1962 – The Isley Brothers released “Twist and Shout.”
1967 – The Monterey Pop Festival began at the Monterey Fairgrounds in Northern California. The festival lasted three days.
1970 – Woodstock Ventures, the sponsors of the original Woodstock, announced that they lost more than $1.2 million on the festival.
1972 – The New York Jazz Museum opened.
1972 – The Who’s “Join Together” was released in the U.K.
1972 – David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars” was released.
1975 – John Lennon sued the U.S. government, he charged that officials tried to deny his immigration through selective prosecution.
1976 – The TV show “The Jacksons” began airing for four weeks on CBS.
1977 – Beatlemania opened on Broadway.
1978 – The film adaptation of “Grease” premiered in New York City.
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