Through the years...
We end the month of July with a look back at 3 days that were filled with interesting events, some that helped shape history, some that would never shape history but were nevertheless amusing or noteworthy, all will be memorable...
We welcomed a new host of the "Tonight Show", saw a royal wedding, lost our "Mama", almost lost a pop icon, gained a new ice cream flavor, got "Help" and witnessed a future president send a future superstar packing. And that was just July 29th...now to the headlines...
July 29 Memories...
1957) The new host of the "Tonight Show" was Jack Paar...
1959) The Isley Brothers recorded "Shout"...
1961) Dick Clark premieres his summer stage show, "The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" on Atlantic City's Steel Pier...
1963) Peter, Paul and Mary release "Blowin' In The Wind"...
1965) The Beatles "Help" premieres in London with the queen in attendance...
1966) Bob Dylan crashes his motorcycle in Woodstock, breaking his neck...
1967) Motown releases "You're My Everything" by the Temptations...
1974) We lose Mama Cass Elliot not to a ham sandwich but a heart attack...
1978) Kenny Loggins releases "Whenever I Call You Friend" with help from friend, Stevie Nicks...
1981) England's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer tie the royal knot...
1987) Ben & Jerry introduce a new flavor, "Cherry Garcia"...
1989) Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush makes what he describes as his "worst trade" sending Sammy Sosa packing...
1998) Miramax buys the rights to the Beatles film, "A Hard Day's Night"...
Happy Birthday to...
1924) Lloyd Bochner...
1924) Robert Horton...
1936) Senator Elizabeth Dole...
1938) Peter Jennings...
1944) Gary Busey...
1953) Ken Burns...
1953) Rush lead singer, Geddy Lee...
1956) Patti Scialfa...
1966) Martina McBride...
July 30 Memories...
1954) Elvis makes his professional debut in Memphis opening for Slim Whitman...
1956) "In God We Trust" becomes our national motto...
1960) In the 1st AFL preseason game the Boston Patriots defeat the Buffalo Bills, 28-7...
1965) President Johnson signs into law, the Social Security Act establishing Medicare and Medicaid...
1966) The Beatles "Yesterday...and Today" tops the LP charts for the first of 5 weeks...
1970) The Rolling Stones fire Allen Klein as their manager...
1971) George Harrison releases "Bangladesh"...
1975) Jimmy Hoffa gets lost on the way to a diner, never returns...
1984) Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres...
1990) George Steinbrenner is forced to resign as principal owner of the Yankees...
1998) Buffalo Bob, Howdy Doody's daddy dies at 80...
2000) Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt walk down the aisle...
2001) Lance Armstrong chalks up Tour de France title #3...
2003) Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis Presley dies at 80...
2003) The last original-style Volkwagon rolls off the assembly line in Mexico...
Happy Birthday to...
1933) Edd "Kookie" Byrnes...
1936) Blues guitarist Buddy Guy...
1939) Peter Bogdanovich...
1941) Paul Anka...
1945) David Sanborn...
1947) California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger...
1956) Delta Burke...
1956) Anita Hill...
1961) Laurence Fishburne...
1961) Neal McCoy...
1963) Lisa Kudrow...
1974) Hilary Swank...
July 31 Memories...
1948) President Truman helps dedicate Idlewild International Airport (later changed to JFK)...
1968) The Beatles recording of "Hey Jude" is completed at Trident Studios, London...
1970) Chet Huntley says "Goodnight David", retiring...
1972) Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate...
1973) ABA Virginia Squires trade Dr. J., Julius Erving to the New York Nets...
1976) Blue Oyster Cult releases "Don't Fear The Reaper"...
1976) Orleans' "Still The One" is released...
1976) The U.S. wins 5 gold medals in boxing at the Olympics...
1979) James Taylor plays a free concert in Central Park to help restore the Sheep Meadow...
1981) The seven-week baseball players' strike ends...
1990) Nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games...
1995) The Walt Disney Company buys Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion...
1995) Selena ("Dreaming of You") becomes the first Latin artist to debut at #1...
Happy Birthday to...
1919) Curt Gowdy...
1923) Ahmet Ertegun...
1929) Don Murray...
1943) Lobo...
1944) Geraldine Chaplin...
1944) Sherry Lansing...
1945) William Weld...
1946) Gary Lewis...
1946) Bob ("Fleetwood Mac") Welch...
1951) Evonne Goolagong Cawley...
1962) Wesley Snipes...
1965) J.K. Rowling ("Harry Potter")...
1966) Dean Cain...
Commentary...
Yesterday we mentioned two of the more famous lawsuits (Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles) in recent years and today the New York Daily News has an article covering bands or artists who've sued for the right to use their own names. Those mentioned include The Doors, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Shangri-las, Marvelettes, Drifters, Platters and Creedence Clearwater Revival. For the complete story, click on this website and go to Lance Gould's article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story
