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11 Feb, 2012

Whitney Houston dies at 48

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Houston is last seen alive by her personal assistant at 3pm.. At 3:43 pm a 911 call by a security officer of the Beverly Hilton informs police that a woman is facedown in the tub. Houston has drowned in the bathtub. A small spoon with a white crystal like substance in it and a rolled-up piece of white paper are found in the bathroom where Houston died. Such items are used to snort cocaine. Houston’s sister in law, Pat Houston stated that she was concerned with Houston’s behavior two nights before but she didn’t think Houston was abusing drugs in her final days. Police later discovered that Houston had signs of drug use in her body. Police:

There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent at this time. To me, a sudden drop-off in the Xanax level, a drop-off in your alcohol consumption, add cocaine, that’s a recipe for a seizure. Somebody who’s now upside down in a bathtub could easily seize and drown.

Houston is survived by her daughter Bobbi Kristina by ex husband Bobby Brown.

18 Jul, 1992

Houston, Brown marry

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whitney Houston marries Brown in front of 800 people wearing all white. Houston wears a $40,000 dress made of French lace and has the reception party decorated in purple, her favorite color.

I was a nervous wreck, I cried during the ceremony, but I’ve been ecstatic ever since. Bobby is crazy.

9 Aug, 1963

Whitney Houston born in Newark, New Jersey

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enhanced-buzz-29060-1329064100-42Whitney Elizabeth Houston is born in Newark, NJ to entertainment executive John Russell Houston, Jr. and singer Emily “Cissy” Houston. She has a elder brother named Michael and an elder half-brother named Gary. She attends Franklin Elementary School in East Orange, NJ.

In our back yard we had this massive pool, and I would go to the bottom of the pool and I would sing, because it had great acoustics.