Category Archives: 2000s

Gunman kills 32 at Virginia Tech before taking his own life 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 2007)


Video: 'Shooting tragedy on the campus of Virginia Tech in 2007'

(Monday, April 16, 2007, 7:15 a.m.-9:51 a.m. EDT) — College senior Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people were killed and another 23 injured today at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life after nearly three hours of horror and chaos. Continue reading Gunman kills 32 at Virginia Tech before taking his own life 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 2007)

‘Company Man’ episode airs on ‘Heroes’ 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 2007)


Video: 'Heroes - Season 1 Episode 17 - Company Man'

(Monday, February 26, 2007, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST) — Matt and Ted take the Bennet family hostage and Ted loses control of his powers and burns the Bennets’ house on tonight’s episode of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. Continue reading ‘Company Man’ episode airs on ‘Heroes’ 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 2007)

‘The Departed’ wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 2007)


Video: '2007 Oscars' (34 videos)

(Sunday, February 25, 2007, 5:30-9:21 p.m. PST) — Martin Scorsese’s mob epic The Departed won Best Picture tonight at the 79th Academy Awards at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and earned the filmmaker the directing prize that had eluded him throughout his illustrious career. Continue reading ‘The Departed’ wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 2007)

Defiant Dixie Chicks are big winners at Grammys 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 2007)


Video: 'Dixie Chicks - Grammy's 07 - Record of the Year'

(Sunday, February 11, 2007, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — After death threats, boycotts and a cold shoulder from the country music establishment over the group’s anti-Bush comments leading up to the Iraq invasion, the Dixie Chicks gained sweet vindication tonight at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, capturing honors in all five of the categories in which they were nominated including album of the year for Taking the Long Way. Continue reading Defiant Dixie Chicks are big winners at Grammys 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 2007)