Category Archives: 2000s

‘Crank That (Soulja Boy)’ by Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 2007)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, September 15, 2007) — “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for seven non-consecutive weeks (Sept. 15/22, Oct. 6/13/20/27, Nov. 3, 2007). Continue reading ‘Crank That (Soulja Boy)’ by Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 2007) →

‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ by Fergie peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2007)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, September 8, 2007) — “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by Fergie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ by Fergie peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2007) →

‘Into the Wild’ premieres at Telluride Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 2007)

2000s, movies 2000s


Video: 'Into the Wild' trailer

(Saturday, September 1, 2007) — Into the Wild, an American biographical drama survival film about a young man who abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness, premiered today at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado. Continue reading ‘Into the Wild’ premieres at Telluride Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 2007) →

‘Beautiful Girls’ by Sean Kingston peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 2007)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, August 11, 2007) — “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Aug. 11/18/25, Sept. 1, 2007). Continue reading ‘Beautiful Girls’ by Sean Kingston peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 2007) →

Barry Bonds becomes baseball’s career home run leader 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 2007)

2000s


Video: '#756 HOmer hit by Barry Bonds'

(Tuesday, August 7, 2007, 8:51 p.m. PDT) — Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became baseball’s career home run leader tonight when he hit a 435-foot home run, his 756th, off a pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals at the Giants home AT&T Park in San Francisco, breaking the all-time career home run record, formerly held by Hank Aaron. Continue reading Barry Bonds becomes baseball’s career home run leader 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 2007) →

‘Hey There Delilah’ by Plain White T’s peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 2007)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, July 28, 2007) — “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 28, Aug. 4, 2007). Continue reading ‘Hey There Delilah’ by Plain White T’s peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 2007) →

Former First Lady ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson dies 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 2007)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lady Bird Johnson Dies'

(Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 4:18 p.m. CDT) — Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson, the former first lady (1963–69) who’d championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, President Lyndon B. Johnson, died this afternoon of natural causes in Austin, Texas, at age 94. Continue reading Former First Lady ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson dies 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 2007) →

‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007)

2000s, movies 2000s


Video: 'No Country for Old Men' trailer

(Saturday, May 19, 2007) — No Country for Old Men, an American neo-western neo-noir thriller film about a poacher who has to elude the Texas Rangers and the mob after stealing drug money, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Continue reading ‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007) →