Monthly Archives: September 2021

Hijacked jetliner crashes into North Tower of World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 2001)

2000s, 9/11


Video: '(1) CNN 9-11-2001 Live Coverage 8:46.32 A.M E.T - 5.00 P.M E.T'

(Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 8:46:40 a.m. EDT; during the September 11 attacks, part of terrorism in the United States and the War on Terror) — American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767-223ER bound for Los Angeles, crashed this morning at roughly 466 mph into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Continue reading Hijacked jetliner crashes into North Tower of World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 2001) →

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1951)

1950s, Movies 1950s

(Sunday, September 9, 1951, evening Central European Time) — A Streetcar Named Desire, an American drama film about a fading southern belle who tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans, premiered tonight at the 12th Venice International Film Festival.

Adapted from Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name, the film was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden.

Streetcar‘s official premiere was held nine days later on Sept. 18, 1951, at Warner Bros. Beverly Theater in Beverly Hills, California, and then opened in New York on the following day.

‘Nixon’s Enemies List’ with 250 names submitted to White House Counsel’s Office 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1971)

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Video: 'Nixon's Enemies List'

(Thursday, September 9, 1971; during the Watergate scandal) — What would become known as U.S. President Richard “Nixon’s Enemies List,” prepared by White House Public Liaison Charles Colson, was sent today in the form of attachments to a memorandum written by Colson to White House Counsel John W. Dean, initially with 250 names. Continue reading ‘Nixon’s Enemies List’ with 250 names submitted to White House Counsel’s Office 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1971) →

Prisoners seize control of maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1971)

1970s


Video: 'Attica Prison Riot - William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe . POV on PBS'

(Thursday, September 9, 1971, 8:50 a.m. EDT; during the Attica Prison riot) — An uprising of prisoners broke out at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility penitentiary near Buffalo in western New York this morning as a group of inmates on the 5 Gallery on cellblock “A” charged from the prison dining hall and overpowered guards who were attempting to stop them. Continue reading Prisoners seize control of maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1971) →

Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: ‘September 8, 1971 – Opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC’

(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The $70 million John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts officially opened tonight with a formal gala featuring the world premiere of a Requiem mass honoring U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a work commissioned from the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape appearance on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'THE DICK CAVETT SHOW - John Lennon and Yoko Ono 9-8-1971)'

(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, beginning around 6:00 p.m. EDT) — John Lennon said tonight his second wife, Yoko Ono, didn’t break up the British rock group The Beatles, but if she had “she should get credit for all the nice music we’ve all made since we broke up.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape appearance on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971) →

‘I’m Real’ by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2001)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, September 8, 2001) — “I’m Real” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of five non-consecutive weeks (Sept. 8/15/22, Oct. 20/27, 2001). Continue reading ‘I’m Real’ by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2001) →

‘Because of You’ by Tony Bennett peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1951)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Saturday, September 8, 1951) — “Because of You” by Tony Bennett peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of eight weeks (Sept. 8/15/22/29, Oct. 6/13/20/27, 1951). Continue reading ‘Because of You’ by Tony Bennett peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1951) →

Siege of Leningrad begins as Germans reach Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1941)

1940s, World War II


Video: '107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941' (Sept. 8, 1941, at 4:20)

(Monday, September 8, 1941; part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — The siege of Leningrad, a prolonged military blockade undertaken from the south by the Army Group North of Nazi Germany against the Soviet city of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front in World War II, began today when the Germans reached Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg. Continue reading Siege of Leningrad begins as Germans reach Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1941) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono visit Japanese gardens for ‘Imagine’ film 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'STAND BY ME. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)' (Sept. 7, 1971, at 2:50-3:01)

(Tuesday, September 7, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, continued shooting their 1972 Imagine film today in the Japanese gardens of Kykuit, on the grounds of the Rockefeller Kykuit estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, a hamlet in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant, New York. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono visit Japanese gardens for ‘Imagine’ film 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1971) →