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Selena Murdered
As many honor the memory of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, the Tejano superstar who was gunned down 15-years-ago today in a Corpus Christi, Tex. motel room, The Monitor recalls an angry letter it received from her killer, Yolanda Saldivar a decade ago. -
OJ Simpson Aquitted
Oj Simpson Aquitted in the murder trial. -
Toy Story was released
Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter, released by Walt Disney Pictures, Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first film produced by Pixar. Toy Story follows a group of anthropomorphic toys who pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present, and focuses on the relationship between Woody, a pullstring cowboy doll (Tom Hanks), and Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut -
Princess Diana Admits to Cheating on her husband.
During her hour-long conversation with BBC reporter Martin Bashir, she admitted to an adulterous affair with her riding instructor, James Hewitt. -
JonBenet found dead
On Dec. 26, 1996, JonBenet was found bludgeoned and strangled to death in the basement of her family home. A ransom note from an anonymous group of individuals "that represent a foreign faction" asking for $118,000 in exchange for the safe return of JonBenet was found just hours before, but no call ever came from a kidnapper and it was never linked to a murderer. See the full text of the ransom note originally published by Vanity Fair magazine here. -
Broncos win Superbowl Back to Back
During the 1997 season, Elway and Davis helped guide the Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory, a 31–24 win over the defending champion Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Although Elway completed only 13 of 22 passes, throwing one interception and no touchdowns (he did, however, have a rushing touchdown), Davis rushed for 157 yards and a Super Bowl–record 3 touchdowns to earn the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award – this while overcoming a severe migraine that caused him blurred visio -
Columbine Takes Place
There was a mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, April 20, 1999. It wasn’t the typical story where the press shows up after the event occurs and reports what happened. With the Columbine tragedy, no one knew until the next day that 12 students, a teacher and the two killers were dead and that 20 more students were seriously injured, some paralyzed. -
Attack on Twin Towers
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. ini -
Netflix Goes Public
Hoping for an IPO bounce like the one PayPal took after going public, online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. began trading today at a price of $15 per share.
Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix sold 5.5 million shares at that price in a bid to raise $83 million with underwriters Merrill Lynch, Thomas Weisel and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. -
Jenny Rivera Dies in a plane crash
Updated 11:05 p.m. ET: Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash Saturday night, her father and brother confirmed on Telemundo.
"She never gave up and she was good to everyone," said her father, Pedro, about his daughter’s legacy outside of his home in Lakewood, Calif.
The wreckage of the plane was found Sunday in northern Mexico with no apparent survivors, authorities said.
The wreckage was found in the Ejido La Colorada, Municipality of Nuevo Leon. Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, secre
