45 moments
Birth at Presbyterian Hospital
· Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, beginning a life and career rooted in northern New Jersey before becoming an international performer. Coordinates represent central Newark; the former hospital site is not specified in the source.
Family relocation to Doddtown
· Doddtown, East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Houston moved with her family from Newark to the Doddtown area of East Orange after her mother signed a solo recording contract. Coordinates represent East Orange because the source does not identify a street address in Doddtown.
Solo debut at New Hope Baptist Church
· New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported · file At age twelve, Houston made her solo-performance debut by singing “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” at her childhood church.
Town Hall solo performance
· The Town Hall, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed “Tomorrow” during her mother Cissy Houston’s appearance at Town Hall, receiving her first standing ovation.
Modeling discovery at Carnegie Hall
· Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston was physically present at Carnegie Hall when she was spotted and began her fashion-modeling career. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.
Graduation from Mount Saint Dominic Academy
· Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
Houston completed high school at Mount Saint Dominic Academy in Caldwell before moving into her first apartment later that year. The source supports the graduation year, not an exact date.
Move to Woodbridge Township
· Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States
Following high-school graduation, Houston moved into a two-bedroom Woodbridge Township apartment with Robyn Crawford. Coordinates represent Woodbridge Township because the apartment address is not supplied.
Relocation to Fort Lee
· Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
By early 1986, Houston had relocated to a larger Fort Lee apartment that subsequently served as Nippy Inc.'s headquarters. The source says “by early 1986”; date is recorded at year precision.
Martin Luther King Jr. celebration performance
· New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed with Ashford & Simpson and Al Jarreau at an all-star celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The event table identifies this as a Whitney Houston live performance but does not specify a venue.
Sanremo Festival appearance
· Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy
Houston was the international guest performer at the Sanremo Music Festival finale and performed “All at Once.”
Special Olympics opening ceremony
· University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Houston performed at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Summer Games at the University of Notre Dame.
Nelson Mandela birthday tribute
· Wembley Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom
Houston participated in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, a major anti-apartheid benefit broadcast from Wembley Stadium. The 1988 Wembley Stadium was replaced in 2007; coordinates identify the historic stadium site.
United Negro College Fund benefit
· Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed at the United Negro College Fund Benefit Concert in New York City. The main Houston biography identifies this as a Madison Square Garden benefit; the performance table supplies the exact date.
Perth Telethon performance
· Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Houston performed on Channel Seven Perth Telethon to raise funds for children’s hospitals in Western Australia. Coordinates represent central Perth; the source does not specify the telethon venue.
Arista AIDS benefit concert
· New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed in the Arista Records fifteenth-anniversary AIDS benefit concert in New York City. The venue is not given in the cited performance table.
Super Bowl XXV anthem performance
· Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, United States
During the Persian Gulf War, Houston performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXV, creating one of her defining public performances. Tampa Stadium was demolished in 1999; coordinates represent its former site.
Welcome Home Heroes concert
· Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States; work of the United States Federal Government · file Houston headlined Welcome Home Heroes, a free concert for Gulf War service members and their families at Naval Station Norfolk. The date is supplied by the linked live-performance chronology.
Lexington hotel altercation
· Lexington, Kentucky, United States
At the start of her world tour, Houston was at a Lexington hotel during an altercation involving her brother Michael and three men. The hotel is not identified; coordinates represent Lexington.
Greensboro Coliseum tour performance
· Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Houston performed “I’m Your Baby Tonight” at Greensboro Coliseum during the I’m Your Baby Tonight World Tour.
A Coruña world-tour performance
· A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Houston performed in A Coruña during the I’m Your Baby Tonight World Tour; footage was later used in her ABC special This Is My Life. Coordinates represent central A Coruña because the performance venue is not stated.
Muhammad Ali birthday television taping
· Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States
Houston performed at the taping of Muhammad Ali’s fiftieth-birthday celebration, dedicating “Greatest Love of All” to Ali. The associated performance entry identifies Houston as a performer at the event.
Radio City Music Hall concert
· Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed at Radio City Music Hall during The Bodyguard World Tour; the concert was reviewed by The New York Times.
White House state-dinner performance
· White House, Washington, D.C., United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States; work of the United States Federal Government · file Houston performed at a White House state dinner honoring South African president Nelson Mandela. The source supports year precision only.
Rainforest Foundation Concert
· New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed at the fourth annual Rainforest Foundation Concert in New York City alongside other artists. The cited performance table does not specify a venue.
FIFA World Cup closing ceremony
· Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, United States
Houston arrived on the Rose Bowl playing field with Pelé and performed six songs before the 1994 FIFA World Cup final.
First South Africa concert
· Kings Park Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Houston opened her historic post-apartheid South African concert series with a performance at Kings Park Stadium in Durban.
Johannesburg South Africa concert
· Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Houston performed the second concert of her South African series at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
Cape Town South Africa concert
· Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Houston concluded her three-date South African series with a concert at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The historic Green Point Stadium stood near the present Cape Town Stadium; coordinates represent the stadium site.
Preacher's Wife gospel recording
· Great Star Rising Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Houston recorded traditional gospel tracks for The Preacher’s Wife soundtrack with the Georgia Mass Choir at Great Star Rising Baptist Church. The source does not give a recording date or church street address; coordinates represent central Atlanta.
Brunei royal wedding performance
· Jerudong Park Garden, Jerudong, Brunei
Houston gave a private performance for Princess Rashidah’s wedding celebration at Jerudong Park Garden.
Arthur Ashe Stadium inauguration
· Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed “One Moment in Time” at the inauguration ceremonies for Arthur Ashe Stadium during the U.S. Open. The event entry dates the performance to August 25, 1997 and identifies it as the Arthur Ashe Stadium inauguration.
Classic Whitney concerts
· Washington, D.C., United States
Houston performed the concerts later presented as Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.; proceeds supported the Children’s Defense Fund. The source identifies two dates but the required date format cannot express nonconsecutive days; month precision is used. Venue is not specified.
UNICEF Summer Open Air Festival
· Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
Houston performed at the UNICEF Summer Open Air Festival in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The festival venue is not specified; coordinates represent central Aschaffenburg.
VH1 Divas Live performance
· Beacon Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston performed five songs at VH1 Divas Live ’99, broadcast from the Beacon Theatre in New York. The associated entry explicitly identifies Houston among the performers.
Keahole-Kona airport incident
· Keahole-Kona International Airport, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
While traveling with Bobby Brown, Houston was at Keahole-Kona International Airport when security discovered marijuana in her handbag.
Arista anniversary celebration
· Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic · file Houston performed at Arista Records’ twenty-fifth-anniversary celebration, taped at Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium. The associated entry identifies Houston as a performer at the Arista anniversary event.
BET Lifetime Achievement Award
· Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Houston performed a medley immediately before receiving the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas. The performance table dates the event to June 19, 2001 at Paris Las Vegas Hotel.
Michael Jackson anniversary special
· Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Houston participated in the first Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Celebration concert at Madison Square Garden. The entry states that the events were held at Madison Square Garden on September 7 and 10; Houston participated in the first concert.
VH1 Divas Las Vegas appearance
· MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Houston joined Mary J. Blige onstage during VH1 Divas Las Vegas, a benefit for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
MTV Europe Music Awards performance
· Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Houston performed “Whatchulookinat” at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Barcelona. The table is a Whitney Houston performance chronology.
Alpharetta residence
· Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Houston and Bobby Brown purchased an Alpharetta mansion during their marriage, where much of Being Bobby Brown was filmed. The source also states that Houston lived in Alpharetta during the latter years of her marriage; coordinates represent the city because the residence address is omitted.
Women’s World Awards appearance
· Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Houston received the World Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement and joined Dionne Warwick in the closing performance in Hamburg.
Laguna Hills residence
· Laguna Hills, California, United States
After separating from Bobby Brown, Houston rented a house in Laguna Hills and lived there until 2008. Coordinates represent Laguna Hills because the house address is not supplied.
Final public performance
· Tru Hollywood, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Two days before her death, Houston gave an impromptu final public performance with Kelly Price at Tru nightclub.
Death at the Beverly Hilton
· Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Houston was found unconscious in a bathtub in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton and was pronounced dead that afternoon.