrested after a fight during a concert in San Francisco after a fan jumped on stage and attacked the singer, who then became involved in a fracas with a security guard. Brown was arrested at his hotel after the show at the Great American Music Hall but released without charge.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:34 am
March 16th 2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 12:53 pm
March 17th 2005, Justin Hawkins from The Darkness became the centre of the latest hands-on activity at Madame Tussauds in London. His wax double would judge the air guitar skills of visitors who would be invited to play an imaginary guitar with smoke and music pumping out. Hawkins said: "I find the process of air guitaring rather silly. What makes a good air guitarist? Alcohol."
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/17/20 at 12:57 pm
Also on St. Patrick's Day 2005: Los Angeles radio station KCBS-FM flipped from a classic rock format (branded as "Arrow FM") to "93.1 Jack FM, Playing What We Want." That format is still on this station today.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 6:13 am
March 23rd 2005 - The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses 2-1 to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 4:58 am
March 24th 2005 - The government of Kyrgyzstan collapsed after opposition protesters took over President Askar Akayev's presidential compound and government offices.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 4:04 pm
March 24th 2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 03/24/20 at 7:09 pm
Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:19 pm
Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.
I did watch the majority of the original "The Office", but I was not impress with it, even the dancing sequence, and when I once met Ricky Gervais I held back on telling him..
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 4:56 pm
March 26th 2005 – Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 1:31 pm
March 27th 2005 - The pilot episode of "Grey's Anatomy" aired.1971, New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 12:49 pm
March 28th 2005 – An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 1:06 pm
April 2nd 2005, Kanye West had to abandon a signing appearance in Fresno, California, after a fight broke out between a fan and a security guard. West was taken out of the back door of the new FTK urban boutique, while the owners locked all the doors and cleared around 1,000 fans from the store's parking area.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/02/20 at 5:34 pm
Also on April 2nd 2005, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of 84.
He was eventually succeeded by Pope Benedict XVI (John Ratzinger).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 6:44 am
April 6th 2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 8:41 am
April 9th 2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 6:00 pm
April 14th 2005 – The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 7:51 am
April 19th 2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 3:07 pm
April 19th 2005 - The US Mint announced plans to produce 24-karat gold bullion coins in 2006.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:57 am
April 22nd 2005 – Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 5:38 pm
April 22nd 2005 - An anonymous bidder purchased the microphone that sat on Johnny Carson's desk. The final price was $50,787.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 04/23/20 at 7:52 am
April 23, 2005 - The first YouTube video, Me at the Zoo, was uploaded. YouTube itself would officially launch in December.
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Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 4:54 am
April 25th 2005 – Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 12:47 pm
April 25th 2005 – The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 7:39 am
April 26th 2005 – Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 2:27 pm
April 27th 2005 - Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 4:25 pm
April 27th 2005 - The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:16 am
May 10th 2005 – A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 meters) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 11:18 am
May 11th 2005 - Serial killer Michael Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 6:14 am
May 13th 2005 - The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 8:14 am
May 14th 2005 - The art exhibit "Gumby and Friends: The First 50 Years" opened at the Lynn House Gallery in Antioch, CA.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Sman12 on 05/15/20 at 4:36 pm
Also March 24, 2005 - The Office debuts on NBC in the United States. Based on the Ricky Gervais UK series, the US version stars Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak, Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms and a host of others. The show ended in 2013.
It's still a cultural phenomenon to this day. Tons of memes and quotes came out from this show alone.
"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica." - Jim Halpert posing as Dwight Schrute
"I am running away from my responsibilities and it feels good." - Michael Scott
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 6:01 am
May 16th 2005 - George Galloway appears before a U.S. Senate committee, to answer allegations of making money from the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 8:09 am
May 16th 2005 - Sony Corp. unveiled three styles of its new PlayStation 3 video game machine.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 8:33 am
May 16th 2005 – Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 12:47 pm
May 16th 2005 - The final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" aired.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 4:53 am
May 18th 2005 – A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 6:49 am
May 19th 2005 - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" brought in 50.0 million in its opening day.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 1:48 am
June 2nd 2005 - At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a US $20 gold coin, 1927-D PCGS MS-66 sells for US$1.65 million.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 1:17 pm
June 2nd 2005, Franz Ferdinand's frontman, Alex Kapranos was detained by Russian police after being suspected of being a spy. Kapranos was attempting to board a plane in Moscow when the altercation took place. Travelling under his actual surname, Huntley, Alex was accused of being an MI6 agent who was previously suspected of stealing information on Russian weaponry. Unlucky for Alex that the surname Huntley was also used by actual former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson who did steal secrets in the early 90s. The singer was freed after he pointed out that the Huntley they were so concerned about was 42, 13 years older than him.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/06/20 at 11:17 am
June 6th 2005 - American actress Anne Bancroft passed away at the age of 73.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 1:27 pm
June 11th 2005 - The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints the last postage stamp for the USA.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 06/13/20 at 8:30 am
June 13 2005 - Michael Jackson was acquitted on all 14 felony charges stemming from accusations of child molestation in 2003.
He had previously been accused (and cleared) in 1993.
Accusations more recently resurfaced in the libelous 2019 HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland.
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Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 06/15/20 at 8:21 pm
June 15, 2005 - Batman Begins is released in theaters. It would be Christopher Nolan's first tentpole film. He followed it up with two more Batman films, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises; as well as The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk and the upcoming Tenet.
After the embarrassing failure of 1997's Batman & Robin, Warner Bros. and Nolan decided to reboot the franchise, a new concept at the time. Christian Bale, then best known as Bateman, was cast as Batman. Villains included Cillian Murphy's Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, Liam Neeson's Ra's Al-Ghul, Tom Wilkinson's Carmine Falcone, Mark Boone Junior's Officer Arnold Flass, and Richard Brake as Joe Chill, the man who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:20 am
June 21st 2005 – Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been acquitted for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 7:55 am
July 2nd 2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts took place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 4:23 pm
July 6th 2005, Grammy award winning Rap star Lil' Kim who was convicted of perjury and conspiracy in March 2005, was sentenced to a year in jail for lying to a grand jury to protect friends. Kim told the court "I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trial. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do. Now I know it was wrong." Lil' Kim, (real name Kimberley Jones), was also fined $50,000 (£28,000). Charges were brought against her after a gunfight erupted outside a New York radio station in 2001 as a rival rap group was arriving.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:27 am
July 7th 2005 – A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
:\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 2:05 am
July 9th 2005 - Danny Way, a daredevil skateboarder, rolled down a large ramp and jumped across the Great Wall of China. He was the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 8:13 am
July 16th 2005 - J.K. Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published. It was the sixth in the Harry Potter series. The book sold 6.9 million copies on its first day of release.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/20/20 at 4:54 pm
July 20th 2005: The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/21/20 at 11:37 am
The 2005 London Bombings occurred on this date that year. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:58 am
The 2005 London Bombings occurred on this date that year. :\'(
A day I remember well, for various reasons.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:58 am
July 26th 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on its "Return To Flight" mission. This is the first space shuttle flight in nearly 2 1/2 years since the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:43 am
July 29th 2005 - Astronomers announced that they had discovered a new planet (Xena) larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 5:05 am
August 15th 2005 – The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 10:29 am
August 16th 2005, Madonna suffered three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand in a horse-riding accident on her country estate. The accident happened when she fell off a new horse in the grounds of her Ashcombe House on the border of Wiltshire and Dorset on her 47th birthday. The singer was treated at hospital in Salisbury, 90 miles (150 kilometres) south-west of London.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 6:43 am
August 20th 2005 - Thomas Herrion (San Francisco 49ers) collapsed and died after a preseason game in Denver.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 5:04 am
August 28th 2005, Green Day cleaned up at this years MTV awards held in Miami winning seven awards including, Video of the Year for 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and the Viewer's Choice Award. Best Male Video went to Kanye West for ‘Jesus Walks’, Best Choreography went to Gwen Stefani for ‘Hollaback Girl’ and Breakthrough Video went to Gorillaz for ‘Feel Good Inc.’ The awards went ahead despite concerns over Hurricane Katrina, which hit Florida last week, and after a shooting at a pre-awards party. Record boss Suge Knight was shot in the leg during at a party for Kanye West.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/20 at 6:14 am
August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/29/20 at 3:28 pm
August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
One of the deadliest hurricanes in recent American history. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 6:11 am
September 24th 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/24/20 at 11:34 am
August 29th 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
September 24th 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
Two devastating hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, occurring in consecutive calendar months. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 3:28 am
October 8th 2005 – The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 5:34 am
October 12th 2005 – The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/19/20 at 6:46 pm
October 19th 2005, Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 4:33 pm
October 22nd 2005 – Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/22/20 at 4:41 pm
October 22nd 2005 – Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.
The same day, the Houston Astros played their very first World Series game. They lost it to the Chicago White Sox.
(This would be the Astros' lone World Series as a National League team.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/24/20 at 12:16 pm
October 24th 2005 - Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:04 am
November 8th 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/08/20 at 12:37 pm
November 8th 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
Also on that day: The California special election of 2005 was held after being called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger five months beforehand. Voters unanimously rejected eight ballot propositions.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:29 am
November 23rd 2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/20 at 3:33 pm
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 3:25 am
December 3rd 2005 – XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/05/20 at 12:47 pm
December 5th 2005: The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing only six people.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/30/20 at 7:09 pm
December 30th 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/01/21 at 12:26 pm
January 1st 2006: Russia cuts the shipment of natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 11:26 am
January 4th 2006 – Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 2:05 pm
That was 20 years ago, not 15. ;)
Oops!!!!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/16/21 at 10:59 am
16 January 2006: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president, making her Africa's first female elected head of state.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/22/21 at 10:31 pm
January 22nd 2006 - Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:26 am
January 25th 2006 – Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/02/21 at 6:21 pm
February 2nd 2006, I made my 50,000th post on this site in the morning...but a few hours later, when I came back to the site, my post count slipped back below that milestone! That's because, as I discovered, a big thread that I frequently posted in was taken down.
Not to worry, the next day I regained that milestone post number and never looked back.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/05/21 at 11:24 pm
February 5th 2006: Super Bowl XL was played, at Ford Field in Detroit. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21 to 10.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/18/21 at 5:00 pm
February 18th 2006: The Winter Olympics Games in Turin, Italy, were half over.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/21 at 1:42 pm
February 22nd 2006 – At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/21 at 12:02 pm
February 24th 2006 – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in an attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/01/21 at 11:31 am
March 1st 2006, English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article: Jordanhill railway station.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/06/21 at 12:16 pm
March 6th 2006: American baseball player Kirby Puckett passed away from a hemorrhagic stroke, missing his 46th birthday by eight days.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/10/21 at 2:00 pm
March 10th 2006: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/11/21 at 10:57 pm
March 11th 2006 - Michelle Bachelet became the first-ever female president of Chile.
Eight years later to the day, she would begin a second stint in said office.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/21/21 at 11:11 am
March 21st 2006, The social media site Twitter is founded.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/21 at 5:41 am
March 25th 2006 – Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/21 at 5:42 am
March 21st 2006, The social media site Twitter is founded.
I have no interest in signing up for it!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/28/21 at 12:36 pm
I have no interest in signing up for it!
Me neither!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/28/21 at 12:39 pm
Anyways...on March 28th 2006, Massive protests were mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/31/21 at 11:22 pm
Anyways...on March 28th 2006, Massive protests were mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
The very next day, there was a total solar eclipse, which could be seen mostly in the Northeastern Hemisphere.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/31/21 at 11:23 pm
March 31st 2006 - In Ukraine, after days of vote tallying, Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions wins a plurality in the 2006 parliamentary election. Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/05/21 at 4:59 pm
April 5th 2006 - American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney passed away at the age of 66, from a heart attack resulting from severely occluded coronary arteries.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 8:43 am
April 5th 2006 - American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney passed away at the age of 66, from a heart attack resulting from severely occluded coronary arteries.
:\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 8:31 am
April 27th 2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 7:20 am
May 5th 2006 – The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 5:27 am
May 18th 2006 – The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/18/21 at 8:14 pm
May 18th 2006 – The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
In my own life, I remember having a good day that day (at CSUN).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 1:15 am
May 23rd 2006 – Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/31/21 at 10:58 pm
In my own life, I remember having a good day that day (at CSUN).
I had a good day on this date (Wednesday May 31st) in 2006 as well. :)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/06/21 at 10:49 pm
...the date was 06/06/06!
I remember the state of California had its primary midterm elections.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 5:03 pm
June 18th 2006 - Dan Rather's final CBS News report was aired on "CBS Sunday Morning."
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/18/21 at 8:24 pm
June 18th 2006 - Dan Rather's final CBS News report was aired on "CBS Sunday Morning."
O0
I remember at the time I was just about up to 60,000 postings on this site!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/19/21 at 4:10 pm
June 19th 2006, The ceremonial "first stone" of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a facility established to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds from locations worldwide in an underground cavern in Spitsbergen, Norway, was laid.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/21 at 3:13 am
June 26th 2006 – Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 3:13 pm
June 30th 2006 - In Las Vegas, the Cirque de Soleil show "LOVE" officially opened at The Mirage Hotel.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 4:59 am
July 1st 2006 – The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway was conducted in China.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/04/21 at 10:09 am
July 4th 2006: During the Space Shuttle program, Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 5:43 am
July 5th 2006 – North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 7:19 am
July 15th 2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/15/21 at 8:38 pm
July 15th 2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
Fifteen years already, since Twitter came into existence?! :o Where does the time go.
Just for the record, I have no desire to join it. :-X
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/21 at 5:50 am
Fifteen years already, since Twitter came into existence?! :o Where does the time go.
Just for the record, I have no desire to join it. :-X
At one point wanted to, but was talked out of it.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/31/21 at 10:38 am
July 31st 2006, Fidel Castro handed his power over to his brother Raul.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/24/21 at 12:29 am
August 24th 2006 - The International Astronomical Union redefined the term planet, thus reclassifying Pluto as a dwarf planet due to not having "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/18/21 at 11:31 am
September 18th 2006: The Los Angeles Dodgers, down 9-5 in the 9th inning of their game, hit four consecutive home runs in said inning against the San Diego Padres to tie the game. Then after the Padres scored a run in the tenth inning, Nomar hit a game-winning, two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the game 11-10.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/23/21 at 11:40 pm
September 23rd 2006 - Tim Rooney, the second son of late actor Mickey Rooney, passed away at age 59 from pneumonia, complicated from his dermatomyositis... coincidentally on his father's 86th birthday. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/15/21 at 11:34 pm
October 15th 2006 - The 6.7 Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. :o
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/31/21 at 3:20 pm
15 years ago today, my Elvira came to live with us.
Cat
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/10/21 at 11:55 pm
15 years ago today, my Elvira came to live with us.
Cat
:)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/10/21 at 11:55 pm
November 10th 2006 - The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/08/21 at 10:53 pm
December 8th 2006, The Nintendo Wii was released in Europe.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/26/21 at 5:03 pm
December 26th 2006, former U.S. President Gerald Ford passed away at 93 years of age.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/29/21 at 11:01 pm
29 December 2006: The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/09/22 at 12:01 pm
9 January 2007: Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/04/22 at 10:45 pm
February 4th 2007: Super Bowl XLI was played at what is now Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29 to 17.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/04/22 at 10:47 pm
February 4th 2007: Super Bowl XLI was played at what is now Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29 to 17.
That is the Super Bowl where Prince gave what many consider to be the best half time performance in the history of the Super Bowl.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/04/22 at 11:21 pm
February 4th 2007: Super Bowl XLI was played at what is now Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29 to 17.
That is the Super Bowl where Prince gave what many consider to be the best half time performance in the history of the Super Bowl.
I remember that Super Bowl well. Was at a good friends' Super Bowl party then. We were thrilled with Prince's performance - but our dismay at the Bears' poor performance overshadowed it for us. That was the year of "good Rex, bad Rex" (Grossman) and that Super Bowl was a nationwide "bad Rex" spectacle in action! ::)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/04/22 at 11:31 pm
I remember that Super Bowl well. Was at a good friends' Super Bowl party then. We were thrilled with Prince's performance - but our dismay at the Bears' poor performance overshadowed it for us. That was the year of "good Rex, bad Rex" (Grossman) and that Super Bowl was a nationwide "bad Rex" spectacle in action! ::)
Yes; Prince's halftime performance was reportedly viewed by over 140 million watchers, according to Wiki. (FTR, I didn't see any portion of it myself.)
Also, the stadium at the time was called Dolphin Stadium (in honor of the Miami Dolphins, who called that stadium home, and still do today), even though the Miami Marlins (Major League Baseball) were also using said stadium for home games. The place was renamed many times!
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/05/22 at 12:38 am
Yes; Prince's halftime performance was reportedly viewed by over 140 million watchers, according to Wiki. (FTR, I didn't see any portion of it myself.)
It can be viewed on Youtube.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/08/22 at 9:25 pm
February 8th 2007, TV personality and former model Anna Nicole Smith, 39, died via an overdose of prescription drugs.
It would take three weeks before she was finally laid to rest.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/06/22 at 9:10 pm
March 6th 2007: Ernest Gallo - an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery with his brother Julio in Modesto, California - died 18 days shy of his 98th birthday.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/22 at 6:01 am
March 7th 2007 – Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/10/22 at 11:22 pm
March 10, 2007 - In the United States, people turned their clocks forward before going to bed, because the start of Daylight Saving Time was moved to the 2nd Sunday in March. (On Sunday the 11th, the 2 a.m. hour was skipped.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/12/22 at 9:36 pm
March 12th 2007, The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inducted five acts: four bands, one soloist. Those acts: Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five; R.E.M.; The Ronettes; Patti Smith; and Van Halen.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 3:41 am
April 25th 2007 – Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/22 at 3:19 am
May 3rd 2007 – The three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/08/22 at 10:42 pm
May 8th 2007 - A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) as Deputy First Minister.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/22 at 2:31 pm
June 8th 2007 - George Michael was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned from driving for two years at Brent Magistrates court, north London. The 43-year-old who was arrested last October after being found slumped at the steering wheel of his car pleaded guilty to driving while unfit, blaming "tiredness and prescribed drugs" for the offence.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 06/28/22 at 10:43 pm
June 28th 2007: During the year's European heat wave, in the aftermath of Greece's worst heat wave in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand. :o :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/22 at 9:15 am
June 29th 2007 – Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 10:47 pm
July 1, 2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/07/22 at 10:46 pm
On 07/07/07, The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/11/22 at 10:04 pm
July 11th 2007: Former U.S. first lady Lady Bird Johnson died at the age of 94 1/2.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/14/22 at 8:37 pm
July 14th 2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the 7th and final novel in the Harry Potter book series, was released.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 07/25/22 at 8:14 pm
July 25th 2007 – Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/01/22 at 8:38 pm
August 1st 2007, The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145. :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/04/22 at 8:02 pm
August 4th 2007 – NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
And I was having very limited access to the computer, since my household didn’t really have a pc to work with. :-\\
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/07/22 at 1:08 pm
August 7th 2007: Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, surpassing Hank Aaron as the all-time leader in regular-season home runs.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/09/22 at 10:43 pm
August 9th 2007 - The French global bank BNP Paribas in the United Kingdom blocks withdrawals from three hedge funds heavily committed in sub-prime mortgages, signaling the financial crisis of 2007–2008. :o :-[
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 08/22/22 at 10:41 pm
August 22nd 2007, the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles by a huge score: 30-3! :o
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 3:58 am
August 23rd 2007 – The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Catherine91UK on 08/26/22 at 5:19 am
Another sad and late one from me if you saw my post in the 20 years thread! 22nd August 2007 in the UK: 11-year-old Rhys Jones is shot dead after being caught in the crossfire between gangs.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 12:04 pm
September 7th 2007 - A report showed that two-thirds of young people who regularly used MP3 players faced premature hearing damage. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People said its findings were alarming with research showing that 72 out of 110 MP3 users tested in the UK were listening to volumes above 85 decibels. Some MP3 players at full volume registered at 105 decibels, an aircraft taking off measured at 110 decibels.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 1:46 pm
September 12th 2007 – Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 3:58 am
September 13th 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 09/15/22 at 11:23 pm
One day late: September 14th 2007, The SELENE spacecraft launches, with its objective being to study the Moon.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 1:00 pm
September 20th 2007 – Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena, Louisiana, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 10:34 am
October 2nd 2007 – President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/06/22 at 9:46 pm
October 6th 2007 – Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/09/22 at 10:05 pm
October 9th 2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2007-2008 financial crises. (That peak value would stand for almost 5 1/2 more years.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 3:58 pm
October 15th 2007 - The Colorado Rockies completed a sweep of their division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series; this was the first-ever pennant (and only one, to date), for the Rockies, whose surge began in the waning days of the regular season.
Unfortunately for the Rockies, they would need to wait 9 more days before starting the World Series.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/23/22 at 10:54 am
October 23rd 2007 – A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/24/22 at 11:44 pm
October 24th 2007 - the World Series began at Fenway Park, in Boston. The Red Sox buried the NL champion Colorado Rockies (who had never previously been in a World Series) in a 13-1 landslide.
One other note...this was the first time in 39 years that a World Series began on a Wednesday. (The 1968 series began on October 2nd. Also, every World Series from 1985 through 2006 began on a Saturday, except for that of 1990, which began on a Tuesday.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 3:25 pm
October 27th 2007 - Keith Richards marched with campaigners protesting against possible Sussex hospital cuts. The Stones guitarist joined 15,000 people for the walk through Chichester to oppose plans which could see St Richard's Hospital downgraded. A spokeswoman for the guitarist said: "Keith is a long-standing member of the West Wittering community and is pleased to lend his support to local efforts to save St Richard's Hospital.’
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 11:14 am
October 28th 2007 – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 10/28/22 at 10:09 pm
October 28th 2007 – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
The same day, Boston Red Sox completed a World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/02/22 at 9:18 pm
On November 2nd 2007, I reached 100,000 posts on this site!! (I became the second member to reach the six-figures.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/05/22 at 10:56 am
5 November 2007 – China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/05/22 at 10:57 am
Also on 5 November 2007 – The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Fink on 11/06/22 at 10:11 pm
November 6th, 2007: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is released for the Nintendo Wii.
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Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Fink on 11/12/22 at 12:00 am
November 12th, 2007 - Super Mario Galaxy is released for the Nintendo Wii
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/SuperMarioGalaxy.jpg
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 11/15/22 at 11:51 pm
November 15th 2007 - Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans. :o
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/03/22 at 10:58 pm
December 3rd 2007 - Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile (32 km) portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods. :o
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/13/22 at 11:36 pm
13 December 2007 – The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon would become effective two years later, on 1 December 2009.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/17/22 at 6:15 pm
On Monday December 17th 2007, I remember finishing up my second-to-last semester at CSU Northridge. Then I could finally focus on my holiday shopping.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 12/20/22 at 10:08 pm
December 20th 2007 – Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years and 243 days.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/06/23 at 11:01 pm
Five days late... on New Year's Day 2008, Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro currency.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 3:00 am
January 18th 2008 – The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 01/29/23 at 12:02 pm
January 29th 2008 – An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/03/23 at 11:06 pm
February 3rd 2008: Super Bowl XLII was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. This game is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in the history of professional sports, as well as one of the greatest Super Bowl games ever. The Patriots entered the game as favorites after becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, and the only one since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season schedule in 1978. In the fourth quarter of this game, the Pats were ahead 14-10, but relinquished the lead to the Gints with only a couple minutes left to play; NYG won it 17-14.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/05/23 at 11:50 pm
February 5th 2008, was Super Tuesday of that year during the election campaign. It was the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state U.S. presidential primary elections in the history of U.S. primaries were held. 24 states and American Samoa held either caucuses or primary elections for one or both parties on this date. Furthermore, the week-long Democrats Abroad Global Primary began on this day.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 5:26 pm
February 7th 2008 - Amy Winehouse was told she could not perform at this year's Grammy awards ceremony because her US visa application has been rejected by the embassy in London. The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last year. Winehouse has been nominated for six Grammy awards ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/13/23 at 9:48 pm
February 7th 2008 - Amy Winehouse was told she could not perform at this year's Grammy awards ceremony because her US visa application has been rejected by the embassy in London. The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last year. Winehouse has been nominated for six Grammy awards ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Three days later, she would win several of those nominations, including Record Of The Year for “Rehab” and Best New Artist, among others.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/13/23 at 9:48 pm
February 13th 2008 – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/17/23 at 10:35 pm
February 17th 2008 – Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 9:17 pm
February 24th 2008 – Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He would remain as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 11:37 pm
Also on February 24th 2008, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/26/23 at 10:58 am
February 26th 2008 – The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 02/28/23 at 10:16 pm
February 28th 2008:
Germany becomes the first country to formalize its recognition of Kosovo by renaming its diplomatic office in Pristina into an embassy.
International media report that Prince Henry of Wales has been serving in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
The very next day, Leap Day:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture stands down two employees as part of its investigation of the biggest meat recall in United States history.
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence withdraws Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan after news of his deployment is leaked to foreign media.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/19/23 at 11:29 am
March 19th 2008: A cosmic burst (named GRB 080319B) that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 9:02 am
March 23rd 2008 – Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/23/23 at 8:04 pm
March 23rd 2008 – Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.
That was Easter Sunday that year; the second-earliest date that it can be. It won’t be that early again for at least another century.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/24/23 at 10:23 pm
March 24th 2008 - Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 11:37 pm
March 31st 2008, the MLB regular season began for most teams. This included the L.A. Dodgers, who celebrated their 50th anniversary of moving west. They blanked their longtime rivals the San Francisco Giants (who also moved west in 1958) 5-0 at Dodger Stadium.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/01/23 at 10:22 am
April 1st 2008, a notable April Fools joke was performed on this site. Most of the regular members on here had their usernames altered to wacky things by the mods. We suspected maybe a hacker had something to do with it. :D
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/03/23 at 11:09 pm
3 April 2008 – ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 7:53 pm
April 4th 2008, singers Beyonce and Jay-Z married in a private ceremony. They had been dating each other for several years beforehand.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 7:43 am
April 6th 2008 – The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 11:10 pm
April 8th 2008 – The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 1:52 pm
April 15th 2008 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:16 pm
May 2nd 2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. :-[ :\'(
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 8:17 am
May 15th 2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 2:26 pm
May 15th 2008 - Neil Diamond reached the top of the US Billboard album chart for the first time in his career with Home Before Dark the 67-year-old's 29th studio album. His previous highest chart position was in 1973 when the soundtrack to the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull peaked at No.2. At the age of 67, Diamond became the oldest artist to have a US number one, the record was previously held by Bob Dylan in 2006 with Modern Times released when he was 65
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/15/23 at 10:16 pm
May 15th 2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
O0
And I was just finishing up my final paper and getting ready to graduate from college!
(I turned it in the next morning.)
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/21/23 at 12:22 am
May 20th 2008, I was graduating from college with my Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Catherine91UK on 05/21/23 at 2:04 pm
Backdated to 26 April!
26 April 2008: The crimes of Josef Fritzl are revealed in Austria. He had imprisoned his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered her 7 children. This was only discovered when the eldest child had to be taken to hospital, having never seen daylight in her life (19 years old at the time!).
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/23 at 2:22 pm
May 21st 2008 - Lou Pearlman, the music mogul who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison over a decades-long scam that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings. Many victims were Pearlman's relatives, friends and retirees in their 70s or 80s who lost everything.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/21/23 at 2:36 pm
May 21st 2008 - Lou Pearlman, the music mogul who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison over a decades-long scam that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings. Many victims were Pearlman's relatives, friends and retirees in their 70s or 80s who lost everything.
Oh my! :o :o
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/25/23 at 10:30 pm
May 25th 2008 - Clayton Kershaw, age 20, made his Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers, receiving a no-decision in a game that his team went on to win against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: LyricBoy on 05/27/23 at 8:21 am
May 21st 2008 - Lou Pearlman, the music mogul who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison over a decades-long scam that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings. Many victims were Pearlman's relatives, friends and retirees in their 70s or 80s who lost everything.
Some details from Lou’s Wikipedia page:
In 2006, investigators discovered Pearlman had perpetrated the longest-running Fonzi scheme in American history and had defrauded investors out of more than $1 billion, out of which $300 million is still missing. For more than 20 years, Pearlman had enticed individuals and banks to invest in Trans Continental Airlines Inc., TransCon Records, and both companies' parent, Trans Continental International Inc. All three companies were fictions that existed only on paper.
Lou bit it back in 2016 (in Federal custody) at the age of 62.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/28/23 at 11:14 am
May 28th 2008 – The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/30/23 at 7:55 pm
May 30th 2008 – Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
Subject: Re: 15 Years Ago today
Written By: nally on 05/31/23 at 11:50 pm
May 31st 2008 - Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds.
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