1961 - Britain's EMI Records rejected the Beatles. They later signed them. 


1964 - Funeral services were held in Chicago for Sam Cooke. 

1965 - US Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler recorded "Ballad of the Green Berets." 

1971 - Jerry Lee Lewis and his cousin Myra Brown were divorced. They were married when she was 13 years old.

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On this Day in History

1953 - WPTZ, in Philadelphia, PA, presented a Felso commercial, it was the first color telecast seen on a local station.

1956 - "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS-TV.

1956 - Japan was admitted to the United Nations.

1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania went online. It was the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States. It was taken out of service in 1982.

1963 - Ron Clarke set a world record when he ran six miles in 28 minutes and 15.6 seconds.

1965 - Kenneth LeBel jumped 17 barrels on ice skates.

1969 - Britain's Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.

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Baby Boomer Birthdays

Betty Grable 1916

Lynn Bari 1917

Ossie Davis 1917 - Actor

Anita O’Day (Colton) 1919

Roger Smith 1925 - Actor

Lonnie Brooks 1933 - Blues musician

Chas (Bryan) Chandler (Animals) 1938 - Musician and manager

Sam Andrew 1941 - Musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)

Alan Rudolph 1943 - Writer and director

Keith Richards 1943 - Musician (Rolling Stones) - Rolling Stones Apparel and Gear

Steven Spielberg 1947 Movie producer-director

Leonard Maltin 1950 - Movie reviewer

Gillian Armstrong 1950 - Movie director

Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins) 1950

Elliot Easton 1953 - Musician (The Cars)

Ray Liotta 1955 - Actor

Brad Pitt 1963 Actor

Robson Green 1964

Tracy Byrd 1966 - SingerBetty Grable 1916

Lynn Bari 1917

Ossie Davis 1917 - Actor

Anita O’Day (Colton) 1919

Roger Smith 1925 - Actor

Lonnie Brooks 1933 - Blues musician

Chas (Bryan) Chandler (Animals) 1938 - Musician and manager

Sam Andrew 1941 - Musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)

Alan Rudolph 1943 - Writer and director

Keith Richards 1943 - Musician (Rolling Stones) - Rolling Stones Apparel and Gear

Steven Spielberg 1947 Movie producer-director

Leonard Maltin 1950 - Movie reviewer

Gillian Armstrong 1950 - Movie director

Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins) 1950

Elliot Easton 1953 - Musician (The Cars)

Ray Liotta 1955 - Actor

Brad Pitt 1963 Actor

Robson Green 1964

Tracy Byrd 1966 - Singer