1960 – Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
1967 – The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
1970 – A display of John Lennon’s erotic “Bag One” lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography.
1970 – Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV.
1972 – Elvis Presley reportedly drew the largest audience for a single TV show to that time when he presented a live, worldwide concert from Honolulu, HI.
1973 – Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) was arrrested on drug charges in California.
1978 – The Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up. The show was in San Francisco, CA.
1989 – Paul McCartney released his album “Back In The U.S.S.R.” exclusively in Russia.
1995 – Pearl Jam performed with Neil Young for a Voters for Choice benefit in Washington.
1997 – The Beach Boys guest starred on ABC-TV’s “Home Improvement”.
1998 – Pat DiNizio, of the Smithereens, launched his first solo tour in Pontiac, MI.
1999 – Garth Brooks appeared on Sesame Street. He sang the song called “Together We Make Muisc”.
1999 – Metallica sued Victoria’s Secret, claiming that the manufacturer infringed on its trademark by marketing a line of “Metallica” lip pencils.
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