Daily Archives: June 9, 2013

1953 Worcester tornado kills 94 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)


Video: 'Rare Footage of Worcester Tornado (1953)'

(Tuesday, June 9, 1953, 4:25 p.m. EST) — 94 people died today when an F4 tornado struck Worcester, Massachusetts, part of the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence, which occurred over a three-day period from June 6-9, 1953. Continue reading 1953 Worcester tornado kills 94 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)

‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ released in U.S. 20 years ago today (1993)


Video: 'What’s Love Got to Do with It' trailer

(Wednesday, June 9, 1993)What’s Love Got to Do with It, a biopic film loosely based on the life of Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner, opened today in the U.S.

Directed by Brian Gibson, the film starred Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander, Jenifer Lewis, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly and Chi McBride.