(Saturday, December 16, 2006) — “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for eleven consecutive weeks (Dec. 16/23/30, 2006, Jan. 6/13/20/27, Feb. 3/10/17, 2007).
Category Archives: 2000s
‘Final Grades’ episode airs on ‘The Wire’ 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 2006)
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(Sunday, December 10, 2006, 10:00 p.m. EST) — Bubbles attempts suicide after confessing his part in Sherrod’s death and is taken to rehab on tonight’s episode of the HBO crime drama television series The Wire. Continue reading ‘Final Grades’ episode airs on ‘The Wire’ 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 2006)
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Bipartisan panel rebukes U.S. policy in Iraq 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 2006)
Video: 'WRAP Iraq Study Group meets Bush, delivers its recommendations, ADDS bite'
(Wednesday, December 6, 2006) — The bipartisan Iraq Study Group concluded today that President George W. Bush’s war policies had failed in almost every regard, and said the situation in Iraq was “grave and deteriorating.”
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‘I Wanna Love You’ by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 2006)
(Saturday, December 2, 2006) — “I Wanna Love You” by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 2/9, 2006).
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‘Elizabeth I,’ ‘The Office’ and ’24’ big winners at Emmy Awards 10 years ago this hour (Aug 27 2006)
Video: '58th Primetime Emmy Awards - Topic' (51 videos)
(Sunday, August 27, 2006, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The miniseries Elizabeth I dominated the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning four awards, including Outstanding Miniseries.
24 won three awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and The Office won Outstanding Comedy Series. Ceremonies at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles were hosted by Conan O’Brien.
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‘Crash’ walks away with top prize at Oscars 10 years ago this hour (Mar 5 2006)
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(Sunday, March 5, 2006, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Crash the best film of the year tonight during the 78th Academy Awards at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, turning its back on Brokeback Mountain, a film about the love affair between two gay men, which had dominated virtually every other movie award in the run-up to the Oscars. Continue reading ‘Crash’ walks away with top prize at Oscars 10 years ago this hour (Mar 5 2006)
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U2 overshadows Mariah Carey at Grammys 10 years ago this hour (Feb 8 2006)
Video: 'Popular 48th Annual Grammy Awards & Grammy Awards videos' (111 videos)
(Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 8:00-11:30 p.m. EST) — The veteran Irish rock band U2 captured the limelight tonight at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, winning five awards for their album How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, including album of the year, and overshadowing the comeback story of the evening, Mariah Carey, and the producer-turned-rapper Kanye West.
Sly and the Family Stone also reunited for a performance. Stone had not performed live in 19 years.
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‘Everyone’s Waiting’ episode airs on ‘Six Feet Under’ 10 years ago this hour (Aug 21 2005)
Video: 'Danny Yount - Six Feet Under (Opening)'
(Sunday, August 21, 2005, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Brenda gives birth to a premature baby girl named Willa who’s immediately whisked off to neonatal intensive care on tonight’s final episode of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #22 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”
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‘Spamalot’ and ‘Doubt’ win top Tony Awards 10 years ago this hour (June 5 2005)
Video: '2005 TONY Awards ~ COMPLETE'
(Sunday, June 5, 2005, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — Monty Python’s Spamalot won three Tony Awards tonight at at Radio City Music Hall in New York, including best musical; the musical play The Light in the Piazza won six prizes, while Doubt was named best drama.
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‘One Wonderful Day’ episode airs on Desperate Housewives’ 10 years ago this hour (May 22 2005)
Video: 'Desperate Housewives: One Wonderful Day'
(Sunday, May 22, 2005, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Bree and Rex make amends, but tragedy hits the Van de Kamp family again on tonight’s episode of the ABC television comedy-drama-mystery series Desperate Housewives.
In 2009, the “One Wonderful Day” episode was ranked #55 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
