Daily Archives: September 3, 2015

Chief Justice William Rehnquist dies 10 years ago this hour (Sep 3 2005)


Video: 'NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Chief Justice William Rehnquist Dies At 80'

(Saturday, September 3, 2005, shortly before 11:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80, died tonight in Arlington, Virginia, of thyroid cancer. Rehnquist was the first Chief Justice to die in office since Fred M. Vinson in 1953.

‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’ by Mitch Miller peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 3 1955)

(Saturday, September 3, 1955)“The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Mitch Miller was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 3/10/17/24, Oct. 1/15, 1955).