Browsing: September 16

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 16th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 16, 1920, years before the great stock market crashes of 1929 and 2008, some unknown, disaffected malcontents showed the fat cats of Wall Street some serious financial terrorism of their own by setting off a bomb in a horse-drawn wagon in front of J.P. Morgan Bank in New York’s financial district. On September 16, 1961, Hurricane Esther became the target of the United States National…

A Brief History On September 16, 1979, eight people yearning to be free of oppressive communism in East Germany made a flight to freedom in a hot air balloon to West Germany. Digging Deeper Amazingly, the escapees had been plotting their flight for over 18 months and had failed in a previous attempt.  Lucky for them the authorities were unable to identify the would-be aeronauts.  The successful balloon was the third balloon constructed by the determined Germans. Germany had been separated into Soviet and other Allied zones after the end of World War II in Europe, with East Germany dominated…

A Brief History On September 16, 1979, the Rap music trio The Sugarhill Gang released their hit, “Rapper’s Delight,” the first Rap song to land in the Billboard Top 40 as a mainstream hit song.  Today, we ask our music loving fans, “What is the greatest Rap Song of All Time?” Digging Deeper We list some to choose from, but feel free to name your own pick: “Rapper’s Delight,” Sugarhill Gang, 1979 “The Message,” Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1982 “Baby Got Back,” Sir Mix-a-Lot, 1992 “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” Common, 1994 “Criminal,” Eminem, 2000 “Lose Yourself,” Eminem,…

A Brief History On September 16, 1979, the Rap music trio The Sugarhill Gang released their groundbreaking hit, “Rapper’s Delight,” the first Rap song to land in the Billboard Top 40 as a mainstream hit song.  America was baptized into a new mainstream musical genre that has persisted over the years, a movement also called “Hip Hop.” Digging Deeper Finding its origins in New York City during the 1970’s, African American and to some extent Latino Americans developed the Rap style of talk music, which has evolved into the wider genre of Hip Hop which includes “beat box” singing, record…

A Brief History From 1990 and until 2062, from approximately September 16 to October 30, the Sun transits the constellation of Virgo.  If you are a Virgo, you know you can be an insufferable perfectionist, often at the cost of sour relationships at home. Your ‘high standards’ drives people nuts and sometimes against you. Having said that, the quality of work is out there for everyone to see and there is good reason why your work might be recognized and lauded. The rationale behind this happening is because of your being analytical. Sometimes at the cost of your peace of…