- 1962] A Sonny forecast: Sonny Liston KO's Floyd Patterson in the 1st round to win the heavyweight championship...
- 1965] Premiered on this date: The half-hour Saturday morning cartoon, "The Beatles" debuts on ABC-TV and lasts until September, 1969...1979] "Evita" opens on Broadway. It's the 3rd collaboration of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber...1997] The season premiere of "ER" is a live presentation...
- 1965] "Say Hey" has his day: At the age of 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest player to hit 50 home runs in a season...1973] "Willie Mays Night" draws a sold-out Shea Stadium crowd. Willie does not play in the game but the Mets win it for him, 2-1 over Montreal...
- 1980] "Happy Trails": Led Zeppelin drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham who dies of excessive alcohol consumption at 32...2003] Author George Plimpton dies of natural causes at 76...
- 1990] Naming Rights: Little Richard Boulevard is named for the star in Macon (GA)...
- 1992] D-I-V-O-R-C-E: A judge in Orlando (FL) rules in favor of Gregory Kingsley, a 12-year old seeking a divorce from his biological parents...
- 1995] Independence Day: Ross Perot announces the formation of the Independence Party...
- 1997] Biting mad: NBC sportscaster Marv Albert pleads guilty to assault and battery of his lover. He is fired by NBC hours later...
- 2001] An MJ sighting: Michael Jordan announces his return to basketball as a player for the Washington Wizards. MJ became president of operations in January, 2000...
- 2006] Super again: The Superdome reopens for football and the hometown Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3...
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