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It happened today1937 — Spam, the canned luncheon “meat”, is unleashed on an unsuspecting world. 1946 — The bikini goes on sale after debuting at a show in France. 1954 — The BBC televises its first news bulletin. 1954 — Elvis Presley records his first single, “That's All Right” at Sun Studios in Memphis. 1975 — Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win Wimbledon. 1996 — Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal to be cloned. Born on this today 1810 — P.T. Barnum, founder of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. 1943 — Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer, songwriter best known for his time with The Band. 1950 — Huey Lewis, singer and leader of the News. 1951 — Goose Gossage, baseball player. Not the guy from Top Gun. That was a different Goose. 1958 — Bill Watterson, creator of the wonderful Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. It is still missed. Music on this day 1963 — The Beatles play the Plaza Ballroom in Dudley, the West Midlands. Things would pick up for them. 1969 — The Rolling Stones give a free concert to 225,000 people at Hyde Park as a tribute for bandmate Brian Jones, who had died two days earlier. 1986 — Janet Jackson starts a two-week run at the top of the album charts with Control. 2003 — Johnny Cash makes his final live performance at the Carter Ranch after his wife June had passed away. Cash himself would die less than three months later. 2009 — Michael Jackson has eight albums in the Top 20 a week after his death. This day in Hollywood 1929 — Katherine Helmond, best known for the classic Soap and Who's the Boss, is born. 1950 — Actress Bette Davis divorces artist William Grant Sherry after four years of marriage. It was a bumpy ride. 1980 — Raquel Welch (remember her?) weds producer Andre Weinfeld. 1989 — The Seinfeld Chronicles debuts on NBC. The name would soon be shortened. |
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