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September 14In 2000, Microsoft releases the Windows ME operating system. In 1985, the 8.4 kilometre Penang Bridge, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic in Malaysia. |
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September 15In 2003, The English Roses, a children's picture book written by American singer Madonna, goes on sale. The book is about the lives of five schoolgirls in London and their problems. In 2000, the Summer Olympic Games begin in Sydney, Australia. |
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September 16Until October 11 at Bangkok CityCity Gallery on South Sathorn Road, see Melo House, an interactive multimedia exhibition by renowned manga artist Wisut Ponnimit. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 8 pm. For more details, call 083 087 2725. In 2007, a One-Two-GO Airlines plane carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes at Phuket International Airport, killing 89 people. |
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September 17In 1967, American rock band the Doors appear on the Ed Sullivan Show to perform "Light My Fire" and "People Are Strange." In 1961, the world's first retractable-dome stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Doors record a live album there in 1970. |
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September 18See British metal band While She Sleeps play their first Bangkok show. The rock band will be joined by local support acts Sweet Mullet, Hopeless and Defying the Decay. The show starts at 6 pm at Live House Studio Bangkok, JJ Green. Tickets are 1,200 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1970, 27-year-old American musician Jimi Hendrix dies in his London apartment from an overdose of sleeping pills. |
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September 19Birthday wishes go out to English model, actress and singer Lesley Lawson, known by the nickname Twiggy (1949). Today is the last day at Ardel's Third Place Gallery on Thonglor soi 10 to see I’m Not Your Holy Mother, an exhibition by local artist Bussaraporn Thongchai. The inspiration for the exhibition is the complex relationship between women and men mixed with religious beliefs. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. |
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September 20In 1946, the first Cannes Film Festival is held in France, having been delayed seven years due to World War II. In 1993, the Beatles' compilation albums 1962-1966 and 1966-1970 are released on CD in the UK. |
