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Musical Milestones
1956 – Rock and Roll King Elvis Presley signs a seven-year movie contract with Paramount Pictures.
1960 – Elvis Presley gets stuck on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks with "Stuck On You." It's his first hit single following his two-year stint in the U.S. Army.
1970 – The Jackson 5 give The Beatles' "Let It Be" the boot and claim the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks with "ABC."
1981 – Daryl Hall and John Oates begin their third and final week as chart-toppers with "Kiss On My List."
1987 – U2 begin a nine-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart with "The Joshua Tree," which packs chart-topping tracks including "With or Without You," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Where the Streets Have No Name." It goes on to capture Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
1990 – The Fender Stratocaster that rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix played at the Woodstock festival is auctioned off for a record $330,000. His two-hour set at the 1969 rock festival included a rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner."
1992 – "Jump," by hip hop duo Kris Kross, grabs the top spot on the singles chart and remains there for eight weeks.
1998 – Next has the No. 1 single with "Too Close." The track remains on top of the pop chart for five weeks.
2007 – Leukemia claims the life of 69-year-old Bobby "Boris" Pickett, best known for his hit novelty song "Monster Mash," which still gets radio airplay every Halloween.
1901 – The first license plate is affixed to an automobile, as New York becomes the first state to require tags.
1945 – A milestone in the approaching end of World War II in Europe is achieved when U.S. and Russian troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting Nazi Germany in two.
1980 – President Jimmy Carter informs the nation that eight U.S. servicemen were killed in the collision of two military aircraft to be used to rescue 52 Americans held hostage in Iran. Those hostages are finally freed the following January, on the day Ronald Reagan is inaugurated president.
1983 – Soviet leader Yuri Andropov personally invites American fifth-grader Samantha Smith of Maine to visit his country after reading her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. She makes the trip that summer and becomes an honorary ambassador for peace at a time when U.S.-Soviet relations were strained during the Cold War. Sadly, Smith dies in a plane crash two years later.
1990 – The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope, a long-term space-based observatory, into a low orbit around Earth. Hubble — named after astronomer Edwin Hubble — continues to provide astronomers with an unparalleled view of the solar system, the galaxy and the universe.
1995 – Oscar-winning entertainer Ginger Rogers, best known for her films with dance partner Fred Astaire, dies at the age of 83.
1874 – Nobel Prize-winning radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi (d. 1937)
1908 – Pioneering broadcast journalist and longtime CBS correspondent Edward R. Murrow (d. 1965)
1917 – Legendary Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, affectionately known as "The First Lady of Song" (d. 1996)
1932 – Basketball Hall of Famer and former Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon, born Meadow Lemon III (d. 2015)
1940 – Oscar, Tony and Emmy-winning actor Al Pacino ("The Godfather" movie series, "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," " …And Justice for All," "Scarface," "Scent of a Woman," "Carlito's Way," "The Devil's Advocate," "The Insider," "Oceans Thrteen," "Danny Collins," "The Irishman," "Hunters")
1946 – Actress Talia Shire, best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather" films and Adrian Balboa in the "Rocky" series
1964 – Emmy-winning actor-producer-comedian Hank Azaria ("The Simpsons," "The Birdcage," "Mystery Men," "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," "The Smurfs," "Brockmire")
1969 – Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress Renée Zellweger ("Jerry McGuire," "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Me Myself and Irene," "Chicago," "Cold Mountain," "Cinderella Man")
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Starring Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire and Edward Everett Horton, and directed by Mark Sandrich
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1951 – "If," by Perry Como, claims a six-week hold on the top spot on the singles chart.
1973 – Roberta Flock rules the Billboard Hot 100 with "Killing Me Softly with His Song," which remains a chart-topper for four weeks. The track goes on to garner Flack Grammys in 1974 for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance as well as a Song of the Year Grammy for its writers, Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox.
1973 – At the 15th Annual Grammy Awards, Roberta Flack wins Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," as well as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo for her duet with Donny Hathaway, "Where Is The Love." Harry Nilsson wins the Best Pop Vocal Performance Grammy for "Without You."
1984 – "Jump," by Van Halen, begins its second week on top of the Billboard Hot 100. The track, off the band's "1984" album, remains at No. 1 for five weeks.
1990 – Janet Jackson begins three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with "Escapade," off her "Rhythm Nation 1814" album.
2001 – "Stutter," by Joe featuring Mystikal, holds the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
1820 – Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, temporarily resolving the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
1887 – Anne Mansfield Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing at 19 months of age. Under Sullivan's tutelage, including her pioneering "touch teaching" techniques, the previously uncontrollable Keller thrived, eventually graduating from college and becoming an international lecturer and activist.
1923 – The first edition of Time magazine is published. The 32-page issue features former U.S. House Speaker Joseph G. Cannon on the cover.
1931 – With the stroke of President Herbert Hoover's pen, the United States officially adopts the "Star-Spangled Banner" as its national anthem.
1950 – Marilyn Monroe makes her first screen appearance when the musical comedy "Love Happy," starring the Marx Brothers, opens in movie theaters.
1952 – The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state law (Feinberg Law) that prohibits communists from teaching in public schools. Coming at the height of the Red Scare in the U.S., the high court's decision was further proof that many Americans feared possible subversive communist activity within their borders.
1991 – In what's believed to be the first viral video, amateur video footage captures the beating of African American motorist Rodney King by four Los Angeles police officers, igniting outrage over alleged police brutality and social inequalities in LA's black community. The cops are later tried and acquitted, which triggers riots.
1847 – Scientist-inventor Alexander Graham Bell, best known for developing the telephone (d. 1922)
1911 – Actress Jean Harlow, often referred to as the "Original Blonde Bombshell" (d. 1937)
1920 – Actor James Doohan, best known as starship engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott from the "Star Trek" TV and movie series (d. 2005)
1945 – Oscar-winning director George Miller, best known for the "Mad Max" movie franchise and the animated film "Happy Feet"
1947 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jennifer Warnes ("Right Time of the Night," "Up Where We Belong," "(I've Had) The Time of My Life")
1958 – Golden Globe-winning actress Miranda Richardson ("Blackadder," "The Crying Game," "The Apostle," "Sleepy Hollow," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Made in Dagenham")
1962 – Heisman Trophy-winning retired NFL running back Herschel Walker
1966 – Rapper Tone Loc, born Anthony Smith ("Wild Thing," "Funky Cold Medina")
1982 – Actress Jessica Biel ("7th Heaven," "Ulee's Gold," "Summer Catch," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Blade: Trinity")
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Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, Walter Koenig and others
On This Day January 27
1956 – RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel," which sells 300,000 copies in its first week to become Presley's first Gold record. That spring, it spends seven weeks on top of the pop chart.
1962 – The hottest song on the radio is "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee & The Starliters.
1973 – Stevie Wonder sneaks into the top spot on the singles chart with "Superstition," from his "Talking Book" album that also contains the hit "You Are The Sunshine of My Life."
1984 – King of Pop, Michael Jackson, suffers second and third degree burns on his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.
1991 – Grammy-winning pop legend Whitney Houston performs "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Florida to such excellent response that a single (that eventually reaches No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100) and video are rush-released. Houston's appearance comes amid heightened patriotism across the U.S. during the Persian Gulf War.
1996 – "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men is in the midst of an unprecedented 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
2001 – Destiny's Child enjoys the final week of an 11-week reign over the Billboard Hot 100 with "Independent Women, Part I."
1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge."
1910 – Thomas Crapper, widely considered the prime developer of the flush toilet mechanism still in use today, dies at the age of 73.
1945 – Soviet troops reach the Auschwitz concentration camp complex and liberate more than 7,000 remaining prisoners who survived the Holocaust.
1965 – Ford introduces the Shelby GT 350, a version of the Mustang sports car developed by auto racer/car designer Carroll Shelby. The vehicle features a 306-horsepower V-8 engine and remains in production through 1971.
1967 – A launch pad fire during a preflight test at Cape Kennedy, Florida, kills Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. An investigation determines that a faulty electrical wire inside the command module was the probable cause.
1973 – In Paris, the U.S., South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam formally sign "An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam."
1996 – Tennis great Monica Seles wins her first Grand Slam title since her 1993 stabbing by a mentally unstable fan during a tournament in Hamburg, Germany that led her to take a two-year hiatus from the sport.
1756 – Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1791)
1832 – Writer Lewis Carroll ("Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," "Through the Looking-Glass") (d. 1898)
1921 – Actress Donna Reed ("It's a Wonderful Life," "From Here to Eternity," "The Donna Reed Show") (d. 1986)
1940 – Emmy-winning actor James Cromwell ("Babe," "Star Trek: First Contact," "L.A. Confidential," "The Green Mile," "Six Feet Under," "American Horror Story: Asylum")
1944 – Pink Floyd founding member-drummer and auto racer Nick Mason
1948 – Dancer-actor Mikhail Baryshnikov ("The Turning Point," "White Nights," "Sex and the City")
1956 – Actress Mimi Rogers ("Someone to Watch Over Me," "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery")
1959 – TV host and political commentator Keith Olbermann
1964 – Actress Bridget Fonda ("Single White Female," "Point of No Return," "Jackie Brown")
1979 – Actress Rosamund Pike ("Die Another Day," "Pride and Prejudice," "Jack Reacher," "Gone Girl," "Entebbe")
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & The Starliters
Talking Book
Flushed With Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapper
Wallace Reyburn
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Gene Kranz
The Donna Reed Show
Joanne Morreale
Star Trek VIII: First Contact
Starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and James Cromwell, and directed by Jonathan Frakes
On This Day September 13
1960 – The U.S. Congress passes an amendment to the Communications Act outlawing payola — payments of cash or gifts to radio stations in exchange for playing certain records on the air.
1965 – Louis Armstrong captures Best Male Vocalist honors for "Hello, Dolly!" at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards.
1975 – Glen Campbell is riding high on the Billboard Hot 100 as "Rhinestone Cowboy" marks its second week at No. 1. The track also spends three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
1980 – "Upside Down," by Diana Ross, is mid-way through a four-week run on top of the Billboard Hot 100.
1986 – Berlin's "Take My Breath Away," from the soundtrack to the movie "Top Gun," is the hottest single on the radio.
1996 – Hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur dies of injuries sustained six days earlier in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting. He is just 25.
1997 – Mariah Carey kicks off three weeks atop the pop chart with "Honey."
2003 – "Shake Ya Tailfeather," by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, is in the middle of four weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.
1814 – Francis Scott Key writes a poem that is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
1969 – "Scooby Doo Where Are You" premieres, introducing a band of meddling kids to the Saturday morning cartoon lineup.
1971 – A four-day revolt by inmates at Attica Prison in upstate New York comes to an explosive end as state police troopers and National Guardsmen storm the maximum-security facility with teargas and a hail of gunfire. Forty-three people are killed.
1974 – "The Rockford Files," starring James Garner as a private investigator, debuts on NBC.
1976 – "The Muppet Show" debuts with host Kermit The Frog joined by new Jim Henson creations, including Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.
1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
1994 – President Bill Clinton signs the Federal Assault Weapons Ban into law. The bill bans 18 specific firearms and certain features on guns, but only those manufactured after enactment. The measure expires exactly 10 years later, in 2004, since Congress did not reauthorize it.
2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall along the Texas Gulf coast in the early morning hours as a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. The third costliest storm in U.S. history after Hurricane Katrina causes flooding and severe wind damage across Galveston and Houston, leaving many without power for weeks.
1857 – Businessman and philanthropist Milton Hershey, who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company (d. 1945)
1941 – Vocalist David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears
1944 – Golden Globe-winning actress Jacqueline Bisset ("The Detective," "Bullitt," "Murder on the Orient Express," "The Deep," "Dancing on the Edge")
1944 – Singer-songwriter and bassist Peter Cetera, best known as front man for the band Chicago
1964 – Talk show host, political commentator and author Tavis Smiley
1969 – Actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer and author Tyler Perry, born Emmitt Perry, Jr., best known for his TV show "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
1977 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Fiona Apple ("Criminal, "Shadowboxer")
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Jim Henson: The Biography
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Michael D'Antonio
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