Amy Poehler Born: Comedy's Future Force Arrives
Amy Poehler rose through the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe to anchor Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update desk before creating the role of Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation. Her sharp political satire and optimistic comedic style redefined the female comedy lead on American television and launched a production career that shaped a generation of comedic talent.
September 16, 1971
55 years ago
What Else Happened on September 16
Severus II had been handed the western Roman Empire by Galerius, but Maxentius — the son of the retired emperor Diocletian — refused to recognize him and raised…
The Sixth Ecumenical Council condemned Pope Honorius I for heresy, formally excommunicating him decades after his death. This rare rebuke shattered the doctrine…
Friedrich I. Barbarossa entzieht seinem Vetter Heinrich dem Löwen die Herrschaft über die Reichslehen Bayern und Sachsen. Mit dem – territorial beschnittenen – …
en Italia, Francisco de Asís declara haber recibido los estigmas o heridas de la pasión de Jesucristo.
el obispo Berenguel de Landoria ordena el asesinato de once representantes de la burguesía de Santiago de Compostela que habían ido a negociar con él en el Cast…
ascenso al trono del rey de Francia Carlos VI.
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