Category Archives: 2000s

‘What a Girl Wants’ by Christina Aguilera peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 2000)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, January 15, 2000) — “What a Girl Wants” by Christina Aguilera peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 15/22, 2000). Continue reading ‘What a Girl Wants’ by Christina Aguilera peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 2000) →

‘Bud’ Zumwalt, admiral who modernized the Navy, dies 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 2000)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt Jr.'

(Sunday, January 2, 2000) — Admiral Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., who as chief of naval operations in the early 1970’s ordered the Navy to end racial discrimination and demeaning restrictions on sailors, then faced a haunting personal anguish that he attributed to the defoliant Agent Orange, died today at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, from mesothelioma. Continue reading ‘Bud’ Zumwalt, admiral who modernized the Navy, dies 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 2000) →

Passengers thwart al-Qaeda underwear bombing attempt aboard Detroit-bound flight 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 2009)

2000s


Video: 'Alleged Christmas Day Terrorist Is Charged'

(Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2009, approximately 11:33 a.m. EST) — Passengers aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 foiled an attempt to blow up the plane today as it was landing in Detroit by seizing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian man who tried to set off chemical explosives sewn to his underwear. Continue reading Passengers thwart al-Qaeda underwear bombing attempt aboard Detroit-bound flight 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 2009) →

‘Empire State of Mind’ by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 2009)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, November 28, 2009) — “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Nov. 28, Dec. 5/12/19/26, 2009). Continue reading ‘Empire State of Mind’ by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 2009) →

13 people killed in 2009 Fort Hood shooting 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 2009)

2000s


Video: 'Multiple injuries in Fort Hood active shooter incident'

(Thursday, November 5, 2009, at approximately 1:34 p.m. CST) — Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, today killed 13 people, including 10 military personnel, and injured 31 others in a shooting frenzy at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas. Continue reading 13 people killed in 2009 Fort Hood shooting 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 2009) →

‘Down’ by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 2009)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, October 17, 2009) — “Down” by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 17/31, 2009). Continue reading ‘Down’ by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 2009) →

Senator Ted Kennedy, 77, dies of brain cancer 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 2009)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Death Of Senator Ted Kennedy Announcement CBS News Special Report'

(Tuesday, August 25, 2009, just before midnight EDT) — Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew acclaim and tragedy in near-equal measure and who was one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died tonight in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, of brain cancer. He was 77.
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