The Superman comic strip was first published in 1938.
The crowds went wild in Tokyo when the Beatles performed there in 1966.
In 1975, just 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono, Cher married Gregg Allman. The couple separated ten days later.
Nine people are killed in a crowd crush during Pearl Jam’s set at the Roskilde Festival, Denmark in 2000. Pearl Jam’s song ‘Love Boat Captain’ references the tragedy: “Lost nine friends we’ll never know …”
Chet Atkins passed away in 2001.
And ‘Sharknado 2: The Second One’ premiered on this day in 2014.
Today’s Birthdays:
American swimmer Michael Phelps is 31 (1985)
Boxer Mike Tyson is 50 (1966)
Murray Cook, from the original Wiggles, turns 56 (1960)
And Law and Order’s Vincent Don-Offrio is 57 (1959)
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