August 25, 2001: Aaliyah Is Killed In a Plane Crash

You might be cool, but you probably won't be cool enough to wear a T-shirt with your own face on it and get away with it. August 25, 2001, 25 years ago: Aaliyah Dana Houghton, the hip-hop-influenced singer known professionally by just her first name, is killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, and grew up in Detroit. She was related by marriage to…