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Today in History for September 19
On this day in 2006
- DEATHS
- Hugh Kawharu, New Zealander Ngati Whatua Maori chief (b. 1927).
On this day in 2005
- BIRTHS
- Oliver Middleton, Soccer Player, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 2004
- TV SERIES
- The Wire: Season 3 is released. In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle.The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show:"There is precious little difference between those people who society designates as respectable and law abiding and those people society castigates as hoodlums and thugs. The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more criminogenic than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood. The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of American political-economic life."Tim Goodman, the television critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, summed the show up perfectly when he wrote: "This show is precisely the reason you pay for HBO."In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."Season ThemesSeason One centers around a family of drug dealers and the innerworkings of their empire. It also follows the detectives who are trying to catch the high members of the empire. Season Two steps away from the drug trade (while still mentioning characters from the previous season) to a case of dead prostitutes which turns into a look at the corruption surrounding the Port. Season Three investigates politics and finishes the main stories that were left open in season one. Season Four focuses on four middle school students and their journeys through the public school system and continues to address the politics of an inner-city and the issues of an election. Season Five is rumored to be about the media's role in Baltimore. Season Five will be the show's final season.Theme MusicIn the Season One opening credits, the Blind Boys of Alabama did Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole". The Season Two opening credits feature Waits's version of the song. According to creator David Simon, "It was our way of saying: This is the same show (song) but this year, the tale itself (singer, tonality) will be different."The Neville Brothers's version of the song opens Season Three. The theme which plays over the end credits was composed by the show's music supervisor, Blake Leyh.International AiringsAustralia -- Monday at 12:00 p.m. on Ch.9. Currently airing Season 3.New Zealand -- Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. on TV2, beginning December 15,2004.
On this day in 1996
- BIRTHS
- Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Australian rugby union player, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
- Jaxon Evans, Race Car Driver, born in Levin, New Zealand.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Finlay Christie, New Zealand rugby union player (1994-), Scotland, born in New Zealand.
- Matthew Hutchins, New Zealander swimmer, Blenheim, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Keryn Mcmaster, New Zealand–Australian swimmer, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Owen Ivins, New Zealand cricketer, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1990
- BIRTHS
- Bianca Ikinofo, Dancer, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Adam Miles, cricketer, Swindon, born in New Zealand.
- Belgium Tuatagaloa, New Zealand rugby union player, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
- Marty Banks, New Zealand rugby union player, Reefton, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Rebecca Spence, New Zealand triathlete, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Guy Williams, Comedian, born in Christchurch, New Zealand.
On this day in 1983
- BIRTHS
- Louise Milliken, cricketer, Morrinsville, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Aaron Heremaia, New Zealand rugby league player, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
- DEATHS
- Ted Badcock, New Zealand cricketer (7 Tests for NZ 1930-33,16 wkts), who died at 85.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Sam Fairley, New Zealand cricketer, New Zealand, born in New Zealand.
- Bryce Robins, New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player, New Plymouth, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Tamati Coffey, New Zealand presenter, Lower Hutt, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Aaron Harris, Race Car Driver, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand.
- Paul Odlin, New Zealand racing cyclist, New Zealand, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Karen Li, New Zealand table tennis player, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Nick Hall, badminton player, Whangarei, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Richard Irving, cricketer, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Stuart Williams,, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
- Mark Weldon, New Zealand swimmer, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Helen Kelly, New Zealand trade unionist, Wellington, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Suzanne Prentice, New Zealand singer, Kingstown, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Murray Davie, New Zealand rugby union and water polo player, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Tui Shipston,, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- David Butcher, New Zealand politician, Brighton, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Sylvia Potts, New Zealand middle-distance runner, Palmerston North, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1930
- BIRTHS
- Robin Archer, New Zealander rugby union footballer and coach, Gore, born in New Zealand.
- Volker Heine, New Zealand scientist, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1929
- BIRTHS
- Phil Bygrave, New Zealander field hockey player (1929-2012), Te Aroha, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- Kevin Stuart, New Zealand rugby union player (1928-2005), Dunedin, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Bob Sorenson, New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach, and cricketer, Auckland, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1907
- BIRTHS
- Tibor Donner, architect, Subotica, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1904
- BIRTHS
- Swin Hadley, New Zealand rugby union player (1904-1970), Whangaroa, born in New Zealand.
- Fred Miller, Journalist, goldminer, historian, poet, community worker, Christchurch, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1898
- BIRTHS
- Eva Esther Hill, Doctor, medical superintendent, writer, publicist, health campaigner, New Plymouth, born in New Zealand.
- Ian Murray Mackerras, Australian entomologist, Balclutha, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1893
- EVENTS
- New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote.
On this day in 1891
- BIRTHS
- Florence Marie Harsant, Temperance worker, nurse, community leader, writer, New Plymouth, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1882
- BIRTHS
- Oliver Bulleid, British railway engineer, Invercargill, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1859
- BIRTHS
- Henry John Matthews, New Zealand nurseryman and forester, Turriff, born in New Zealand.
- William Still Littlejohn, Australian headmaster, Turriff, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1837
- BIRTHS
- Joshua Williams, Lawyer, politician, judge, university chancellor in New Zealand, London, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1831
- BIRTHS
- William Rolleston, New Zealand politician, Yorkshire, born in New Zealand.
On this day in 1826
- BIRTHS
- William James Harding, British born New Zealand photographer (1826 – 1899), Southampton, born in New Zealand.