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Scientific American @sciam
(12:42 PM ET ยท Sep 16, 2024):

"For only the second time in our 179-year history, the editors of Scientific American are endorsing a candidate for president. That person is @KamalaHarris. | Editorial

scientificamerican.com/article

Ketevan "Katie" Melua, Georgian-British singer and songwriter, was born on Sep. 16th.

Katie Melua - "Mary Pickford" (Mike Batt) (2007)

youtube.com/watch?v=gv-57zSLXv

61 Years Ago in Birmingham, Alabama ...

Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

"September 15, 1963 โ€” 60 years ago today. An act of murderous cowardice in Birmingham, Alabama, shocked a nation. A bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church placed by Klansmen killed four girls as they attended Sunday school. Many others were wounded."

The four girls killed:
Denise McNair, age 11.
Carole Robertson, 14.
Addie Mae Collins, 14.
Cynthia Wesley, 14.

steady.substack.com/p/60-years

"Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist, whose 1966 release "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" "became a major crossover hit on the pop charts" (Wikipedia), was born on Sep. 15, 1928 (d. 1975).

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) (1966)

youtube.com/watch?v=y7FFLYXEOq

Fiona Apple, "American singer-songwriter whose five albums have all reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, stretching from 1997 to 2020" (Wikipedia), was born on Sep. 13th.

"Sleep to Dream" (Fiona Apple) (1997)

youtube.com/watch?v=L9Wnh0V4HM

Morten Harket "Norwegian singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of the synthpop/rock band a-ha" (Wikipedia), was born on September 14th.

The award-winning video from 1985:

a-ha - "Take On Me" (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pรฅl Waaktaar) (1985)

youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc91

Morten Harket "(Norwegian pronunciation: [mสŠฬ‚สˆหnฬฉ หˆhษ‘ฬ€ษพkษ™t]), Norwegian singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of the synthpop/rock band a-ha" (Wikipedia), was born on September 14th.

a-ha - "Take On Me" (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pรฅl Waaktaar) (2005, Live 8)

youtube.com/watch?v=3meKlaJL3q


Who won the Harris-Trump debate? We asked swing-state voters.

โ€œDo you agree with Harrisโ€™s statement on what kind of president America wants?โ€

โ€œI agree that most Americans are tired of the hate and division in politics. We want to move forward as a unit.โ€

washingtonpost.com/elections/i

Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, was born on Sep. 13th.

Fiona Apple and Elvis Costello "I Want You" (Elvis Costello) (posted 2008)

youtube.com/watch?v=9iP6obyOLn

Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, was born on Sep. 13th.

"Ain't That a Shame" (Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew) (2017, Radio Heartland)

youtube.com/watch?v=CeaT2UVdW-

Peter Cetera, "American retired singer, songwriter, and bassist", "original member of the rock band Chicago (1967โ€“1985)" (Wikipedia), was born on Sep. 13th.

Chicago - "Wishing You Were Here" (Peter Cetera) (1974), also sung by him

youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3TOw8DID

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