September 6 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Roger Waters!



Musicians Born On September 6

1939 David Allen Coe (country singer)
1944 Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
1961 Pat Waaktaar (A-Ha)
1960 Perry Bamonte (The Cure)
1969 CeCe Peniston
1972 Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries)
1974 Nina Persson (The Cardigans)



Deaths On September 6

1978 Tom Wilson (record producer: 'Like a Rolling Stone' and 'Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.')
1990 Tom Fogerty



Number 1 In The Charts On September 6

1967 Englebert Humperdink: 'The Last Waltz' UK 45
1975 Rod Stewart: 'Sailing' UK 45
1975 Glen Campbell: 'Rhinestone Cowboy' US 45
1975 Jefferson Starship: 'Red Octopus' US LP
1980 Jam: 'Start' UK 45
1980 Diana Ross: 'Upside Down' US 45
1986 Bananarama: 'Venus' US 45



Various Music Events On September 6

1957 The first 'Flexi-Disc' is produced, for Nestle Chocolate, as promotion for new chocolate bar. The disc features Franklyn Boyd, Ray Edwards and Mary Rose

1957 Elvis Presley records 'White Christmas, Silent Night' and 'Here Comes Santa Claus' at Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood

1959 Bobby Vee debuts on US chart with 'You're Gonna Hear from Me'

1961 Bob Dylan plays his first gig at the Gaslight Café in Greenwich Village

1963 Brian Epstein signs a management contract with Priscilla White, Ringo Starr's mother's hairdresser and cloakroom girl at the Cavern. She changes her name to Cilla Black.

1967 D.A. Penebaker's Dylan film 'Don't Look Back' premieres in New York

1969 David Bowie debuts on UK chart with 'Space Oddity'

1980 Ginger Baker quits recently re-formed Atomic Rooster to join Hawkwind, which soon crumbles

1989 Neil Young's "This Note For You" wins the MTV award for Best Video


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September 6 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Cavern, with Sandon and the Searchers, and Ian and the Zodiacs.

1962
Performance at the Riverpark Ballroom, Chester.

The 'Mersey Beat' publishes the article 'On Safari With Whide Hunter', written by John, under the pseudonym Beatcomber.

1963
UK EP release: 'The Beatles' Hits'.

Concert at the Odeon, Luton.

'The Beatles Christmas Show' is announced.

Brian signs his first girl singer, Cilla Black. At his home, 380 Scotland Road, Liverpool, her father is convinced by Brian of the convenience of her changing her artistic surname to 'Black'.

1964
Concert at the Olympia Stadium, Detroit.

1965
Brian announces he has signed the Moody Blues to a management and agency contract with NEMS Enterprises.

US release of orchestral 'Help!' LP, by George Martin.

Duke of York's Theatre, London. Paul sees the play 'The Killing Of Sister George'.

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: 'I Am The Walrus' (tape reduction take 16 into take 17, overdub onto take 17). Mono mixing: 'I Am The Walrus' (remixes 1-4, from take 17). Recording: 'The Fool On The Hill' (take 1); 'Blue Jay Way' (take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
Remix of 'I Am The Walrus' for cutting acetates. Recording of 'The Fool On The Hill' demos (only Paul and his piano), and rythm track of 'Blue Jay Way'.

1968
UK single releases: 'Sour Milk Sea', with Jackie Lomax, and 'Thingumybob', with the Black Dike Mills Band.

Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.00am. Recording: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (overdub onto take 25). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.
Recording of Eric Clapton's guitar solo for 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. First session of Chris Thomas as producer, due to Martin's vacations.

1969
'Give Peace A Chance', 9th and last week in the Top 28 (Billboard).

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1986
'Twist and Shout', 2nd week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1993
Paul concert at the Stadthalle, Vienna (The New World Tour).

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City ofSan Francisco.


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September 6 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 6, 1989 Living Colour wins the 6th annual MTV Awards



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 6th MTV Awards: Living Colour wins
1989 Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records
1989 Police computer accuses 41,000 Parisians of murder/prostitution
1988 Crippled soviet Soyuz TM-5 lands safely with 2 cosmonauts aboard
1988 Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Canal
1988 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1987 Benjamin and Patrick Binder separated at John Hopkins Hospital
1987 Douglas Wakiihuri wins marathon (2:11:48)
1987 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal
1986 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Striesand's benefit concert
1986 Attack on synagogue in Istanbul, 23 killed
1986 Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k)
1986 Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1986 U.S.S.R. charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying
1984 Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead," premieres in New York City
1984 Today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow
1983 U.S.S.R. admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2
1982 Dutch Internal minister Mr. M Red assigns BVD to spy on communists
1982 Jerry Lewis' 17th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,400,000
1982 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1982 Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's number
1982 Polish dissidents seize Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
1981 "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances
1981 Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time
1980 94th U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats H Mandlikova (57 61 61)
1980 Chantal Langlace sets women's record for fastest 100K run (7h27m22s)
1980 College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for
1980 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
1980 Susan Powell (Okla), 21, crowned 53rd Miss America 1981
1980 Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota beating Mount Senario 17-14

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances
1978 Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace
1978 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977
1976 Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, Dean Martin appears
1976 Russian pilot Belenko defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet
1975 6.8 quake along Anatolian Fault kills over 2,000 in Lice Turkey
1975 89th U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats E G Cawley (57 64 62)
1975 Heavy earthquake at Lice Turkey; 3,000 killed
1975 Tawny Elaine Godin (NY), 18, crowned 48th Miss America 1976
1975 Tennis Star Martina Navratilova requests U.S. political asylum
1975 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed
1972 John and Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
1972 Summer Olympics resume in Munich Germany after massacre
1971 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1970 New York Met Tommy Agee hits for the cycle
1970 Palestinians seize 3 jetliners
1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1166 performances
1968 Swaziland gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1965 India invades West Pakistan
1965 KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history
1963 Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records
1963 Major league baseballs 100,000th game
1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Kapustin Yar U.S.S.R.

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
1958 Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean
1957 Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus"
1955 "Catch a Star" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances
1955 J van Tilburg appointed governor of Suriname
1954 68th U.S. Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats A Louise Brough (68 61 86)
1954 74th U.S. Mens Tennis: E V Seixas, Jr. beats Rex Hartwig (36 62 64 64)
1954 U.S. plane shot down above Siberia
1954 WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show
1954 Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters
1953 Adenauers CDU wins elections in West Germany
1953 Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38
1952 Canadian TV begins in Montreal

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September 5 - Today In Rock Music History

We Miss You Freddie! Your Spirit Lives On...



Musicians Born On September 5

1939 John Stewart (Gold)
1943 Joe 'Speedo' Frasier (Impalas)
1945 Al Stewart (Year of the Cat)
1946 Buddy Miles
1946 Loudon Wainwright III (US folk singer/songwriter)
1946 Freddie Mercury (Queen)
1946 Dean Ford (Marmalade)
1949 Clem Clemson (Humble Pie)
1966 Terry Ellis (En Vogue)
1968 Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
1969 Dweezil Zappa

Number 1 In The Charts On September 5

1964 Animals: 'House of the Rising Sun' US 45
1981 Soft Cell: 'Tainted Love' UK 45
1992 Kylie Minogue : Greatest Hits : UK LP
1998 Aerosmith : I Don't Want To Miss A Thing : US single
1998 Boyzone : Where We Belong : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 5

1958 Duane Eddy debuts on UK chart with 'Rebel Rouser'

1964 Jerry Butler and Betty Everett's 'Let it Be Me' enters US Hot 100

1964 'Mercy Mercy' by Don Couay enters US Hot 100

1965 Rolling Stones fly to Los Angeles to record 'Get off My Cloud' and other titles

1971 Five films by John and Yoko Lennon including 'Cold Turkey' and 'Up Your Leg', are screened at the London Art Spectrum at Alexandra Palace

1987 Huey Lewis and the News become only the second group (following Genesis) to score five Top 10 hits with tracks from same LP as 'Doin' it All for My Baby' from 'Fore' moves to No. 10

1988 Tom Waits's 'Big Time' hits UK LP chart

1990 B.B. King receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame

1991 R.E.M. wins 5 MTV Video Music awards, including video of the year for "Losing My Religion."

1996 The Beatles Anthology video tape set is released

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September 5 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Cavern, with Remo Four, the Bluegenes, and Gerry and the Pacemakers.

1962
Brian listens to the first acetates of 'Love Me Do', at George Martin's office at EMI House, Manchester Square, London.

1963
Concert at the Gaumont, Taunton.

1964
'A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 7th week (UK Record Retailer chart).
'A Hard Day's Night' single, 8th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
'Aint She Sweet', 6th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
'And I Love Her', 5th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
'I'll Cry Instead', 4th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

Concert at the International Amphitheater, Chicago.

1966
Brian and John go to West Germany for the beginning of work on 'How I Won The War'.

1967
Studio 1. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: 'I Am The Walrus' (takes 1-16). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/Richard Lush.
Recording of rythm track of 'I Am The Walrus'. Proper first 'Magical Mystery Tour' session.

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (overdub onto take 16); 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' [re-re-make] (takes 17-44). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.
Ringo returns to the studio. His drum kit is decorated with flowers.

1969
End of negotiations of Allen Klein and EMI Records.

1971
The London Art Spectrum screens the films 'Cold Turkey', 'The Ballad Of John And Yoko', 'Give Peace A Chance', 'Instant Karma' and 'Up Your Legs'.

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1993
Paul concert at the Stadthalle, Vienna (The New World Tour).

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City of San Francisco.


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September 5 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 5, 1986 Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins the MTV Music Awards



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Chris Evert last U.S. Open match, she is defeated by Zina Garrison
1989 Deborah Norville becomes news anchor of Today Show
1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113
1988 CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception
1987 Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson
1987 John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at U.S. Tennis Open
1986 3rd MTV Awards: Whitney Houston wins
1986 Karachi Pakistan army storms hijacked U.S. B-747, 19 killed
1986 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins
1986 NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms
1986 NASA launches DOD-1
1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB
1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB
1983 Elmer Trettr sets record for highest terminal velocity at 201.34 mph
1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627
1983 Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1982 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel
1982 Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph
1980 Poland party leader Edward Gierek resigns
1980 World's longest auto tunnel, St. Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19)
1979 Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale
1979 Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Burma
1979 Iran army occupies Piranshahr
1979 Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seeded Bjorn Borg in U.S. Tennis Open quarterfinals
1978 Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md
1977 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night"
1977 Jerry Lewis' 12th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1977 RAF kidnap West German work chairman Schleyer
1977 Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn
1976 "Rex" closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City after 48 performances
1976 "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances
1976 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic
1975 Czechoslovakian tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City
1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate Ford in Sacramento
1975 Portugal premier Goncalvez resigns
1975 Wings release "Letting Go"
1973 "Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 15 performances
1973 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket
1972 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by terrorists
1972 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium
1972 Jerry Lewis' 7th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, John and Yoko appear
1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win
1971 New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet
1970 Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles national elections
1968 21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan
1968 82nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats Billie Jean King (64 64)
1968 88th U.S. Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats Tom Okker
1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1967 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas
1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000
1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II
1962 Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th
1961 John F. Kennedy begins underground nuclear testing
1961 President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty)
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1960 Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal
1960 President Kasavubu fires premier Lumumba of Congo
1960 Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Washington Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)
1958 "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in US
1958 1st color video recording on magnetic tape
1958 WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Cuban dictator Batista bombs Cienfuegos uprising
1957 Yugoslavia bans Milovan Djilas' book "new class marine officers"
1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM
1955 Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician
1955 Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season
1955 WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, 28 die
1953 1st privately operated atomic reactor, Raleigh NC
1953 U.S. give Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid
1952 General Carlos Ibanez elected president of Chile
1951 65th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64)
1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)
1950 64th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63)
1950 70th U.S. Mens Tennis: Art Larsen beats Herbert Flam (63 46 57 64 63)
1950 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)

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September 4 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Martin Chambers!



Musicians Born On September 4

1942 Merald Knight (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
1945 Gene Parsons (Byrds)
1946 Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
1946 Greg Elmore (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
1950 Ronald LaPread (The Commodores)
1951 Martin Chambers (Pretenders)
1960 Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 4

1961 Highwaymen: 'Michael' US 45
1965 Beatles: 'Help' US 45
1968 Bee Gees: 'I Gotta Get a Message to You' UK 45
1971 Paul and Linda McCartney: 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' US 45
1976 Abba: 'Dancing Queen' UK 45
1976 Bee Gees: 'You Should be Dancing' US 45
1982 Survivor: 'Eye of the Tiger' UK 45
1982 Steve Miller: 'Abracadabra' US 45

Various Music Events On September 4

1962 Beatles (taking seventeen takes to get it right) record 'Love Me Do' at EMI's Studio 2 in St. John's Wood. George Martin produces with assistance from Ron Richards. Session drummer is Andy White. Asked by George Martin if everything is OK, George Harrison replies: 'No, I don't like your tie!'

1964 Animals make their US performing debut at Brooklyn Paramount Theatre

1964 Joe Cocker releases his first single, Beatle song 'I'll Cry Instead'

1964 Indonesian government bans Beatle-style haircuts

1965 The Who have van stolen after leaving it parked outside Battersea Dogs' Home while they go in to buy a guard dog. They get van back but lose £5,000 worth of equipment

1968 Rolling Stones' current single, 'Street Fighting Man', banned in Chicago and other US cities

1982 Yazoo's 'Upstairs at Eric's' hits UK LP chart

1996 Yusaf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, emerged from seclusion in London to sign copies of his first album in 18 years --not much music, mainly talk

1997 At the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Bruce Springsteen joins the Wallflowers on stage Bruce plays and sings with with Jakob Dylan on "One Headlight." Sting also makes an appearance, joining Puff Daddy for "I'll Be Missing You."


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September 4 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Dezo Hoffmann takes pictures during a pre-session rehearsal. First Hoffmann's Beatles publicity shots.

2.30-5.00pm. Ron Richards leads a rehearsal of six songs, including 'How Do You Do It?', 'Love Me Do', 'Please Please Me'.
5.30-7.00pm. Restaurant Alpino. Dinner of the Beatles with Neil Aspinall and George Martin.
Studio 2. 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: 'How Do You Do It?' (takes unknown); 'Love Me Do' (takes 1-15+). Mono mixing: 'How Do You Do It?' (from take 2); 'Love Me Do' (from unknown take number). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.
First session for the first single.
Remixes for cutting acetates.

1963
Concert at the Gaumont, Worcester.

'She Loves You' number 1, 1st week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Please Please Me' LP, 24th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1964
Concert at the Milwaukee Auditorium.

Eric Easton, Rolling Stones joint manager, denies reports that Brian Epstein is bidding to buy their management contract.

UK single release: 'What A Memory Can Do', first single of the Rustiks.

1965
'Help!' single number 1, 1st week; 4th week in the Top 40(Billboard).

1968
Twickenham Film Studios. Filming of clips for 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution'. Ringo returns to the Beatles.
David Frost records the introduction for the clip of 'Hey Jude', to present it later on his program 'Frost On Sunday'.

1971
'Bangla Desh', 2nd week in the Top 40 (Billboard).
'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey', 3rd week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1976
'Let 'em In', 8th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1982
'Take It Away', 8th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1995
Recording of LP 'Help!', on benefit of the children of Bosnia, raising money for War Child, British organization working in Mostar, Bosnia.

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City ofSan Francisco.

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September 4 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 4, 1980 Yes performs its last concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1989 Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219
1988 Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills, New York
1988 Phoenix Cardinals play 1st regular-season NFL game
1986 189.42 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1986 Claude Brochu becomes CEO of Montreal Expos
1985 Igor Paklin of U.S.S.R. set a new high jump world record at 7-11 12
1985 New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games
1984 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years
1983 "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Royale New York City after 747 performances
1983 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel
1983 Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship
1983 Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph)
1982 Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die
1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1981 Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7
1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC
1981 Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3)
1981 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 Yes performs its last concert (MSG)

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 India need 438 to win vs. England, game ends at 8-429
1979 Iran army conquerors Baneh
1978 Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405
1978 New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season)
1978 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1977 "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 527 performances
1977 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Rail Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic
1976 Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus
1974 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1973 William E. Colby, becomes 10th director of CIA
1972 U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals
1972 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1971 Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska)
1970 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single
1970 Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova gets political asylum
1970 Salvador Allende wins presidential election in Chile

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Nigerian troops conquer Aba Biafra
1967 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200
1967 Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1967 Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5
1966 Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7
1966 Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6)
1965 Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks
1965 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen
1964 Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile
1964 Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge)
1964 NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1)
1962 Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI
1962 French president De Gaulle visits West Germany
1961 Carol Burnette-Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio
1961 U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development
1960 Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in Caribbean and US

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1957 Ford Motor Co introduces Edsel
1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school
1954 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed
1954 Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania
1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
1953 WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship
1951 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman
1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)
1951 NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network
1951 President Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference
1950 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines
1950 D McI Hodgson of St. Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna
1950 Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250

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September 3 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Steve Jones!



Musicians Born On September 3

1915 Memphis Slim (US blues performer)
1942 Al Jardine (Beach Boys)
1944 Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers)
1945 Mike Harrison (Spooky Tooth)
1945 George Biondo (Steppenwolf)
1947 Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)
1948 Don Brewer (Grand Funk)
1955 Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols)
1963 Jonathan Segal (Camper Van Beethoven)

Deaths On September 3

1967 Woody Guthrie (This Land Is Your Land)
1970 Al 'Blind Owl' Wilson (Canned Heat)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 3

1955 Mitch Miller: 'Yellow Rose of Texas' US 45
1966 Donovan: 'Sunshine Superman' US 45
1977 Elvis Presley: 'Way Down' UK 45
1983 UB40: 'Red Red Wine' UK 45
1983 Eurythmics: 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' US 45
1994 Wet Wet Wet : End of Part One (Their Greatest Hits) : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 3

1964 Supremes debut on UK chart with 'Where Did Our Love Go'

1966 Hollies debut on US chart with 'Bus Stop'

1982 Police, Cars, B52s and Tom Petty are among the acts featured at three-day US music festival at San Bernadino in California. 400,000 people attend

1983 ZZ Top debut on UK chart with 'Gimme All Your Lovin'

1988 Robert Cray's 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' hits UK chart

1988 Mica Paris hits UK chart with 'So Good'


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September 3 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and Billy J. Kramer and the Coasters.

1963
'She Loves You' reaches over 500,000 sold issues in the UK.

5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 1 August 1963, 4.00-6.00pm; completely broadcast, except 'Lucille' and 'Baby It's You'.)

Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 2.00-4.30pm. Recording for BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles': 'Pop Go The Beatles'; 'Too Much Monkey Business'; 'Love Me Do'; 'She Loves You'; 'I'll Get You'; 'A Taste Of Honey'; 'The Hippy Hippy Shake'; 'Pop Go The Beatles'.

Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 5.00-7.30pm. Recording for BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles': 'Pop Go The Beatles'; 'Chains'; 'You Really Got A Hold On Me'; 'Misery'; 'Lucille'; 'From Me To You'; 'Boys'; 'Pop Go The Beatles'.

Number 2 Studio, BBC Aeolian Hall. 8.00-10.00pm. Recording for BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles': 'Pop Go The Beatles'; 'She Loves You'; 'Ask Me Why'; 'Devil In Her Heart'; 'I Saw Her Standing There'; 'Sure To Fall (In Love With You)'; 'Twist And Shout'; 'Pop Go The Beatles'.
'She Loves You' is the same version recorded earlier this day (3 September 1963 2.00-4.30pm session).
Last performance for 'Pop Go The Beatles'.

Concert at the Queen's Theatre, Blackpool.

1964
Concert at the State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis.

1966
It is announced that John has accepted to play a role on 'How I Won The War'.

'Yellow Submarine', 4th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
''Yesterday'... And Today', 11th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Tape copying: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (of take 15 into take 16). Recording: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (overdub onto take 16). Tape copying: 'Revolution' (of take 16, rythm track only). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.
Copy of 'Revolution' rythm track, to use as a playback for the promotional clip.
First use of 8-track machines at Abbey Road.

'Hey Jude' has already sold 1 000 000 copies in the USA.

1971
John leaves England.

Stella McCartney is born. [?] The name 'Wings' comes into Paul's mind.

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1989
Concert of Ringo and his All Stars Band at Los Angeles. End of the tour.

1993
Paul concert at the Waldbahne, Berlin (The New World Tour).

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City ofSan Francisco.

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September 3 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 3, 1967 the final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly was aired




Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances
1989 Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die
1989 Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory
1988 Dennis Eckersley sets A's record with his 37th save en route to 45
1987 Coup in Burundi suspends constitution
1986 Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," premieres in London
1986 Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game
1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth
1985 England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval
1985 New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game
1984 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery
1984 Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th
1984 Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566
1984 South Africa adopts constitution
1982 Jorgensen government in Denmark resigns
1981 Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game
1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000
1979 Iran army conquerors Mahabad
1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000
1979 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1978 Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29
1978 Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5)
1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff
1977 Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total
1977 Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV
1976 Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos
1975 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die
1975 Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak
1974 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut
1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires
1974 U.S. and East Germany establish diplomatic relations
1973 General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA
1973 Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1971 John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return
1971 Manlio Brosio resigns as Secretary-General of NATO
1971 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain
1971 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office
1970 After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out
1970 Bill Halley and Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia
1970 Indonesian president Suharto visits Netherlands


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run
1967 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly
1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf
1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV
1967 Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution
1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road
1967 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry
1966 Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman"
1965 Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins
1965 Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic
1965 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game
1965 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei
1965 Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California
1964 U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns
1964 Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson
1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1957 Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ)
1957 KTCA TV channel 2 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out
1956 Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee
1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy
1954 Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 signed
1954 Pope Pius X canonized a saint
1953 French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy
1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS

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September 2 - Today In Rock Music History

We Miss You Billy! Your Spirit Lives On...



Musicians Born On September 2

1939 Bobby Purify (Robert Lee Dickey)
1940 Jimmy Clayton (Just A Dream)
1943 Rosalind Ashford (Ashford and Simpson)
1946 Billy Preston
1951 Mik Kaminski (ELO)
1956 Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red)
1958 Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs)

Deaths On September 2

1928 Horace Silver (jazz pianist)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 2

1972 Rod Stewart: 'You Wear It Well' UK 45
1995 Michael Jackson : You are Not Alone: US single
1995 Boyzone : Said and Done : UK LP
1995 Various : Dangerous Minds : US LP

Various Music Events On September 2

1965 Rolling Stones appear on 'Ready, Steady, Go' with Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham, performing a parody of 'I Got You Babe'
1972 Doobie Brothers debut on UK chart with 'Listen to the Music'
1977 Rolling Stones LP 'Love You Live' LP released
1982 Keith Richards' home, Redlands, is seriously damaged by fire. Another fire had caused extensive damage nine years earlier
1989 Tears for Fears' 'Sowing the Seeds of Love' hits UK chart
1995 The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame opens in Cleveland with a concert that features, among others, Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry.


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September 2 - Today in Beatles History

1964
Concert at the Convention Hall, Philadelphia.

'A Hard Day's Night' single, 8th and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

Larry Kane records interviews with John and Ringo for WFUN AM.

1965
The Beatles and Brian return from the USA to England.

US Gold certification for 'Help!' single.

1966
Epstein backs the bullfighter Henry Higgins.

1967
Paul affirms that ''No one could possibly replace Brian'', and that they will go on alone, without manager.

Date for the beginning of Brian's planned trip to New York.

'All You Need Is Love', 6th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City ofSan Francisco.

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September 2 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

New York's Electric Circus Club goes out of business on September 2, 1971



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst
1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
1987 Donald Trump takes out a full page New York Times ad lambasting Japan
1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season
1987 Philips introduces CD-video
1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia
1986 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi
1985 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000
1984 "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 362 performances
1983 Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israeli PM
1982 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
1981 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1980 John Arlott calls his last game, England vs. Australia at Lord's

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 "I Remember Mama" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 108 performances
1979 79th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara
1978 George Harrison marries Olivia
1978 Gloria Fajardo (21) marries Emilio Estefan (25) (Miami Sound Machine)
1978 Graham Salmon set worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man
1978 John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years
1974 Jerry Lewis' 9th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1974 Prest Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act
1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
1973 Netherlands wins hockey world's championship
1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
1972 Chicago White Sox Milt Pappas no-hits San Diego Padres, 1-0
1972 Renate Stecher runs 100m European female record (11.07 sec)
1972 Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well)
1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1971 Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer
1971 Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches
1971 New York's Electric Circus Club goes out of business
1970 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (U.S. Open) (9 pt sudden death)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 New York Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated
1969 Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season
1968 Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf
1965 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th home run off Curt Simmons
1965 Treblinka trial in Dusseldorf ends
1964 Indonesian paratroopers lands in Malaysia
1964 Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal
1963 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS
1963 CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament
1962 Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
1960 William Walton's 2nd Symphony, premieres

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 U.S. President Eisenhower arrives in Paris
1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958 Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa
1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium
1958 National Defense Education Act was signed
1957 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die
1957 Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game
1957 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1956 Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)
1956 Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings
1956 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Hurricane Edna batters NE U.S., killing 20
1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 Dr. Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery
1951 Australia, New Zealand and U.S. sign ANZUS-pact

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September 1 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Barry Gibb!



Musicians Born On September 1

1927 Tommy Evans (Drifters)
1941 Roy Head (Treat Her Right)
1944 Archie Bell (Archie Bell and the Drells)
1946 Gregg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone)
1947 Barry Gibb (Bee Gees)
1955 Bruce Foxton (Jam)
1957 Gloria Estefan (Don't Wanna Lose You)
1970 DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 1

1962 Tommy Roe: 'Sheila' US 45
1973 Rod Stewart: 'Sing it Again' UK LP
1984 Tina Turner: 'What's Love Got to Do with It' US 45
1990 Sweet Sensation : If Wishes Came True : US single
1990 Prince : Graffiti Bridge : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 1

1956 Elvis Presley buys his mum a pink Cadillac
1967 Boz Scaggs joins Steve Miller Band
1972 Rolling Stones sue their former manager Alan Klein for 'falsely representing the group with intent to deceive'.
1973 10CC takes band on to UK LP chart for the first time
1973 Bob Dylan hits US chart with 'Knocking on Heaven's Door', his sixth Top 20 single
1973 Rolling Stones begin a twenty-date European tour in Vienna
1976 Lou Adler, Ode Records boss, is kidnapped at gunpoint from his Malibu home. His release costs $25,000
1977 Blondie sign for Chrysalis Records
1979 Madness enter UK chart for the first time with 'The Prince'
1979 INXS play first gig at Oceanview Hotel, Toukley
1986 Madness announce their split


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September 1 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Lunch time and afternoon: performance at the Cavern.

1963
ABC's Studio One, Didsbury Studio Centre, Manchester. Performance taped for ABC's 'Big Night Out'.

1964
Larry Kane records interviews with George, Neil Aspinall andDerek Taylor fro WFUN AM.

1965
Brian announces he wishes to sign the Moody Blues to a management contract.

'Help!' single, 6th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
Meeting of all Beatles at Paul's St John's Wood house. It is decided to continue the 'Magical Mystery Tour' project and to postpone the trip to India.

1973
'Live And Let Die' single, 7th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1983
Studio 2. Show 'The Beatles At Abbey Road' (3 times).

1997
Photographic exhibition of Linda at the Museum of the City of SanFrancisco.

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September 1 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 804 performances
1989 Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation
1988 Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London
1987 15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win U.S. Tennis Open match
1987 Smoking forbidden in public buildings in Belgium
1986 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1986 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733
1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album
1986 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs
1985 Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes world champion
1985 U.S. - French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland
1983 Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet
1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1983 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY
1982 Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," premieres in London
1982 Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 MPH
1982 Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks
1982 Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon
1981 Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH)
1981 Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees
1981 RKO radio network is 1st to offer 2 separate overnight services
1981 RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show
1980 Dutch embassy in Israel moves from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
1980 Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787
1980 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in Los Angeles
1979 L.A. Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask
1979 Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings
1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV
1978 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia
1978 #4655 Marjoriika, #4814 Casacci, #5344 Ryabov, #6262 Javid and #8064
1977 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold
1977 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-197
1976 New Jersey Meadowlands racetrack opens
1976 Wayne Hays, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976, resigns after scandal with Elizabeth Ray
1975 All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh
1975 Gunsmoke resigns the air
1975 Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1975 KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS
1975 New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons
1975 New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents
1974 Jane Blalock/Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open
1974 Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed
1973 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
1973 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title
1972 Egypt and Libya form federation
1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open
1971 Qatar declares independence from Britain
1971 Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein
1970 Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian king Hussain
1970 Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected president of Ecuador


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1969 Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris
1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Willow Park Ladies Golf Invitational
1968 Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed
1967 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings
1967 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins
1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1965 India and Pakistan border fights
1964 Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets)
1963 Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot
1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate
1963 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran
1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962 U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1961 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1960 Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
1958 St. Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout
1957 Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400
1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory
1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel
1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68
1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49
1953 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
1953 Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship
1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins
1952 Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney
1952 Willem Drees forms new Dutch government
1951 Prime Minister Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad
1951 U.S., Australia and New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty
1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines
1950 West Berlin granted a constitution


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