1960 – The musical “Bye Bye Birdie” opened in New York City.
1963 – The Beatles met the Rolling Stones after a Stones concert in Richmond, England.
1965 – Millie Small appeared on ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” and performed her song “My Boy Lollipop.”
1967 – The Bee Gees released their first English single. It was “New York Mining Disaster 1941.”
1967 – The final “Where the Action Is” aired on ABC-TV.
1969 – The “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee” TV special aired on NBC.
1970 – Stephen Stills broke his wrist in an auto accident.
1976 – Motown Records and Stevie Wonder held a news conference to announce he had signed a “$13 million-plus” contract with the label.
1976 – Bay City Roller singer Eric Faulkner almost died after swallowing Seconal and Valium tablets.
1980 – A New Jersey state assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” the official state song.
1980 – Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album was released.
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