January 24 - Retro Events From The 50s 60s 70s 80s

On January 24, 1979 Brian Wilson and Marilyn Rovell divorce.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
1988 1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins
1988 76th Australian Mens Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (63 67 36 61 86)
1988 9th ACE Cable Awards
1988 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1988 Cerebral Palsy telethon
1987 61st Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)
1986 43th Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win
1986 New York Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
1986 South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president
1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
1984 Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer
1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
1982 Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback
1982 Superbowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac, Michigan
1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
1981 Kim Hughes scores 213 vs. India at Adelaide

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1978 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo
1978 Carter Executive Order on Intelligence
1977 5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid
1976 Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
1976 George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
1975 Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England
1973 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1971 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6
1970 3rd ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana
1970 Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa
1969 Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency
1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
1964 Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking
1964 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes
1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ
1962 28 refugees escape from East to West Germany
1962 Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1962 Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament
1961 Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in New York City
1961 Lazard Brothers Ltd draw a check for $334,867,807.68
1960 Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances
1959 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow
1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
1958 After warming to 100,000,000 degrees, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion
1956 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)
1954 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter
1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open
1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees
1952 Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
1951 Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns
1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history


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June 27 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Beach Boy Bruce Johnston!



Musicians Born On June 27

1925 Jerome 'Doc' Pomus (half of Pomus-Shuman writing team)
1944 Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)

Number 1 In The Charts On June 27

1958 Vic Damone: On the Street Where You Live UK 45
1960 Connie Francis: Everybody's Somebody's Sweetheart US 45
1964 Peter and Gordon World Without Love US 45
1970 Jackson Five: The Love You Save US 45
1981 Michael Jackson: One Day in Your Life UK 45
1981 Motorhead: No Sleep Til Hammersmith UK LP
1981 Kim Carnes: Mistaken Identity US LP
1987 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance (With Somebody Who Loves Me) US 45
1998 The Corrs : Talk on Corners : UK LP


Various Music Events On June 27

1885 Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter apply for patent on their invention, the gramophone. (Patent granted on 9 May 1886)

1964 Drifters enter Hot 100 with Under the Boardwalk

1964 Jan and Dean hit US chart with Little Old Lady from Pasadena

1964 Rolling Stones appear on Juke Box Jury, the only time the panel consisted of five not four

1969 Denver Pop Festival begins at Mile High Stadium, featuring Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker and Creedence Clearwater Revivial

1971 Fillmore East closes

1987 Whitney Houston becomes the first female singer in pop history to debut at No. 1 on LP chart with Whitney and also the first female with four straight No. 1 singles

1989 The Who performs the rock opera, "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time in 17 years at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The show raised money for a children's charity as well as the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

1989 Tom Jones is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

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June 20 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Brian Wilson!



Musician's Born On June 20

1924 Chet Atkins (Nashville guitarist)
1936 Billy Guy (Coasters)
1937 Jerry Keller (Here Comes Summer)
1942 Brian Wilson (Beach Boys)
1946 Anne Murray (You Needed Me)
1960 John Taylor (Duran Duran)
1960 Chris Gibson (Gibson Brothers)
1960 Kelly Johnson (Girlschool)



Number 1 In The Charts On June 20

1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers: I Like It UK 45
1981 Stars on 45: Stars on 45 Medley US 45
1987 Firm: Star Trekkin' UK 45
1992 Mariah Carey : I'll Be There : US single
1998 Embrace : The Good Will Out : UK LP



Various Music Events On June 20

1957 Buddy Holly releases Words of Love in the US

1964 Buddy Holly song, Not Fade Away, released in US by Rolling Stones

1969 David Bowie signs with Phillips Records and that day begins re-recording work on previously completed Space Oddity at Trident Studio

1969 Newport Festival (US) begins with Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and Albert King.

1971 First Glastonbury Fayre held with appearance by David Bowie as the highlight

1973 US night of TV nostalgia as Dick Clark celebrates twenty years of American Bandstand

1980 Bob Dylan releases his 'born again' LP Saved



1981 Bernie Torme leaves Gillan

1983 Duane Eddy -plays gig in San Francisco at the start of his first US tour for fifteen years

1986 Prince's Trust concert at Wembley Arena with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tina Turner, Phil Collins and Mark Knopfler

1996 The Furthur Festival kicks off in Atlanta. The show marks the first time the members of The Grateful Dead perform together since the death of Jerry Garcia.


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