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02/04/2024

Music Calendar...
In 1942 Glenn Miller and his orchestra record "American Patrol."
In 1960 Elvis Presley and Connie Francis are named by NARM as the top-selling male and female recording artists.
In 1964 The Beach Boys record "I Get Around."
In 1965 Freddie & the Dreamers record "Do the Freddie."
In 1966 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass have four of the top ten albums on Billboard's albums chart.
In 1967 Steve Winwood leaves the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic.
In 1967 The Beatles finish recording their "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.
In 1970 The London Magistrate's Court begins hearing arguments on whether or not parts of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs were indecent.
In 1970 Donovan's "A Gift From A Flower To A Garden" and Bobby Sherman's "Easy Come, Easy Go" are both certified gold.
In 1971 David Bowie's album "The Man Who Sold The World" is released in the United Kingdom.
In 1971 Ringo Starr's second solo single, "It Don't Come Easy," is released.
In 1972 John Lennon & Yoko Ono hold a press conference to discuss his deportation. He says a Beatle reunion "is not in the cards."
In 1973 "Ain't No Woman" by the Four Tops, "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando & Dawn are all certified gold.
In 1974 The Doobie Brothers' album "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" is certified gold.
In 1977 "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett and "Sir Duke," Stevie Wonder's tribute song to Duke Ellington, both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" hits #1 on the U.S. albums chart and remained there for 31 (nonconsecutive) weeks.
In 1980 Ann Murray wins 4 Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy equivalent) including Best Single for "I Just Fall In Love Again."
In 1981 A bottle-shaped children's book is published based on the lyrics of Sting's composition "Message In A Bottle."
In 1984 "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper is certified gold.
In 1987 U2 opens the U.S. leg of its "Joshua Tree" tour in Tempe, AZ, even though the band had protested Governor Evan Mecham's veto of the Martin Luther King holiday.
In 1987 Drummer Buddy Rich, 69, dies from complications caused by a brain tumor. Rich performed and recorded with Tommy Dorsey from 1939-46.
In 1987 A 5-hour AIDS benefit at London's Wembley Stadium features Elton John, Boy George, George Michael and Bob Geldof.
In 1988 Tiffany's aunt wins temporary custody of the 16-year-old singer. Tiffany had sought emancipation from her mother.
In 1990 Elton John's album "Sleeping With The Past" goes platinum.
In 1991 The Scorpions' single "Wind Of Change" is released.
In 1993 A London newspaper reports that former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman's 30-year-old son, Stephen, was engaged to marry 46-year-old Patsy Smith, the mother of Bill's ex-wife Mandy.
In 1993 Roberta Flack appears on ABC-TV's soap "Loving."
In 1996 The albums "Fields Of Gold" by Sting and "Bee Gees' Greatest" by the Bee Gees both are certified double platinum.
In 1997 Joni Mitchell is reunited with Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier.
In 1997 Sarah McLachlan's album "Solace" is certified gold.
In 1998 Rob Pilatus, 32, of the lip-synching duo Milli Vanilli, is found dead in a hotel room in Frankfort, Germany. His death was blamed on a lethal mix of alcohol and pills.
In 1999 Trisha Yearwood appears on TV's "Sesame Street."
In 2000 British newspapers report that the three surviving Beatles had finished the first "autobiography" about the Fab Four. The 360-page "Beatles' Anthology" was published the following October.
In 2003 Edwin Starr, whose hit "War" topped the charts in 1970, dies of a heart attack at age 61.

02/04/2024

Today In History...
In 1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida.
In 1792 Congress authorizes the U.S. mint and establishes coin denominations.
In 1819 The first successful agricultural journal, The American Farmer, begins publication.
In 1827 Lead pencils are manufactured by Joseph Dixon for the first time.
In 1845 H.L. Fizeau and J. Leon Foucault take the first photo of the sun.
In 1860 The first Italian Parliament meets at Turin.
In 1865 Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinent flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
In 1870 The first woman to ever be nominated for U.S. president is Victoria Woodhull representing the National Radical Reformers party.
In 1872 The gasoline powered engine is patented by George B. Brayton.
In 1872 Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of the electric telegraph, dies.
In 1877 The first Easter Egg Roll is held on the White House lawn. Rutherford B. Hayes was president at the time.
In 1902 The first movie house opens in Los Angeles featuring "The Capture of The Biddie Brothers." Admission is 10 cents.
In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson summons a special session of Congress to declare war against Germany.
In 1932 Aviator Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 to an unidentified man in a Bronx, NY, cemetary as a ransom for his kidnapped son.
In 1935 Watson Watt receives a patent for RADAR.
In 1954 Plans to build Disneyland are announced.
In 1956 "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night" premiere on CBS-TV.
In 1958 NACA is renamed NASA.
In 1958 Record wind speeds reach 450 kph in a Wichita Falls, TX, tornado.
In 1961 Yuri A. Gagarin becomes the first man in orbit.
In 1963 The USSR launches Luna 4, but it misses the moon by 8,500 km.
In 1964 The USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus, but no data is ever returned.
In 1966 USSR Luna 10 is the first to orbit the moon.
In 1968 "2001: A Space Odyssey" opens in movie theaters.
In 1971 The daytime soap "Dark Shadows" airs for the last time on ABC-TV.
In 1972 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits Cairo, Egypt.
In 1974 French president Georges Pompidou dies in Paris.
In 1974 While actor David Niven is speaking at the Academy Awards, a man named Robert Opel streaked (naked) across the stage.
In 1977 The primetime soap "Dallas" premieres on CBS-TV.
In 1982 Several thousand troops from Argentina seize the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain. (Britain seized the islands back the following June.)
In 1983 Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko rejects President Reagan's proposal for reducing medium-range missles in Europe.
In 1984 A record is set when 16 men simultaneously ride the same bicycle.
In 1984 Soyuz T-11 is launched.
In 1985 President Reagan announces the nomination of Clayton Yeutter, president and chief executive of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to become the U.S. trade representative.
In 1986 A terrorist bomb rips a hole in a TWA jetliner over southern Greece, killing four American passengers.
In 1986 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace announces he was retiring from public life.
In 1986 The NCAA adopts the three point field goal in basketball.
In 1988 Secretary of State George P. Shultz briefs Pope John Paul II on his Middle East peace proposals during at the Vatican.
In 1989 Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev visits Ireland.
In 1990 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says he would use nerve gas against Israel if attacked.
In 1990 The University of Nevada at Las Vegas wins the NCAA college basketball championship, defeating Duke 103-73.
In 1991 Iraqi state media reports that only a few more days were needed to stamp out fighting with Kurdish rebels, who reported renewed skirmishes around the strategic oil center of Kirkuk.
In 1992 Mob boss John Gotti is convicted in New York of murder and racketeering. He would later be sentenced to life in prison.
In 1992 French Premier Edith Cresson, France's first female prime minister, resigned after 10 months.
In 1993 The Bosnian Serb parliament rejects a peace plan drafted by UN and European mediators and already approved by Bosnian Muslims and Croats.
In 1993 President Clinton presides at a daylong conference in Portland, Oregon, on how much logging should be allowed on federal land.
In 1994 Consumer reporter Betty Furness dies in Hartsdale, NY, at age 78.
In 1995 Baseball owners accept the players' union offer to play without a contract, ending the longest and costliest strike in the history of professional sports.
In 1995 Members of the extremist group Hamas accidentally set off a bomb that tore through their hideout in the Gaza Strip, killing six.
In 1996 A federal appeals court rules that doctors in New York state can prescribe life-ending drugs to mentally competent patients who are terminally ill.
In 1997 Word that more than a million pounds of frozen strawberries shipped to school lunch programs might contain hepatitis A starts a scramble to inoculate children.
In 1997 Russia and Belarus sign a treaty in a first step toward reuniting the two former Soviet republics.
In 1999 The U.S. unemployment rate falls to a 29-year low of 4.2 percent in March.
In 2000 More than 600 people set out on a 5-day, 120-mile protest march to Columbia, SC, to urge state lawmakers to move the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome.
In 2001 President Bush demands that China promptly return a U.S. spy plane and its crew members. (The plane had made an emergency landing in China after colliding with a Chinese fighter.)
In 2002 Israel seizes control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, where they began a 39-day standoff.
In 2005 Pope John Paul II dies at age 84.
In 2024 International Children's Book Day.

02/04/2024

Born On This Day...
In 742 First Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne (800-814)
In 1618 Mathematician/physicist, Francesco M. Grimaldi (light defraction)
In 1725 Italian writer/spy, Giacomo Casanova
In 1732 Astronomer, David Rittenhouse (observer atmosphere of Venus)
In 1805 Children's author, Hans Christian Andersen (Ugly Duckling)
In 1814 Inventor, Erastus B. Bigelow (power carpet loom, founded MIT)
In 1834 French sculptor, Frederic-Auguste Bertholdi (Statue of Liberty)
In 1840 French novelist/journalist, Emile Zola (Nana)
In 1862 U.S. educator, Nicholas M. Butler (Nobel 1931)
In 1869 Cartoonist, Clifford Berryman (created Teddy Bear)
In 1875 Auto maker, Walter Chrysler (developed 6-cylinder engine)
In 1891 Painter/sculptor, Max Ernst (father of surrealism)
In 1907 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Luke Appling (White Sox) [d: 1-3-91]
In 1908 Actor, Buddy Ebsen (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones) [d: 7-6-03]
In 1910 Football Hall-of-Famer, Arnie Herber (Packers, Giants) [d: 10-14-69]
In 1910 Socialite/producer, Irene Mayer Selznick (Streetcar Named Desire) [d: 10-10-90]
In 1914 Actor, Sir Alec Guiness (Obi-Wan Kenobi-Star Wars) [d: 8-7-00]
In 1917 Actor, Dabbs Greer (Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie) [d: 4-28-07]
In 1917 Singer/guitarist, Lou Monte (Pepino the Italian Mouse) [d: 6-12-89]
In 1920 Actor, Jack Webb (Sgt. Joe Friday-Dragnet) [d: 12-23-82]
In 1923 Actress, Gloria Henry (Alice Mitchell-Dennis the Menace) [d: 4-3-21]
In 1926 Australian auto racer, Jack Brabham (3-time Grand Prix champ) [d: 5-19-14]
In 1927 Middleweight boxer, Carmen Basilio [d: 11-7-12]
In 1927 Actress, Rita Gam (King of Kings, Klute) [d: 3-22-16]
In 1927 Baseball player, Billy Pierce (White Sox) [d: 7-31-15]
In 1934 Actor, Brian Glover (McGuffin) [d: 7-24-97]
In 1935 Actress, Sharon Acker (Della Street-New Perry Mason) [d: 3-16-23]
In 1939 Singer, Marvin Gaye (I Heard It Through The Grapevine) [d: 4-1-84]
In 1941 Singer/songwriter, Leon Russell (Tightrope, Lady Bird) [d: 11-13-16]
In 1942 Singer, Phil Castrodale (Reflections) (82)
In 1945 Actress, Linda Hunt (NCIS: Los Angeles, Solo) (79)
In 1945 Baseball player/sportscaster, Don Sutton (Dodgers) [d: 1-19-21]
In 1946 Guitarist, Kurt Winter (The Guess Who) [d: 12-14-97]
In 1947 Country singer, Emmylou Harris (Together Again) (77)
In 1949 Actor, Ron Palillo (Horshack-Welcome Back Kotter) [d: 8-14-12]
In 1949 Actress, Pamela Reed (Kindergarten Cop, Ruth-The Simpsons) (75)
In 1950 Drummer, David Robinson (The Cars) (74)
In 1952 Bassist, Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd) [d: 7-27-01]
In 1953 Actress, Debralee Scott (Welcome Back Kotter, Mary Hartman) [d: 4-5-03]
In 1954 Singer, Gregory Abbott (Shake You Down) (70)
In 1959 U.S. freestyle swimmer, Brian Goodell (Olympic-Gold-1976) (65)
In 1961 Actor, Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU) (63)
In 1961 Singer, Keren Jane Woodward (Bananarama) (63)
In 1962 Country singer/guitarist, Billy Dean (62)
In 1962 Bassist, Tony Franklin (The Firm) (62)
In 1962 Actor, Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) (62)
In 1963 Actor, Isaiah Washington (True Crime, Soul Food, Exit Wounds) (61)
In 1964 Actress, Jana Marie Hupp (Nancy Burton-Ed) (60)
In 1965 Rodney King, black motorist beaten by Los Angeles police [d: 6-17-12]
In 1967 Guitarist, Greg Camp (Smash Mouth) (57)
In 1969 Guitarist, Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind) (55)
In 1971 Reality star/singer, Traci Braxton (The Braxtons) [d: 3-12-22]
In 1973 Actress, Roselyn Sanchez (Without A Trace, Devious Maids) (51)
In 1975 Singer, Dee Dee Magno (The Party) (49)
In 1975 Actor, Adam Rodriguez (CSI Miami, Criminal Minds) (49)
In 1976 Actor, Jeremy Garrett (Legacy) (48)
In 1977 Actor, Michael Fassbender (Prometheus, Steve Jobs) (47)
In 1981 Actress, Joie Lenz (One Tree Hill) (43)
In 1983 Rap singer, Yung Joc ("It's Goin Down," "Coffee Shop") (41)
In 1983 Comedian, Karlous Miller (Last Comic Standing) (41)
In 1984 Actress, Ashley Peldon (Marsha Lewis-Guilding Light) (40)
In 1986 Actor, Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars, Devious Maids) (38)
In 1991 Rap singer, Quavo Marshall (Migos) (33)
In 1999 Actress, Sophie Reynolds (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything) (25)
In 1999 Singer, Daniel Seavey (American Idol, Why Don't We) (25)

01/04/2024

Music Calendar...

In 1927 HMV introduces the world's first automatic record changer as part of its new radio-phonograph combination.
In 1933 "42nd Street" by Don Bestor is #1 on the charts.
In 1955 Elvis Presley's 4th single, a cover of Arthur Gunter's "Baby, Let's Play House," is released.
In 1957 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers opens their British tour at the Palladium in London as the venue's youngest-ever headliner at 13.
In 1957 The Everly Brothers' single "Bye Bye Love" is released.
In 1960 Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin tape a Frank Sinatra TV special in Miami.
In 1964 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years.
In 1965 The Beatles record "Eight Arms To Hold You."
In 1966 David Bowie's first single, "Do Anything You Say" is released.
In 1966 "Nowhere Man" by the Beatles is certified gold.
In 1967 The Country Music Association Hall of Fame opens in Nashville.
In 1967 "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1968 The Monkees' album "The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees" is released.
In 1969 John Lennon speaks about his idea of sending acorns of peace to the world leaders.
In 1969 The Beach Boys sue Capitol Records for unpaid royalties of $2 million after they launched their own Brother Records label with rival Reprise Records in 1967.
In 1970 In an April Fools' prank, John Lennon & Yoko Ono announce they were having dual s*x change operations.
In 1971 The Doors' album "L.A. Woman" is released.
In 1971 Jimi Hendrix's "The Cry of Love" is certified gold.
In 1972 "Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, "Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All" by the 5th Dimension and "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens all enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1973 For April Fools Day, John Lennon & Yoko Ono form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia. The national anthem was silence.
In 1975 "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli is certified gold.
In 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings' single "Silly Love Songs" is released.
In 1976 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's album "Live Bullet" is released.
In 1977 Elvis Presley is admitted to the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis suffering from fatigue and intestinal flu.
In 1977 George Carlin hosts NBC-TV's "Midnight Special" featuring Natalie Cole, Electric Light Orchestra and Stephen Bishop.
In 1977 "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates is certified gold.
In 1978 Bob Seger's album "Stranger In Town" is released.
In 1978 "You're The One That I Want" by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1979 Drummer Mark Herndon joins Alabama.
In 1981 A few months after his death, "Woman" by John Lennon is certified gold.
In 1984 Marvin Gaye, 44, is shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr., following a bitter argument in Los Angeles.
In 1985 The "We Are The World" album is released.
In 1985 Van Halen's lead singer David Lee Roth leaves the group.
In 1989 "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1990 Guns N' Roses' Duff divorces Mandy Brix who was the lead singer for Lame Flames.
In 1991 In an April Fools Day prank, Elton John surprises Rod Stewart on-stage in London dressed in drag.
In 1991 Reba McEntire's album "Rumor Has It" is certified platinum.
In 1992 Billy Idol is fined $2,000 by a judge in Beverly Hills, CA, after pleading no contest to charges he hit a woman in the face as they left a restaurant together the previous October.
In 1992 The album "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole, released in 1965, is certified platinum.
In 1993 Carole King, Bonnie Rait, David Crosby, Kenny Loggins, and Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson headline a free concert in Portland, OR, to support the preservation of old-growth forests.
In 1993 Michael Jackson tries to buy the remains of Elvis Presley's twin brother Jesse Garon.
In 1995 Aerosmith's Joe Perry writes the theme song for the new "Spider Man" cartoon series on Fox.
In 1995 More than 1500 mourners attend a vigil for Mexican-American singer Selena in Corpus Christi, TX, where she had been shot to death the day before.
In 1995 Marvin Gaye IV, grandson of singer Marvin Gaye, is born on the 11th anniversary of his grandfather's death to parents Marvin Gaye III and Jenny-Joi Fennimore.
In 1996 Smashing Pumpkins' single "1979" is certified gold.
In 1997 Meredith Brooks' single "Bitch" is released.
In 1998 The first annual Pl***oy Bacardi New Music Concert Series opens in Tallahassee, Florida.
In 1999 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble's album "Greatest Hits" is certified double platinum, while Fiona Apple's album "Tidal" goes triple platinum.
In 2015 Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of former Beatles guitarist John Lennon, dies of cancer at her home in Spain. She was 75.

01/04/2024

Today In History...

In 1778 Oliver Po***ck, a New Orleans businessman, creates the dollar ($) symbol.
In 1789 The House of Representatives hold their first full meeting in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania is elected the first House speaker.
In 1826 The internal combustion engine is patented by Samuel Mory.
In 1853 Cincinnati becomes the first U.S. city to pay firefighters a regular salary.
In 1864 The first accident insurance policy is issued in Hartford, CT.
In 1866 The U.S. Congress overrides a presidential veto on a bill that gave equal voting rights in the U.S.
In 1889 The first dish washing machine is sold in Chicago.
In 1904 The Antarctic Plateau is discovered by Captain R.F. Scott.
In 1918 The Royal Air Force is established in Britain.
In 1929 The Yo-Yo is introduced to the public by Louie Marx.
In 1933 N**i Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish-owned businesses.
In 1935 The first radio tube made of metal is produced in Schenectady, NY.
In 1938 The "Superman" comic strip debuts in newspapers.
In 1939 The U.S. recognizes the Franco government in Spain following the end of the Spanish civil war.
In 1945 American forces launch the invasion of Okinawa during World War II.
In 1946 A series of tidal waves strike the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in more than 170 deaths.
In 1952 The "Big Bang" theory is proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow.
In 1953 The Department Of Health, Education and Welfare is voted into existence by the U.S. Congress.
In 1954 The U.S. Air Force Academy is established. It was formally dedicated on July 11, 1955.
In 1960 The first weather satellite TIROS-I is launched from Cape Canaveral.
In 1963 New York City's newspapers resume publishing after a 114-day strike.
In 1963 The daytime drama "General Hosptial" premieres on ABC-TV.
In 1964 The USSR launches Zond 1 towards Venus.
In 1970 President Nixon signs a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV, to take effect after New Year's Day, 1971.
In 1971 The U.S. and Canada launch ISIS II to study the ionosphere.
In 1977 The U.S. Senate follows the example of the House adopting a strict code of ethics requiring financial disclosure of outside income.
In 1979 Iran proclaims an Islamic Republic following the fall of the Shah.
In 1982 U.S. formally transfers the Canal Zone to the government of Panama.
In 1983 Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators link arms and form a 14-mile human chain around 3 defense installations in rural England.
In 1986 World oil prices fall below $10 a barrel.
In 1986 A presidential panel releases a report concluding that organized crime would reap more than $100 billion in 1986, costing the country more than 400,000 jobs.
In 1987 In his first major speech on the AIDS epidemic, President Reagan tells a meeting of doctors in Philadelphia, "We've declared AIDS public health enemy number one."
In 1988 Jim Jordan, radio's "Fibber McGee," dies at age 91.
In 1988 Independent counsel James C. McKay finds insufficient evidence to warrant a criminal indictment of Attorney General Edwin Meese III in connection with the Iraq-Jordan pipeline plan.
In 1990 Soviet military vehicles roll through the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, a day after Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev warned the republic to annul its declaration of independence.
In 1991 Modern dance pioneer Martha Graham dies at age 96.
In 1991 The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 7-2, that trial prosecutors violate the Constitution if they bar prospective jurors for racial reasons.
In 1992 The House Ethics Committee publicly identifies 22 current and former lawmakers as the worst offenders in the House bank overdraft controversy.
In 1993 In a plea for Russian aid, President Clinton said that America should help "not out of charity" but as a crucial investment in peace and prosperity.
In 1994 Model/actress Christie Brinkley suffers minor injuries when a
In 1994 helicopter she was riding in with five other skiers crashed on a mountainside in Telluride, CO.
In 1995 United Nations peacekeepers officially take over from the U.S.-led multinational force in Haiti.
In 1995 Ukraine begins the process of dismantling its nuclear missiles.
In 1996 Mother Teresa is hospitalized after breaking her left collarbone in a fall.
In 1996 Baseball umpire John McSherry dies after collapsing on field at start of season opener between the Reds and the Expos.
In 1996 Two Riverside County, CA, sheriff's deputies are videotaped repeatedly clubbing a Mexican man and woman after a 70-mile highway chase.
In 1997 About 500 marchers in Miami protest a law making it harder for immigrants to get into the U.S. and easier for officials to deport those here illegally.
In 1998 A federal judge throws out Paula Jones' s*xual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton.
In 2000 Michelle Kwan wins her third World Figure Skating title.
In 2001 A U.S. Navy surveillance plane collides with a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea, then made an emergency landing on China's Hainan island.
In 2001 Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is arrested on corruption charges after a standoff with the police at his villa.
In 2002 Israeli tanks and bulldozers mass on the edge of Bethlehem in an expansion of a West Bank offensive.
In 2003 American troops enter a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held prisoner since her unit was ambushed on March 23.
In 2024 April Fools Day.

01/04/2024

Born On This Day...

In 1578 Physician, William Harvey (discovered blood circulation)
In 1815 German statesman, Otto von Bismarck
In 1873 Composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff (Prelude In C # Minor)
In 1875 Novelist/playwright Edgar Wallace (wrote King Kong screenplay)
In 1883 Actor, Lon Chaney (Hunchback of Norte Dame, Phantom of the Opera)
In 1885 Actor, Wallace Beery (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
In 1900 Publisher, William Benton (Encyclopedia Britannica) [d: 3-18-73]
In 1906 Actor Ned Glass (Julia, Bridget Loves Bernie) [d: 6-15-84]
In 1908 Country singer Bob Nolan (Sons of the Pioneers) [d: 6-16-80]
In 1909 Director/actor, Abner Biberman (Ironside) [d: 6-20-77]
In 1909 Bandleader/pianist, Eddie "Eddy" Duchin [d: 2-9-51]
In 1910 Jazz saxophonist Harry Carney [d: 10-8-74]
In 1915 Actor, Hans Conried (Uncle Tonoose-Danny Thomas Show) [d: 1-5-82]
In 1915 Singer/actor, Art Lund (Benny Goodman Orchestra) [d: 5-30-90]
In 1917 Actor/game show host Leon Janney (Think Fast, Hawk) [d: 10-28-80]
In 1920 Actor, Toshiro Mifune (Lord Toranaga-Shogun) [d: 12-23-97]
In 1921 Singer/songwriter Arthur Smith (wrote Dueling Banjos) [d: 4-3-14]
In 1922 Author, William Manchester (Death Of A President) [d: 6-1-04]
In 1923 Actor, Bobby Jordan (Dead End, Live Wires) [d: 9-10-65]
In 1927 Blues singer/pianist, Amos Milburn [d: 1-3-80]
In 1928 Actor, George Grizzard (Wrong Is Right, Bachelor Party) [d: 10-2-07]
In 1928 Broadcast journalist, Herbert Klein [d: 7-2-09]
In 1929 Singer/actress, Jane Powell (7 Brides For 7 Brothers, Growing Pains) [d: 9-16-21]
In 1929 Football coach Glen Edward "Bo" Schembechler (Michigan) [d: 11-17-06]
In 1930 Actress, Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Janice Rand-Star Trek) [d: 5-1-15]
In 1931 Actor, George Baker (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker) [d: 10-7-11]
In 1932 Actor, Gordon Jump (Mr. Carlson-WKRP, Maytag) [d: 9-22-03]
In 1932 Actress/singer Debbie Reynolds (Singin' in the Rain, Mother) [d: 12-28-16]
In 1934 Actor, Don Hastings (Captain Video, As The World Turns) (90)
In 1936 Baseball player, Ron Perranoski (Los Angeles Dodgers) [d: 10-2-20]
In 1939 Singer, Rudolph Isley (Isley Brothers) [d: 10-11-23]
In 1939 Actress/model Ali MacGraw (Love Story, Goodbye Columbus) (85)
In 1939 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Phil Niekro (Yankees, Braves) [d: 12-26-20]
In 1942 Drummer/guitarist Alan Blakley (Brian Poole & the Tremeloes) [d: 6-10-96]
In 1942 Sci-Fi author, Samuel R. Delany (Dhalgren) (82)
In 1942 Singer/drummer, Phil Margo (The Tokens) [d: 11-13-21]
In 1944 Baseball player/sportscaster, Daniel "Rusty" Staub [d: 3-29-18]
In 1945 Drummer, John Barbata (Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Starship) (79)
In 1945 Actress, Heather Young (Betty Hamilton-Land of Giants) (79)
In 1946 Astronaut, William F. Fisher (STS-51) (78)
In 1946 Bassist/songwriter, Ronnie "Plonk" Lane (Faces) [d: 6-4-97]
In 1948 Drummer/singer Simon Cowe (The Boomtown Rats, Jack The Lad) [d: 9-30-15]
In 1949 Singer/songwriter Gil Scott-Heron [d: 5-28-11]
In 1950 Violinist/songwriter, Billy Currie (Ultravox) (74)
In 1952 Actress, Annette O'Toole (Superman III, Lisa-Nash Bridges) (72)
In 1952 U.S. sprinter, Rey Robinson (Olympic-1972) (72)
In 1954 Drummer, Jeff Porcaro (Toto) [d: 8-5-92]
In 1960 Actress, Jennifer Runyon (Gwendolyn-Charles In Charge) (64)
In 1961 Singer, Susan Boyle (I Dreamed a Dream) (63)
In 1961 Football player Jim Jeffcoat (Cowboys, Bills) (63)
In 1961 Guitarist/songwriter, Mark White (ABC) (63)
In 1964 Basketball player Kevin Duckworth [d: 8-25-08]
In 1965 Football player, John 'Jumbo' Elliott (Giants) (59)
In 1965 Basketball player Mark Jackson (59)
In 1965 Bassist, Peter O'Toole (Hothouse Flowers) (59)
In 1968 Actress, Traci Lin-Tavi (Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night) (56)
In 1970 Weightlifter, Wesley Barnett (Pan Am-Silver-1987) (54)
In 1971 Actress, Jessica Collins (Loving, Jodi-90210) (53)
In 1971 Football player Ernest Jones (Broncos, Super Bowl ###II) (53)
In 1973 TV talk host Rachel Maddow (MSMBC) (51)
In 1974 Actor, Colby Donaldson (Young and the Restless) (50)
In 1975 Tennis player Magdalena Maleeva (49)
In 1980 Actor, Bryan Buffington (Billy Lewis-The Guiding Light) (44)
In 1980 Country singer Kip Moore (44)
In 1980 Wrestler, Randy Orton (WWE) (44)
In 1980 Singer/actress Bijou Phillips (44)
In 1981 Singer, Hannah Spearritt (S Club 7) (43)
In 1982 Actor, Sam Huntington (Jungle 2 Jungle, Not Another Teen Movie) (42)
In 1982 Comedian/actor Taran Killam (Mad TV) (42)
In 1983 Actor, Matt Lanter (90210) (41)
In 1985 Actor, Josh Zuckerman (Austin Powers: Goldmember) (39)
In 1986 Country singer Hillary Scott (Lady A) (38)
In 1988 Singer, Ty Turner (The Icarus Account) (36)
In 1997 Actor, Asa Butterfield (Hugo) (27)

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In 1942 "Jersey Bounce" by Benny Goodman and "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" by Bing Crosby both debut on the charts.
In 1945 Ella Fitzgerald & the Delta Rhythm Boys record "It's Only A Paper Moon."
In 1952 Sun Records in Memphis releases its first record, "Drivin' Slow" by Johnny London. He was a 16-year-old black saxophone player.
In 1957 12-year-old Brenda Lee debuts on the Country charts with "One Step At A Time."
In 1958 CBS Laboratories announces a new stereophonic record that was mono compatible, playable on both mono and stereo phonographs.
In 1965 "I Can't Explain" by the Who and "The Last Time" by the Rolling Stones both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1965 "Stop! In The Name Of Love" by the Supremes is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1967 The Rolling Stones are pelted with bottles, chairs and fireworks while performing in Sweden.
In 1967 The Young Rascals record "Groovin'."
In 1967 The British music industry awards John Lennon & Paul McCartney the Ivor Novello Award for writing "Michelle."
In 1968 Tom Jones performs on TV's "Jonathan Winters Show."
In 1968 1950's Blues giant Little Willie John dies of pneumonia while in prison at age 31.
In 1971 "If" by Bread, "I Am I Said" by Neil Diamond, and "Sweet & Innocent" by Donny Osmond all enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1972 Elvis Presley records hs last major hit, "Burning Love."
In 1973 The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia is stopped for speeding and L*D possession.
In 1973 Rolling Stone says Carlos Santana changed his name to Devadip, which meant "The Lamp of the Light of the Supreme." Santana had become a disciple of Sri Chinmoy.
In 1973 Alice Cooper's album "Billion Dollar Babies" is certified gold.
In 1975 Linda Ronstadt appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
In 1976 "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright peaks at #2 on the U.S. top 40 chart.
In 1979 Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd in Tucson, Arizona. She was Beatle George Harrison's ex-wife and inspired Clapton's song, "Layla."
In 1982 Ronnie Lane, formerly of Small Faces, Faces and Chance, is admitted to the hospital for treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.
In 1984 Cyndi Lauper's single "Time After Time" is released.
In 1986 Van Halen plays its first show with Sammy Hagar as lead singer.
In 1987 A South River, New Jersey, high school student is suspended for wearing a t-shirt that said "To Hell With The Devil," promoting the Christian rock group Stryker.
In 1987 U2 recreates the Beatles' famous rooftop concert while shooting the video for "Where The Streets Have No Name" in downtown Los Angeles.
In 1988 Tina Turner gave what she called her last live performance in Osaka, Japan. It included a surprise performance by Mick Jagger who sang "H***y Tonk Women" with her.
In 1989 Revolutionary Comics features an issue with Guns N' Roses.
In 1991 Donnie Wahlberg of the New Kids on the Block is arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, on arson charges. He allegedly poured vodka on a hotel carpet and set it on fire. The singer pleaded innocent and was freed on bail.
In 1992 At a concert in Detroit, U2 orders 10,000 pizzas for the audience, but only about 100 arrived.
In 1992 Bruce Springsteen's albums "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" are released.
In 1992 Wynonna earns her first #1 single as a soloist with "She Is His Only Need."
In 1992 Alabama's "Greatest Hits Volume 2" is certified gold.
In 1995 Elton John and Tim Rice win the Best Song Oscar for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" from "The Lion King."
In 1995 The Cranberries' album "No Need To Argue" goes triple platinum.
In 1997 The Rolling Stones' video "Rock And Roll Circus" is certified gold and platinum.
In 1998 Alice Cooper breaks ground for his sports and rock & roll-themed restaurant in Phoenix.
In 1998 The Backstreet Boys' single "Everybody" is released.
In 1998 Van Morrison's album "Avalon Sunset" is certified gold, while Marcy Playground's CD "Marcy Playground" goes platinum.
In 1999 The Bee Gees wrap up their "One Night Only" tour by playing the inaugural concert at Sydney's new Olympic Stadium.
In 2000 UK pub-rocker Ian Dury, 57, dies after a long battle with cancer.
In 2002 Lyle Lovett suffers a compound fracture to his lower right leg when he is trampled by a bull at his uncle's farm near Houston.