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Today in the World Countries
- Custom Chief's Day Holiday is being celebrated in Vanuatu
- Full Moon of Tabaung is being celebrated in Myanmar
- Hamilton Lavity Stoutt Holiday is being celebrated in British Virgin Islands
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Ghana
- Labour Day (WA) is being celebrated in Australia
- Makha Bucha Day is being celebrated in Thailand
- National Heroes and Benefactors Day is being celebrated in Belize
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Pisces as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- DEATHS
- Georgina Beyer, New Zealand drag performer and politician (world's 1st openly transgender mayor, as MP helped decriminalize prostitution), who died of kidney disease at 65.
- TV SERIES
- History of the World, Part II: Season 1 is released.
The sequel to the 1981 Mel Brooks film, "History of the World Part I"features eight episodes of comedic sketches about historic events and people over four nights. - Perry Mason (2020): Season 2 is released.
The DA believes the killer of a member of a wealthy oil family is in Hooverville and Perry Mason defends the accused in the second season of the rebooted drama series. - Rain Dogs: Season 1 is released.
Single mother Costello Jones (Daisy May Cooper) raises her 10-year-old daughter (Fleur Tashjian) with the help of her friends Selby (Jack Farthing) and Gloria (Ronk? Adékolu?jo) in this dark comedy written and created by Cash Carraway.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- 'Heat Waves' by English indie pop band Glass Animals topped the US Hot 100 in its 59th week on the chart, breaking the record for the longest journey to No.1, surpassing the 35-week tally of Mariah Carey’s 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' (1994)..
- TV SERIES
- Shining Vale: Season 1 is released.
Pat and Terry Phelps (Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear) move their family from a small Brooklyn apartment into a Victorian mansion with a terrible history in Shining Vale, Connecticut in this horror comedy series created by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan. - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: Season 1 is released.
The Adam McKay drama series centers on the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s when they won five NBA championships.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- US Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill the American Rescue Plan.
- Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic in Dharamsala, India and urges others to do so.
- On his first visit to Iraq, Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the Shiite cleric's home in Najaf.
- Lou Ottens passed away at the age of 94. The inventor of the tape cassette, he was instrumental in changing personal listening habits for an entire generation. "We were little boys who had fun playing, "he once said of his invention. "We didn’t feel like we were doing anything big.".
- DEATHS
- Miguel Miranda, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (47 caps; Sporting Cristal) and coach (Alianza Atlético), who died at 54.
- Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, who died at 94 [2].
- Abood Omari, Instagram Star.
- Bengt Åberg, Swedish motocross racer (World 500cc Motocross Champion 1969,70; Motocross des Nations gold 1970,71,74), who died at 76.
- Bob Turner, Race Car Driver.
- Chi Shangbin, Chinese soccer midfielder (58 caps; Liaoning) and coach (Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions & Coach of the Year 1996,97), who died from a heart attack at 71.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- American rapper Lil Uzi Vert second album, "Eternal Atake", tops the Billboard charts upon its release.
- Russia refuses to reduce oil production over COVID-19 pandemic fears, breaking with Saudi Arabia and OPEC and prompting a price war.
- DEATHS
- McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet), who died at 81.
- Henri Richard, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (record 11 Stanley Cups; 9 x NHL All Star; Montreal Canadiens), who died from Alzheimer's disease at 84.
- Henri Richard, Hockey Player.
- ALBUMS
- Nick of Time was released by The James Hunter Six.
The latest full-length release for the British R&B/soul artist was recorded and produced by Bosco Mann (aka as Daptone Records' Gabriel Roth) in California. - Out of My Province was released by Nadia Reid.
The third full-length release for the New Zealand singer-songwriter was produced by Trey Pollard and Matthew E. White. - Collector was released by Disq.
The debut full-length release for the Wisconsin indie rock band that includes Raina Bock, Isaac de Broux-Slone, Shannon Connor, Logan Severson, and Brendan Manley was produced by Rob Schnapf. - Beat Poetry for Survivalists was released by Luke Haines.
The debut full-length release for the collaboration between R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and The Auteurs' Luke Haines includes contributions from Scott McCaughey and Linda Pitmon. - Heavy Light was released by U.S. Girls.
The latest full-length release for the solo project for Meghan Remy was recorded live in Montreal with 20 session musicians. - Eternal Atake was released by Lil Uzi Vert.
The second full-length major label studio release for the Philadelphia rapper features a guest appearance from Syd. - England Is a Garden was released by Cornershop.
This is the first full-length studio release in over eight years for the British indie rock band. - Silver Landings was released by Mandy Moore.
The first new full-length release in over a decade from the pop artist/actor was produced by Mike Viola. - Sorry You Couldn't Make It was released by Swamp Dogg.
The latest full-length release for the R&B/soul singer includes country music influences and features guest appearances from Polica's Channy Leaneagh, Jenny Lewis, John Prine, and Justin Vernon. - Traditional Techniques was released by Stephen Malkmus.
The latest full-length solo release for the Pavement co-founder features a 12-string acoustic guitar. - Superstar was released by Caroline Rose.
Self-produced and recorded, the fourth full-length release for the New York indie-pop artist is a concept album about a person taking off for Los Angeles to seek fame. - The Long Goodbye was released by Riz Ahmed.
The first full-length release not credited under the actor/rapper's MC name was produced by Swet Shop Boys' Redinho. - Your Life Is a Record was released by Brandy Clark.
The third full-length studio release for the country singer-songwriter was produced by Jay Joyce. - MOVIES
- The Banker - R is released.
Revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson) devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. Along with Garrett's wife Eunice (Nia Long), they train a working class white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire - while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. Their success ultimately draws the attention of the federal government, which threatens everything the four have built. - The Booksellers - Not Rated is released.
Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history. The Booksellers takes viewers inside their small but fascinating world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers. - The Burnt Orange Heresy - R is released.
Charming and ambitious art critic, James Figueras (Claes Bang), has fallen from grace. He spends his days in Milan lecturing witless tourists about art history. His only glimmer of hope is a new-found love interest, the enigmatic American, Berenice Hollis (Elizabeth Debicki). An opportunity strikes when he is contacted by wealthy art dealer Joseph Cassidy (Mick Jagger) who summons James to his villa on Lake Como and asks him to steal a painting from the legendary reclusive artist, Jerome Debney (Donald Sutherland). Soon, James’ greed and ambition get the better of him, and he finds himself caught in a web of his own making. - Swallow - R is released.
On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband's rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica - a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. [IFC Midnight] - Spenser Confidential - R is released.
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) - an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving it - just got out of prison and is leaving Boston for good. But first he gets roped into helping his old boxing coach and mentor, Henry (Alan Arkin), with a promising amateur. That's Hawk (Winston Duke), a brash, no-nonsense MMA fighter convinced he'll be a tougher opponent than Spenser ever was. When two of Spenser's former colleagues turn up murdered, he recruits Hawk and his foul-mouthed ex-girlfriend, Cissy (Iliza Shlesinger), to help him investigate and bring the culprits to justice. - The Way Back - R is released.
Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, triggered by an unspeakable loss, and drowning in the alcoholism that cost him his marriage and any hope for a better life. When he is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, which has fallen far since his glory days, he reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront the demons that have derailed him. But will it be enough to fill the void, heal the deep wounds of his past, and set him on the road to redemption? - The Wild Goose Lake - Not Rated is released.
When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a dead-or-alive bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out in China’s densely populated (and deeply divided) Wuhan province, Zhou becomes entangled with a beautiful, enigmatic woman, who has mysterious intentions of her own. - Run This Town - R is released.
A young journalist and a young political aide become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life. Like all their friends, Bram and Kamal are struggling to climb the ladders at their respective workplaces: Bram at a newspaper, Kamal at City Hall. When Bram learns of a scandal involving Kamal’s larger-than-life boss, he seizes the moment to advance his career. Meanwhile, Kamal grapples with containing the story while maintaining his integrity. - Escape from Pretoria - PG-13 is released.
Two white South Africans, imprisoned for working on behalf of the ANC, determine to escape from the notorious white man's 'Robben Island', Pretoria Prison. - First Cow - PG-13 is released.
A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. - Extra Ordinary - R is released.
Rose, a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her ‘talents’ & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals – to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But! Christian Winter, a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness! He puts a spell on a local teenager- making her levitate. Her terrified father, Martin Martin, asks Rose to help save his daughter. Rose has to overcome the fear of her supernatural gift & work with Martin to save the girl, get the guy and be home in time for a light snack…maybe a yogurt or something. - Go Back to China - Not Rated is released.
The semi-autobiographical film follows spoiled rich girl Sasha Li (Anna Akana), who after blowing through most of her trust fund, is forced by her father (Richard Ng) to go back to China and work for the family toy business. What begins simply as a way to regain financial support soon develops into a life altering journey of self discovery, as Sasha discovers her passion for toy designing and learns to reconnect with her estranged family. A bittersweet portrait of a fractured family, the film also offers an honest look at the human cost of things that are made in China. [SXSW] - Bacurau - Not Rated is released.
A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes. - Onward - PG is released.
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers, Ian & Barney Lightfoot (Tom Holland & Chris Pratt), embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. - Hope Gap - PG-13 is released.
The intimate, intense and loving story of Hope Gap charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son (Josh O’Connor). Unraveled and feeling displaced in her small seaside town, Grace ultimately regains her footing and discovers a new, powerful voice. - TV SERIES
- Hillary: Season 1 is released.
The four-part documentary series about the former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton features interviews with Clinton, her husband Bill and her daughter Chelsea as well as behind the scenes footage from her 2016 campaign for President. - Amazing Stories (2020): Season 1 is released.
The first season of the reboot of the 1985 Steven Spielberg anthology series features Sasha Alexander, Kerry Lynn Bishé, Edward Burns, Juliana Canfield, Whitney Coleman, Robert Forster (in his final performance), Josh Holloway, Dylan O'Brien, and Victoria Pedretti. - The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Season 1 is released.
The four-part documentary series looks at Gary Stewart's search for his biological father and the evidence that reveal the man was the Zodiac Killer. - ZeroZeroZero: Season 1 is released.
The eight-part series adapted from Roberto Saviano's book of the same name looks into the international cocaine trade.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- US trade deficit rises to 10-year high of $621 billion.
- Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to turn the social media platform into a more "privacy-focused platform".
- LeBron James scores his 32,293rd point in the 2nd quarter of a Lakers'115-99 loss to Denver in LA to pass Michael Jordan into 4th place on the NBA all-time point scoring list.
- BIRTHS
- Halston Blake Fisher, Instagram Star, born in United States.
- DEATHS
- Lotte Van Der Zee, Pageant Contestant.
- MOVIES
- Triple Frontier - Not Rated is released.
A group of former Special Forces operatives (Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal) reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for self instead of country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Sri Lanka imposes first nationwide state of emergency since civil war after unrest between Sinhalese and Muslim areas in Kandy District.
- World's oldest message in a bottle found in Western Australia, thrown from German ship Paula 132 years ago (12 June 1886).
- Pope Francis announces that murdered Salvadorean Archbishop Óscar Romero will be made a saint.
- " Highest overdose death rates ever recorded in the US",142,000 overdoses in 2016-17 period according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Nashville mayor Megan Barry resigns a month after admitting to an extramarital affair with her bodyguard.
- Forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the world's richest person for the first time at $112 billion, Bill Gates no. 2.
- American WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia's Coral Sea, lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea.
- British health officials tells the country it's time "to get on a diet" and urging manufacturers to reduce calories in foods.
- DEATHS
- Arthur Foote, American classical composer, and a member of the "Boston Six" (Suite for Strings in E), who died at 83.
- Ferdousi Priyabhashini, Bangladeshi sculptor (Independence Day Award-2010), who died at 71.
- Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet and academic (Noctuary), who died at 61.
- Teodoro Zeccoli, Race Car Driver.
- Sir John E. Sulston, British molecular biologist, co-recipient of 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (roundworm genome sequencing), who died of stomach cancer at 75.
- Shammi [Nargis Rabadi], Indian actress (Half Ticket, Dekh Bhai Dekh), who died from natural causes at 88.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Wikileaks publishes "Vault 7" CIA documents detailing its hacking and surveillance techniques.
- US President Donald Trump signs his second executive order barring travelers from 6 mostly-Muslim countries for 90 days but leaves out Iraq.
- Ed Sheeran's new album ÷ (Divide) became one of the fastest-selling releases ever in the UK, shifting 432,000 copies in just three days.The all-time list for first-week sales has Adele's 25 and Oasis's Be Here Now at the top with 800,000 each. ÷ smashed the Spotify record for the most-streamed album in a single day - notching up 56.7 million streams on its day of release..
- DEATHS
- Alberto Zedda, Italian opera conductor and musicologist, who died at79.
- Robert Osborne, American film historian (Turner Classic Movies), who died at 84.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Seventh Democratic presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN and held in Flint, Michigan.
- DEATHS
- Georg Loos, Race Car Driver.
- Nancy Reagan [Anne Frances Robbins], US First Lady (1981-89), who died at 94.
- Nancy Reagan, First Lady.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- NASA's Dawn space probe enters orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres.
- US State Department charges 2 Vietnamese and a Canadian citizen with cyberfraud, for stealing 1 billion email addresses for spam.
- DEATHS
- Jack Goodwin, Race Car Driver.
- MOVIES
- Kidnapping Mr. Heineken - R is released.
In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire (Anthony Hopkins). The shocking capture—by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam—resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual. It was truly the perfect crime…until they got away with it. - Merchants of Doubt - PG-13 is released.
Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants of Doubt takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Documentarian Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change. [Participant Media] - October Gale - Not Rated is released.
Helen (Patricia Clarkson), a recently widowed doctor, returns home to her isolated cottage off the Canadian coast to find a stranger with a gunshot wound (Scott Speedman) hiding out from two men intent on killing him. As an ominous storm brews outside, trapping the pair on the island, they must join forces to survive a harrowing night of terror, while navigating the mounting attraction growing between them. [IFC Films] - Faults - Not Rated is released.
Claire (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire’s parents recruit one of the world’s foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth (Leland Orser). - An Honest Liar - Not Rated is released.
An Honest Liar is a feature documentary about the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James ‘The Amazing’ Randi. The film brings to life Randi’s intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking revelation in Randi’s personal life is discovered, it isn’t clear whether Randi is still the deceiver – or the deceived. - Buzzard - Not Rated is released.
Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out. - Chappie - R is released.
In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind. [Sony Pictures Entertainment] - Unfinished Business - R is released.
A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two associates (Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco) travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable - and unimaginable - way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. [20th Century Fox] - Road Hard - Not Rated is released.
A comedian whose movie and sitcom deals have dried up heads back on the road to try to rediscover his love of stand-up. - The Mafia Only Kills in Summer - Not Rated is released.
Pierfrancesco Diliberto (a renowned TV host and political comedian, better known as Pif) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent feature debut about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his main love interest until adulthood. Pif uses Arturo’s unrequited love story as the vehicle to narrate the most tragic events in Italy’s recent history, starting with the Cosa Nostra’s criminal actions in Sicily in the ’70s, which soon spread through the country. [Distrib Films] - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - PG is released.
Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) and Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) have a dream of expansion, and they’ve found just the place: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. With plans underway, Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) venture into the Jaipur workforce, wondering where their regular breakfast dates will lead. Meanwhile, Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) navigate the swirling waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two very eligible suitors, and recent arrival Guy Chambers (Richard Gere) finds a muse in Sonny’s mother, Mrs. Kapoor (Lillete Dubey) for his next novel. As his marriage to Sunaina (Tina Desai), the love of his life, quickly approaches, Sonny finds his plans for the new hotel making more claims on his time than he has available. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is Muriel, the keeper of everyone’s secrets. As the big day nears, family and guests alike find themselves swept up in the irresistible intoxication of an Indian wedding.? [Fox Searchlight] - These Final Hours - Not Rated is released.
James is a troubled young man on a mission. He’s desperate to join his girlfriend Vicky at the "party to end all parties"and numb any feelings as the world comes to an end. On his journey however, James is greeted by a lawless and chaotic city, facing a cataclysmic event that will end life on the planet, and he discovers that getting to where he needs to be will not be easy. Along the way, he saves the life of a girl named Rose, frantically searching for her father. Out of options, James invites Rose to join him. Together they discover how they would truly like to spend their last moments on Earth in this world gone mad. - TV SERIES
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 1 is released.
Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) moves to New York to start over after escaping from a doomsday cult in this comedy originally created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock for NBC.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Crimean parliament votes unanimously to make the Crimea part of Russia.
- DEATHS
- Jim Jeffords, Race Car Driver.
- Ron Murphy, Canadian NHL player, who died at 80.
- Speaker Knockerz, Rapper.
- Sheila MacRae, British-born actress (Jackie Gleason Show), who died at 92.
- TV SERIES
- Sirens (2014): Season 1 is released.
The comedy adaptation by Denis Leary and Bob Fisher of the British series of the same name focuses on the lives of three Chicago paramedics: Johnny Farrell (Michael Mosley), his best friend Hank St. Clare (Kevin Daniels), and rookie Brian Czyk (Kevin Bigley). - Saint George: Season 1 is released.
In this comedy, George Lopez is an entrepreneur and recently divorced man juggling demands from his ex-wife Mackenzie (Jenn Lyon), his mother Alma (Olga Merendiz), his son Harper (Kaden Gibson), his uncle Tio (Danny Treho), cousin Junior (David Zayas), and teaching history at night school. - Review: Season 1 is released.
Forrest MacNeil (Andrew Daly) reviews life experiences such as addiction, racism, or the prom. - Chicagoland: Season 1 is released.
Narrated by Mark Konkol, the series takes a look at how policies and politics influence the people who live and work in the Windy City.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Lana Rae Meisner, the wife of former Eagles' bassist Randy Meisner, died after she accidentally shot herself while looking for something in a closet. Although the couple had a history of domestic incidents, police immediately cleared Randy of any wrongdoing whatsoever..
- Microsoft is fined €561 by the Euro Commission for the EU for not providing option to chose an alternative web browser.
- Microsoft is fined €561M ($731M USD) by the Euro Commission for failing to respect an antitrust settlement to provide options to chose an alternative web browser.
- 9 people die after a plane crashes after being ensnared in power lines in Peru.
- Syrian rebels capture Ar-Raqqah, their first major city.
- DEATHS
- Stompin'Tom Connors, Canadian country artist, who died from natural causes at 77.
- Sabine Bischoff, German fencer (Olympic gold 1984), who died at 54.
- Alvin Lee, English rocker, who died from complications from surgery at 68.
- Abdul Jolil, Politician.
- MOVIES
- Gut Renovation - March 6,2013 is released.
Gut Renovation charts the destruction of Williamsburg after the city passed a re-zoning plan in 2005 which allowed developers to build luxury condos where there were once thriving industries, working-class families, and artists. - TV SERIES
- Parks and Recreation: Season 1 is released.
The mockumentary comedy follows the life of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a Parks and Recreation employee.