September 12 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 12, 1974 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter joins The Doobie Brothers.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1988 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
1988 Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica
1987 101st U.S. Womens Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (76 61)
1987 Ethiopia adopts constitution
1987 Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year
1986 240.49 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1986 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly
1986 U.S. professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut
1985 Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds
1984 Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
1984 Cyndi Lauper sings "She-Bop" on Tonight Show
1984 Ethiopia forms socialist republic
1984 New York Met Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251
1983 Albert Rizzo trod water at sea for 108 hours 9 minutes
1983 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million
1983 U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane
1982 102nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 62 46 64)
1982 Gerard Nijboer (2:15:16) and Rosa Mota (2:36:04) win marathon
1982 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1981 95th U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats M Navratilova (16 76 76)
1981 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982
1981 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
1980 Military coup under General Kenan Evren in Turkey

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Carl Yastrzemski, is 15th to get 3,000 hits
1979 Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage
1979 Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club
1978 Fidel Castro visits Addis Abba
1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television
1976 96th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 36 76 64)
1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1976 Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St. L 30, Sea 24)
1976 White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors
1974 Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day)
1974 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter joins Doobie Brothers
1973 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit)
1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1972 Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics
1971 85th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76)
1971 91st U.S. Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Jan Kodes (36 63 62 76)
1970 1st Concorde lands at Heathrow airport
1970 Luna 16 Launch (Moon Sample Return)
1970 Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971
1970 Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for 1st time at Heathrow airport
1970 U.S. LSD professor Timothy Leary escapes from California jail
1970 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Albania announces it is withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact
1966 "Monkees" premieres on NBC-TV
1966 Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight
1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast
1966 Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan begins teaching
1965 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75)
1965 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61)
1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75
1965 Manuel Santana wins U.S. Tennis Open
1965 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open
1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1964 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6
1964 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 "
1964 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage
1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Bonanza" premieres on NBC-TV
1959 Janos Kadar becomes premier of Hungary
1959 Luna 2 launched by U.S.S.R.; 1st spacecraft to impact on Moon
1958 U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus visits U.S.
1956 Black students enter and are barred from Clay Kentucky elementary school
1955 KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, California (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open
1954 Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563)
1954 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920
1953 "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 6 performances
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team
1953 Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24
1952 Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London
1950 Belgian government dismisses all communist civil servants

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September 11 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Tommy Shaw!



Musicians Born On September 11

1940 Bernie Dwyer (Freddie and the Dreamers)
1944 Phil May (Pretty Things)
1945 Leo Kottke (US folk guitarist)
1953 Tommy Shaw (Styx)
1957 John Moss (Culture Club)
1958 Mick Talbot (Style Council)
1959 Rory Lyons (King Kurt)
1967 Harry Connick, Jr.

Deaths On September 11

1987 Peter Tosh (Wailers)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 11

1959 Craig Douglas: 'Only Sixteen' UK 45
1968 Beatles: 'Hey Jude' UK 45
1971 Donny Osmond: 'Go Away Little Girl' US 45
1976 KC and the Sunshine Band: 'Shake Your Booty' US 45
1982 Chicago: 'Hard to Say I'm Sorry' US 45
1982 John 'Cougar' Mellencamp: 'American Fool' US LP
1993 Mariah Carey : Dreamlover : US single
1993 Mariah Carey : Music Box : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 11

1948 Sonny Til and Orioles debut on US R&B chart with 'It's Too Soon to Know'

1954 A survey by US ballroom operators reports a 50 per cent loss of business to 'record hops' in last twelve months

1959 Buddy Holly enters UK chart with 'Peggy Sue Got Married'

1967 Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' coach begins travelling UK for the making of TV film

1969 The first-ever bootleg LP - 'Great White Wonder' - appears in record shops; it is a two-album compilation of never previously released Bob Dylan songs

1970 James Taylor debuts on US chart with 'Fire and Rain', to reach No. 3

1971 Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge over Troubled Water' hits UK chart

1982 John 'Cougar' Mellencamp has No. 1 LP (American Fool) and two Top 10 US singles (Hurts So Good and Jack and Diane)

1990 George Michael's second solo album, "Listen Without Prejudice" is released.

1993 "Bob Dylan - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" album enters the chart.Among others it features Chrissie Hynde, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young.

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September 11 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: 'P.S. I Love You' (takes 1-10); 'Love Me Do' [re-make] (takes 1-18); 'Please Please Me' (takes unknown). Mono mixing: 'P.S. I Love You' (from take 10); 'Love Me Do' (from take 18). Producer: Ron Richards; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.
End of sessions for the first single. Andy White on drums.

1963
Studio 2. 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: 'I Wanna Be Your Man' (take 1); 'Little Child' (takes 1-2); 'All I've Got To Do' (takes 1-15).
Studio 2. 7.00-10.15pm. Recording: 'Not A Second Time' (takes 1-9); 'Don't Bother Me' (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Richard Langham.

'She Loves You' number 1, 2nd week (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Please Please Me' LP, 25th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1964
Concert at the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
In Jacksonville, the Beatles demand that the audience would not be colour segregated, as authorities intended.

UK single release: 'One Way Love', 1st single of Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers since Brian became their manager.
Release of the Moody Blues first single.
UK single release: 'I Don't Want To See You Again', with Peter & Gordon.

Harrisongs is incorporated.

1965
'Help!' single number 1, 2nd week (Billboard).

1967
10.45am. The 'Magical Mystery Tour' bus leaves from Allsop Place, London. Start of the Magical Mystery Tour. The bus visits Somerset, Cornualles; Devon; West Mailing Airport, Kent.

Day of the eventual end of Brian's stay at the Waldorf Towers, New York, during his planned trip to North America. (The alternative was 12 September.)

'All You Need Is Love' number 1 (Billboard).

US Gold certification for 'All You Need Is Love'/'Baby You're A Rich Man'.

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.30am. Recording: 'Glass Onion' (takes 1-34). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.

'Hey Jude' number 1 (UK Record Retailer chart).

1969
Studio 3 (control room only). 2.30-5.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'What's The New Mary Jane' (remixes 1-3, from take 4). Tape copying: 'What's The New Mary Jane' (of stereo remixes 1-3). Producer: Malcolm Davies; Engineer: Tony Clark; 2nd Engineer: Chris Blair.
Copies of 'What's The New Mary Jane' for John, to refresh his memory, in order to release it as a Plastic Ono Band single.

End of Ringo's stay for observation at the Middlesex Hospital, London.

1983
Studio 2. End of the show 'The Beatles at Abbey Road', 3 times in the day, while the upstairs control room is being equipped with a new recording console.

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September 11 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 11, 1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Carroll O'Conner and Bea Arthur were all winners at the 29th Annual Emmy Awards.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Drexel formally pleads guilty to security fraud
1989 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa changes call letters to KGGO
1988 1/3 of population argues for Estonia autonomy
1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64)
1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship
1988 Sports Aid - jogging to feed the world
1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4 hours 55 minutes - longest men's final in U.S. Open history
1987 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins
1987 Shoot out at Jean-Bertrand Aristides' church in Haiti, 12 die
1986 President Mubarak receives Israeli premier Peres
1986 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1986 Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded
1985 Flyby of Comet Giacobini-Zinner
1985 International Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km
1985 Sri Lanka score their 1st Test Cricket victory, by 149 runs vs. India
1985 Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record
1983 103rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 67 75 60)
1983 Fashion designer Donna Karen marries Stephan Weiss
1983 Franco Harris becomes 3rd NFL to rush 11,000 yards
1983 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship
1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1982 96th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats Hana Mandlikova (63 61)
1982 Debbie Maffett (Calif), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983
1982 Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY
1981 2nd government of Agt forms
1980 Chile adopts its constitution
1980 Ron LeFlore (91st) and Rodney Scott (58th), set teammate steal record

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1977 29th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Carroll O'Conner and Bea Arthur
1977 97th U.S. Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors (26 63 75 60)
1977 Joanne Carner wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
1976 Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977
1976 Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless)
1976 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins)
1974 Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each
1973 Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup
1972 BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont
1971 "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 343 performances
1971 Egypt adopts its constitution
1971 Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1967 A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley
1967 Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England
1967 French president De Gaulle visits Poland
1967 Indian/Chinese border fights
1967 U.S. Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material
1967 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 80th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Esther Bueno-Fraiser beats N Richey (63 61)
1966 86th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe (46 12-10 63 64)
1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a home run on his 1st at bat
1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic
1966 Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show
1965 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1965 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets
1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium
1962 Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums
1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles
1962 KVCR TV channel 24 in San Bernardino, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
1961 Bob Dylan's 1st New York performance
1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy
1960 74th U.S. Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Maria Fraser (64 1012 64)
1960 80th U.S. Mens Tennis: Neale A Fraser beats Rodney G Laver (64 64 97)


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans
1959 Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4
1959 Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0
1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run
1956 Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1956 Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher
1955 69th U.S. Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward (64 62)
1955 75th U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Ken Rosewall beats (97 63 63)
1955 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting
1954 1st Miss America TV broadcast
1954 20.4 cm rainfall at Brunswick, Maine (state record)
1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV)
1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews
1951 Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice
1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes
1950 "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts
1950 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited
1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio
1950 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence


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September 10 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Joe Perry!



Musicians Born On September 10

1925 Roy Brown (Good Rockin' Tonight)
1940 Roy Ayres (Heat of the Beat)
1945 Jose Feliciano (Light My Fire)
1946 Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night)
1949 Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull)
1950 Don Powell (Slade)
1950 Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
1956 Johnny Fingers (Boomtown Rats)
1957 Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama/Shakespear's Sister)
1957 Carol Decker (T'Pau)
1966 Robin Goodridge (Bush)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 10

1964 Kinks: 'You Really Got Me' UK 45
1966 Supremes: 'You Can't Hurry Love' US 45
1966 Beatles: 'Revolver' US LP
1977 Elvis Presley: '40 Greatest Hits' UK LP
1983 Michael Sembellow: 'Maniac' US 45
1988 Phil Collins: 'A Groovy Kind of Love' UK 45
1994 Oasis : Definitely Maybe : UK LP


Various Music Events On September 10

1955 Big Maybelle's 'One Monkey Don't Stop No Show' released

1964 Rod Stewart releases his first single' Good Morning Little Schoolgirl'

1964 Jimmy Reed's 'Shame Shame Shame' hits UK chart

1965 Rolling Stones play live on 'Ready, Steady, Go'

1965 Decca Records sign Marc Bolan

1966 Garage band Count 5 hit US chart with 'Psychotic Reaction', their only hit

1966 Left Banke's 'Walk Away Renee', released in US. The song is later recorded by the Four Tops

1966 Monkees' debut on US chart with 'Last Train to Clarkesville'

1973 Rolling Stones' 'Star Star' banned by BBC

1974 New York Dolls disband

1983 Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' hits UK LP chart

1990 Will Smith, (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) makes his TV debut in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

1995 Cyndi Lauper wins an Emmy for her guest appearance on "Mad About You."

1996 Wal-Mart bans Sheryl Crow's 2nd album The song,"Love Is A Good Thing" mentions children killing each other with "a gun they bought at the Wal-Mart discount stores."

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September 10 - Today in Beatles History

1950
Brian starts working at his family furniture store, I. Epstein & Sons, Walton Road, Liverpool.

1962
Performance at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, along with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Geoff Stacey and the Wanderers.

1963
Savoy Hotel. Luncheon hosted by the Variety Club Of Great Britain. The Beatles are awarded 'Best Vocal Disc Of The Year' ('From Me To You'), as voted by readers of 'Melody Maker'.
After the luncheon, the Beatles, Billy J. Kramer and Susan Maughan pose for photographers in Victoria Embankment Gardens, behind the Savoy.
Early afternoon. John and Paul go by taxi from the Savoy Hotel to their apartment (57 Green Street). While riding down Jermyn Street, they see Andrew Oldham, who invites them to see the Rolling Stones.
Afternoon. the rolling Stones rehearse at the Ken Colyer Club. John, Paul and Andrew Oldham attend. John and Paul offer 'I Wanna Be Your Man' to them.

The 'Daily Mirror' publishes the first long interview to the Beatles.

5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 3 September 1963, 2.00-4.30pm).

1965
It is reported that Brian is handling negotiations for the British screenings of 'The Beatles', US television cartoon series.

1966
'Yellow Submarine', 5th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
''Yesterday'... And Today', 12th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: 'Helter Skelter' (overdub onto take 21). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.

1969
Two films produced by John and Yoko are exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London: 'Rape' and 'Self-Portrait'.
During the evening (7.00pm-about 12.00pm), two people sit on stage shrouded in a white bag.

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

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September 10 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 10, 1980 Peter Comita replaced Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 109th U.S. Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (76 16 63 76)
1989 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners,
1989 Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, a team defensive record
1989 East Germans begin their flight to west (via Hungary and Czechoslovakia)
1989 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship
1989 Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown
1988 Hurricane Gilbert, kills 300 in Jamaica, Texas and Yucatan
1988 102nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini (63 36 61)
1988 Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (Minn), 22, crowned 62nd Miss America 1989
1986 Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel
1984 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla
1983 97th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert L Mills (61 63)
1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1982 Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album
1981 "Guernica" of Pablo Picasso returns to Spain
1980 Expos Bill Gullickson, sets rookie record of striking out 18
1980 Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed
1978 "Timbuktu!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 243 performances
1978 98th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 62 62)
1978 Arlyne Rhode sets female footbow distance record (1,113 yards and 30")
1978 Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces
1978 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
1978 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9
1977 91st U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris Evert L Mills beats W Turnbull (76 62)
1977 Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits
1977 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5)
1977 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
1977 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1977 Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978
1976 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard
1976 5 Croatian terrorists capture TWA-plane at La Guardia Airport, New York
1974 Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark
1974 New York Dolls disband
1974 Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau
1974 Teuvo Louhivouri sets cycling distance record of 515.8 mi in 24 hours
1973 Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton
1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis
1972 20th Olympic games close at Munich, West Germany
1972 92nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Ilie Nastase beats Arthur Ashe
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship
1972 Frank Shorter wins 17th Olympic marathon (2:12:19.8)
1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1972 U.S. Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to U.S.S.R. (disputed)
1972 WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 New York Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for 1st time
1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado
1967 81st U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats Ann H Jones (119 64)
1967 87th U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner (64 64 86)
1967 Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0
1967 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Pacific Golf Classic
1967 Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish
1967 Joel Horlen revives Chicago's pennant hopes with a 5-0 no-hit win
1967 KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting
1966 Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1966 Neal Diamond's 1st chart song (Cherry Cherry)
1965 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1965 Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards
1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Palestinian Liberation Army (PLA) forms
1964 Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
1963 20 black students entered public schools in Alabama
1963 Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0
1963 Stan Musial hits a home run in his 1st at bat as a grandfather
1962 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64)
1962 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Maryland Campaign (Antietam Campaign)
1962 WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
1961 75th U.S. Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Ann Haydon Jones (63 64)
1961 81st U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Rodney G Laver (75 63 62)
1961 Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2)
1960 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances
1956 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia
1956 Louisville Kentucky public schools integrates
1956 WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV
1954 12 second shock kills 1,460 in Orleansville Algeria
1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls
1953 Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner"
1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Thomasville Golf Open
1951 British begins economic boycott of Iran
1950 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium


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September 9 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Dave Stewart!



Musicians Born On September 9

1941 Otis Redding (Dock of the Bay)
1942 Inez Foxx (Mockingbird)
1942 Luther Simmons Jr (Main Ingredient)
1946 Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
1952 Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
1966 Greg Kane (Hue and Cry)

Deaths On September 9

1996 Bill Monroe (Bluegrass legend)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 9

1957 Paul Anka: 'Diana' US 45
1965 Rolling Stones: 'Satisfaction' UK 45
1972 Slade: 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' UK 45
1976 'Fleetwood Mac': Fleetwood Mac US LP
1978 Boney M: 'Flight to Venus' UK LP
1978 Taste of Honey: 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' US 45
1989 Black Box: 'Ride on Time' UK 45
1995 Coolio/LV : Gangsta's Paradise : US single
1995 Michael Jackson : You Are Not Alone : UK single
1995 Charlatans : Charlatans : UK LP
1996 Peter Andre : Flava : UK single

Various Music Events On September 9

1954 Alan Freed begins work on WINS in New York

1956 Goons hit UK chart at No. 9 with 'Ying Tong Song'

1956 Elvis Presley makes his first appearance (of eight) on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', performing 'Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel, Love Me Tender' and 'Ready Teddy'

1967 Sam and Dave hit US chart with first Top 30 single 'Soul Man'

1970 Elvis Presley begins his first US tour in twelve years in Phoenix, Arizona. The tour lasts for five days

1971 John Lennon's 'Imagine' released in US

1972 Bob Harris begins the presentation of BBC 2 TV show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'

1972 Seals Crofts debut on US chart with original version of 'Summer Breeze'

1977 Only days before Marc Bolan's death, David Bowie appears on Bolan's TV show 'Marc'. The two perform a duet called 'Standing Next to You'

1992 Van Halen's "Right Now" video wins theMTV Best Video Award

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September 9 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Cavern, with Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and Clinton Ford.

1963
28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the 'Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [7, 8 September 1963?]

1964
'A Hard Day's Night' single, 9th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).

UK single release: 'I Don't Want To See You Again'/'I Would Buy YouPresents' by Peter and Gordon.

1965
Broadcasting of a performance recorded for the Ed Sullivan Show.

1966
'Eleanor Rigby', number 1.

1967
'All You Need Is Love', 7th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.30am. Recording: 'Helter Skelter' [re-make] (takes 4-21). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: John Smith.
Released version. A session with out-of-control Beatles.

1971
US LP release: 'Imagine'.

1975
Wings concert the Gaumont, Southampton. Start of 13-month Wingsworld tour.

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

1993
Paul Concert at the Olympiahalle, Munich (The New World Tour).

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

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September 9 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 9, 1983 Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2)



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 103rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats M Navratilova (36 75 61)
1988 Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games
1988 Chris Evert defaults at U.S. Open due to a stomach flu
1988 U.S. swamps New Zealand at 27th America's Cup: New Zealand set to appeal
1987 Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife
1987 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016
1987 Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59
1987 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter
1986 New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying
1985 President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa
1985 Race riot in Birmingham England
1984 104th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl (63 64 61)
1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship
1984 California Angel Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game
1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas
1983 Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2)
1983 Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances
1982 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5
1982 Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight
1981 Vernon Jordan resigns as president of National Urban League

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon
1979 93rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats C E Lloyd Mills (64 63)
1979 99th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis (75 63 63)
1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1979 Sid Bernstein offers $ billion for a Beatle reunion
1979 Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque
1978 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-0
1978 92nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats Pam Shriver (75 64)
1978 Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto)
1978 Iraqi Ayatollah Khomeini calls for uprising in Irani army
1978 Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979
1977 1st TRS-80 computer sold
1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years
1975 Viking 2 Mars probe launch
1974 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: B J M King beats E Goolagong Cawley (36 63 75)
1973 93rd U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62)
1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1972 86th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats K Melville (63 75)
1972 Terry Anne Meeuwsen (Wisc), 23, crowned 45th Miss America 1973
1971 1,000 convicts riot and seize Attica, New York prison
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)
1971 John Lennon releases "Imagine" album
1971 NHL great Gordie Howe retires
1970 Bowie Kuhn suspends Denny McLain for carrying a gun

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82
1969 Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83
1969 Smallest U.S. Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only)
1969 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 1st U.S. Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins)
1968 Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win U.S. Tennis Open
1968 Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7)
1968 WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V
1967 Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968
1967 Uganda declares independence from Great Britain
1965 Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency
1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
1965 Tibet is made an autonomous region of China
1964 East Germany government allows short visits to West Germany
1964 John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London
1963 Landslide into Vaiont Dam emptys lake, kills 3-4,000 (Italy)
1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools
1962 76th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64)
1962 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64)
1962 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open
1962 Soviet economist Liberman plead for autonomous businesses
1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting
1961 Maria Beale Fletcher (NC), 19, crowned 34th Miss America 1962
1960 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10)

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game
1958 Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London
1957 "Diana" by Paul Anka reaches #1
1957 Nashville's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School dynamited
1957 President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction
1956 70th U.S. Womens Tennis: Shirley J Fry beats Althea Gibson (63 64)
1956 76th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Lewis Hoad (46 62 63 63)
1956 African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde forms
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show
1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run
1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open
1954 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed
1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season
1953 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1951 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV
1951 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open
1950 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances
1950 "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances
1950 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune
1950 Massive arrests of communists in France

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September 8 - Today In Rock Music History

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



Musicians Born On September 8

1897 Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
1925 Peter Sellers (Goodness Gracious Me)
1932 Patsy Cline (Crazy)
1941 Dante Drowty (Dante and the Evergreens)
1942 Sal Valentino (Beau Brummels)
1945 Kelly Groucott (ELO)
1946 Rod 'Pigpen' McKernan (Grateful Dead)
1946 Dean Daughtry (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
1960 David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 8

1973 Marvin Gaye: 'Let's Get it On' US 45
1973 Allman Brothers: 'Brothers and Sisters' US LP
1979 Led Zeppelin: 'In Through the Out Door' UK LP
1984 Stevie Wonder: 'I Just Called to Say I Love You' UK 45`
1990 Jon Bon Jovi : Blaze Of Glory : US single
1990 Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, : In Concert : UK LP
1997 The Verve : The Drugs Don't Work : UK single

Various Music Events On September 8

1957 Brunswick Records release Jackie Wilson's first solo single, 'Reet Petite' - a song co-written by Berry Gordy.

1957 Major rock-and-roll /skiffle concert at the Royal Albert Hall features Lonnie Donegan, Terry Dene, King Brothers, Nancy Wilson and John Barry Seven

1962 'Monster Mash' enters US chart at No. 85 for Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and Crypt Kickers

1965 Ad appears in Los Angeles 'Daily Variety': 'Madness! Running parts for four Insane Boys age 17-21'. 437 youngsters (among them Stephen Stills) audition for parts in TV series 'The Monkees'. Paul Williams, Danny Hutton and Charles Manson also audition. (Micky Dolenz, Davey Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith get the parts)

1968 Moody Blues play to 300,000 people in Paris

1972 Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival (in memory of Otis Spann) features Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Junior Walker, Bobby Bland and Bonnie Raitt


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September 8 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.

1963
Concert at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool.

28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the 'Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [7, 9 September 1963?]

1964
Concert at the Forum, Montreal.

Evening: Tele-recording of the final of the Rediffusion Television's 'Ready Steady Win!' contest. On the panel are Bill Haley, Brian Matthew and Georgia Brown. Brian is the chairman of the panel.

1965
'Help!' single, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
Studio 3. 7.00pm-2.45am. Recording: 'Aerial Tour Instrumental' (working title of 'Flying') (takes 1-6, tape reduction take 6 into takes 7, 8, overdub onto take 8). Mono mixing: 'Aerial Tour Instrumental' (working title of 'Flying') (remixes 1-4, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
1st Beatles instrumental theme released for EMI. 1st theme credited to all Beatles. Last session of uninterrupted work of Geoff Emerick as Beatles' balance engineer.

An official report states that Brian's death was accidental, due to accumulation of bromide contained in a drug known as Carbitral.

1968
Performance on the David Frost TV show, 'Frost On Sunday', singing 'Hey Jude' (filmed 4 September 1968).

1969
Start of Ringo's stay for observation at the Middlesex Hospital, London.

1973
'Live And Let Die', 8th week in the Top 40 (Billboard).

1974
Final date for John to leave the US, as ordered by the US Immigration Service.

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 8 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 8, 1966 Star Trek made it's premiere showing on NBC-TV



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 George Brett gets his 2,500th hit
1989 Mausoleum of Beatrice of Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk Belgium
1989 Norwegian Convair 580 crashes at Jutland in sea (55 murder)
1988 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1988 Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ")
1988 NL President Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commish
1987 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1986 Westinghouse sells Muzak
1985 "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers
1985 105th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (76 63 64)
1985 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California
1985 Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hour women swim record of 42.05 miles in 25 meter pool
1985 Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1985 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship
1985 Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits
1984 98th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris E L Mills (46 64 64)
1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41G mission
1983 NASA launches RCA-6
1982 Dutch social dem party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament
1980 Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely due to drug arrest

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Cheryl Prewitt of Mississippi, 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980
1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1978 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2
1978 Irani army shoots on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed
1977 Interpol sends a resolution concerning video piracy
1977 Jimmy McCullough quits Wings
1976 Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam
1975 Boston begins court ordered busing of public schools
1975 Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal
1974 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Evonne Goolagong (36 63 75)
1974 94th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ken Rosewall (61 60 61)
1974 Ian Thompson wins marathon (2:13:18.8)
1974 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1974 President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes
1973 87th U.S. Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley (76 57 62)
1973 Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers
1973 Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709)
1973 Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974
1972 Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year
1972 Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold
1971 John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington D.C.

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 2nd U.S. Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain)
1969 89th U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Tony Roche (79 61 62 62)
1969 Suleiman Maghrabi appointed premier of Libya
1969 U.S. amateur Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)
1968 "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand premieres
1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1968 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pacific Ladies Golf Classic
1968 Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant
1967 Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10
1967 Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic
1966 Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV
1966 "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV
1965 Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana and Florida
1965 KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game
1963 77th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court (75 64)
1963 83rd U.S. Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62)
1963 Algerian population accepts constitution
1963 Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons
1963 Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys
1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open
1962 Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 East Germany limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
1958 Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan
1958 Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo
1957 77th U.S. Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64)
1957 Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single "Reet Petite"
1957 Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV
1956 Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
1955 Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1954 Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to New York City for WINS radio
1954 SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) forms to stop communists in Asia
1953 "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater New York for 6 performances
1953 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona
1952 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)
1952 Ernest Hemmingway's "Old Man and Sea" published
1951 Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF)
1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex


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September 7 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Chrissie Hynde!



Musicians Born On September 7

1920 Al Caiola (TV themes - Bonanza and Magnificent Seven)
1929 Sonny Rollins (jazz saxophonist)
1934 Little Milton (blues guitarist and singer)
1938 Buddy Holly
1946 Alfa Anderson (Chic)
1949 Gloria Gaynor (I Will Survive)
1952 Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders)
1960 Brad Houser (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians)

Deaths On September 7

1978 Keith Moon (Who)



Number 1 In The Charts On September 7

1968 Doors: 'Waiting for the Sun' US LP
1985 David Bowie and Mick Jagger: 'Dancing in the Street' UK 45
1985 John Parr: 'St. Elmo's Fire' US 45
1998 All Saints : Bootie Call : UK single




Various Music Events On September 7

1956 Platters debut on UK chart with 'The Great Pretender'

1963 Bob Dylan debuts on US LP chart with 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'

1968 A world-record time for smashing a piano is set by a six-man Irish team - two minutes, 26 seconds

1972 'Superfly' LP goes gold for Curtis Mayfield

1974 Ohio Players become first act for two and a half years to debut inside Top 50 as 'Skin Tight' hits US Hot 100 at No. 45



1974 Elton John's 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' goes gold

1976 Paul McCartney declares a Buddy Holly Week, having acquired publishing rights to Holly's songs

1979 John Mackay and Kenny Morris leave Siouxsie and the Banshees

1984 Wham! And Paul Weller play charity show at Royal Albert Hall in aid of striking miners

1996 Tupac Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight are shot in Las Vegas following a Mike Tyson fight. Tupac died 6 days later.


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September 7 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Cavern. No other acts.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 18th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey.

Broadcast of ABC-TV's 'Big Night Out', with performance recorded 1 September 1963.

The Playhouse Theatre, London. 1.00-4.00pm. Recording for BBC's 'Saturday Club': 'I Saw Her Standing There'; 'Memphis, Tennessee'; 'Happy Birthday Saturday Club'; 'I'll Get You'; 'She Loves You'; 'Lucille'.
Recording for the 5th anniversary edition of 'Saturday Club'.

28 Maitland Court, home address of Donald Zec. The Beatles are interviewed by Donald Zec (published on the 'Daily Mirror', 10 September 1963). [8, 9 September 1963?]

1964
Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto.

1965
Brian attends an evening at the Finchley Jewish Youth Club, presenting various cups and trophies.

1966
'Yellow Submarine', 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Eleanor Rigby', 5th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.15am. Recording: 'Blue Jay Way' (tape reduction take 1 into take 2, overdub onto take 2, tape reduction take 2 into take 3, overdub onto take 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Peter Vince; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1968
'Hey Jude', 2nd week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1976
George is found guilty of unconscious plagiarism of 'He's So Fine' on 'My Sweet Lord', and given a fine of 587,000 dollars for damages.

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

1995
UK LP release: 'Help!', charity album to raise money for War Child, British organization working in Mostar, Bosnia.

1997
Derek Taylor dies at his home in Suffolk, England, of cancer of the esophagus.

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

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September 7 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 7, 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1988 5th MTV Awards
1988 Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame
1988 New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist
1988 Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws
1987 Jerry Lewis' 22nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $39,021,723
1987 Netherlands routes 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf
1987 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1987 South Africa frees Dutch anthropologist/Anc'er Klaas de Young
1986 100th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Helena Sukova (63 62)
1986 106th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (64 62 60)
1986 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship
1986 Desmond Tutu becomes Anglican archbishop of Capetown
1986 Failed assassination attempt on Chilean dictator Pinochet, 5 killed
1986 Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir for U.S. Tennis open title
1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31
1985 99th U.S. Womens Tennis: Hana Mandlikova beats M Navratilova (76 16 76)
1985 Mary Decker Tabb Slaney runs U.S. 3K female record 8:25.83
1984 Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236
1983 Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s)
1981 Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts
1981 Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000
1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1981 Judge Wapner and People's Court premier on TV
1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series
1980 100th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (76 61 67 57 64)
1980 32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott
1980 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes
1980 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Series of Women's Golf
1980 Cape Verde adopts its constitution
1980 Earnest Gray becomes 2nd New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St. Louis)
1980 Oakland A's pitch record 78th complete game of season
1980 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Barth Golf Classic
1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York
1978 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yankees beat Red Sox 15-3
1977 Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia
1977 President Carter and General Herrera sign Panama Canal treaties
1976 U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine'
1975 95th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Orantes beats Jimmy Connors (64 63 63)
1975 Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1975 Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title
1975 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad
1975 Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win U.S. Open
1974 "Irene" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 605 performances
1974 Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975
1973 Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion
1973 Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner
1970 Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1970 PLO hijacks 4 planes
1970 White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games
1970 Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 83rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Nancy Richey (62 62)
1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open
1969 Rod Laver completes his 2nd grand slam winning U.S. Tennis Open
1969 U.S. amateur Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beat Virginia Wade (46 63 60)
1966 KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1965 Hurricane Betsy, kills 74 in Florida, Miss and La
1964 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Valhalla Golf Open
1963 American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday
1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio
1960 Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3)

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 72nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62)
1958 78th U.S. Mens Tennis: A J Cooper beats M J Anderson (62 36 46 108 86)
1957 71st U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62)
1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+
1955 Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's
1954 Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools
1953 67th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64)
1953 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63)
1953 Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs
1953 Nikita Khrushchev becomes 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R. Communist Party
1952 66th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (63 75)
1952 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)
1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Carrollton Golf Tournament
1952 General Naguib forms Egyptian government/becomes premier
1952 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tennessee)
1952 Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters
1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks
1950 Monasteries shut down in Hungary



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