On this day in 1994 Whitney Houston's partnership with A&T was announced. She had been signed to sing in at least two television commercials, as well as to be the new voice for all of AT&T's "True Voice" commercials promoting the sound quality of its connections.
On this day in 1997 the Franklin Elementary School Whitney had attended was renamed the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.
The school is located in East Orange, New Jersey close to Whitney Houston's childhood home.
Here is a picture from that event.
On this day in 1988 Whitney Houston was a part of the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert held at the Wembley Stadium in London and broadcasted to 67 countries to an audience of 600 million.
Here is a picture from the event.
On this day in 1997 My Heart Is Calling was released as the 3rd single from the best-selling gospel album of all-time The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack.
This song was written and produced by Babyface.
It peaked at #35 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at #77 on Billboard Hot 100.
On this day in 2004 the 1st Women's World Awards were held in Hamburg, Germany.
During the event Whitney Houston and her cousin Dionne Warwick were honoured with World Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Here is a picture from the event.
30 years ago today Whitney Houston attended the 1996 MTV Movie Awards, held at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
During the event she performed Why Does It Hurt So Bad.
Here is a picture from that event.
27 years ago today Whitney Houston attended the 1999 MTV Movie Awards, held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Here is a picture from that event.
On this day in 1993 Whitney Houston attended the MTV Movie Awards, held at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
During the event I Will Always Love You won in the "Best Song from a Movie" category.
Here is a picture from that event.
On this day in 2012 Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks' "Celebrate" was released as the lead single from Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
This song peaked at No. 26 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and at No. 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
On this day in 1993 Whitney Houston attended the 13th Annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Benefit Gala in Los Angeles.
Here is a picture from the event.