Thursday, September 08, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY

Leonard BernsteinCover of Leonard Bernstein
SEPTEMBER 8
1971:Leonard Bernstein's Mass premieres as part of the opening of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, better known as the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C. Mass, a thought-provoking piece of musical theater based around the Roman Catholic liturgy, was commissioned by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

1935: Sen. Huey P. Long is shot, allegedly by physician Carl Weiss, at the Louisiana state Capitol in Baton Rouge. The controversial populist leader, nicknamed the "Kingfish," dies two days later.

2001: Venus Williams, 21, beats younger sister Serena, 19, in the final of the U.S. Open, defending her title with a score of 6-2, 6-4 in the first women's final aired on prime-time television. Venus and Serena are the first siblings to compete in a tennis Grand Slam final since the 1884 Wimbledon final between Maud and Lillian Watson. The Williams sisters will meet again in the 2002 U.S. Open final, in which Serena takes the title from Venus.
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