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JULY 12, 1998—“DYNASTY” ACTRESS CATHERINE OXENBERG, 36, MARRIES “CHINATOWN” FILM PRODUCER ROBERT EVANS, 68, IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORINA. THE MARRIAGE LASTS NINE DAYS.

OCTOBER 26, 1968—HAVING BEEN FIRED FROM WOR-FM, LEGENDARY DJ MURRY THE K MOVES ACROSS TOWN IN NEW YORK, BECOMING ONE OF THE WMCA-AM “GOOD GUYS.”
OCTOBER 26, 1980—PAUL KANTNER OF JEFFERSON STARSHIP SUFFERS WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE A STROKE WHILE RECORDING THE BAND’S LATEST ALBUM BUT IS LATER REVEALED TO BE A BRAIN EMBOLISM. HE RECOVERS AFTER TWO WEEKS’ HOSPITALIZATION.

Actress: RITA WILSON IS 70
Actor: JON HEDER IS 49
Actor: JAMES PICKENS JR. of GREY’S ANATOMY IS 72
Actress: JACLYN SMITH of CHARLIE’S ANGELS IS 81
Actor: TOM CAVANAGH of ED IS 63
Actor: DYLAN MCDERMOTT of THE PRACTICE IS 65

AUGUST 13, 1997—‘SOUTH PARK’ AIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON COMEDY CENTRAL.

JUNE 10, 1976—PAUL MCCARTNEY AND “WINGS,” SET A NEW INDOOR CONCERT ATTENDANCE RECORD OF 67,100 AT THE KINGDOME IN SEATTLE.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY’S LION STATUES ARE NAMED PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE.

MARCH 06, 1981—WALTER CRONKITE SIGNS OFF AS ANCHOR OF “CBS EVENING NEWS.”

1965—SEALTEST ICE CREAM ADVERTISEMENT.

1983—BRA FROM THE SECRET HUG BY OLGA ADVERTISEMENT.

1975—CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL ADVERTISEMENT.

1971—OMEGA SEAMASTER DIVE WATCH.

THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN ORIGINALLY READ “HOLLYWOODLAND” AS A 1923 REAL ESTATE BILLBOARD.

OCTOBER 10, 1979—IT WAS DECLARED ‘FLEETWOOD MAC’ DAY IN LOS ANGELES, CA. ‘FLEETWOOD MAC’ WERE AWARDED A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

JULY 12, 1965—‘THE BEACH BOYS’ SINGLE “CALIFORNIA GIRLS” WAS RELEASED BY CAPITOL RECORDS. 

OCTOBER 1982—DELCO LABS WHICH SUPPLIES AN ESTIMATED FOUR MILLION RADIOS A YEAR FOR GENERAL MOTORS CARS AND TRUCKS, FINISHED TWO MONTHS OF TESTING THREE AM STEREO SYSTEMS.

1973—“EMERGENCY!” LUNCHBOX.

SEPTEMBER 29, 1966—THE CHEVROLET CAMARO, ORIGINALLY NAMED PANTHER, IS INTRODUCED.

1968—MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT.

OCTOBER 25, 1968—THE NEW YARDBIRDS, SOON TO BE KNOWN AS LED ZEPPELIN, MAKE THEIR LIVE CONCERT DEBUT AT ENGLAND’S SURREY UNIVERSITY.
OCTOBER 25, 1995—CLIFF RICHARD IS KNIGHTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, THE VERY FIRST NATIVE ROCK STAR TO RECEIVE THE HONOR.
OCTOBER 25, 2002—AN ARSONIST DESTROYS ARETHA FRANKLIN’S MANSION IN THE SUBURBS OF DETROIT, MI. THE CRIMINAL IS NEVER CAUGHT; FORTUNATELY, NO ONE IS LIVING THERE AT THE TIME.

***MATTHIAS JABS of SCORPIONS IS 71
***KATY PERRY IS 42
***ED ROBERTSON of BARENAKED LADIES IS 56
***CHAD SMITH of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS IS 65
***JON ANDERSON of YES IS 82
Actor: MICHAEL BOATMAN of SPIN CITY IS 62
Actor: CRAIG ROBINSON of THE OFFICE IS 55
Actress: NANCY CARTWRIGHT of THE SIMPSONS IS 69
Actor: MEHCAD BROOKS of SUPERGIRL IS 46
Actress: RACHEL MATTHEWS IS 33

1973—A DOVE FLEW INTO ROBERT PLANT’S HAND DURING A LED ZEPPELIN CONCERT. ZEPPELIN WAS AT ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS OF THEIR CAREER AND THEIR 1973 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BROKE ATTENDANCE RECORDS. THEY PLAYED THREE SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND THEY PERFORMED FOR OVER 56,000 FANS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, BREAKING A RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET BY THE BEATLES.

DECEMBER 18, 1965—KENNETH LEBEL JUMPS OVER 47 BARRELS ON ICE SKATES.

APRIL 24, 1980—SIX MEN RIG THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY, INLCUDING THE HOST OF THE LIVE TV DRAWING NICK PERRY, IN WHAT BECOMES KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY SCANDAL.

APRIL 1967—MONKEE SPECTACULAR # 1 IS PUBLISHED.

1967—MARLBORO CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENT.