|
 1935: The long-running radio comedy program "Fibber McGee and Molly," starring Jim and Marian Jordan, premiered on the NBC Blue Network.
1956: Actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in a civil ceremony. A church wedding took place the next day.
1960: Singer Eddie Cochran died after suffering severe head injuries in a car crash in England. He was 21.
1962: Walter Cronkite made his debut as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."
1964: The Rolling Stones' self-titled debut album was released in Britain.
1970: Johnny Cash refused to perform "Okie from Muskogee" at President Nixon's request because it wasn't his song. He performed "A Boy Named Sue" instead.
1980: "Kramer vs. Kramer" won the best picture and director Academy Awards, plus the best actor award for Dustin Hoffman. Meryl Streep, who also appeared in that movie, was named best supporting actress.
1983: Pete Farndon, formerly of The Pretenders, died of a drug overdose. He had been fired from the band the year before.
[to top of second column] |
 1990: Actress Greta Garbo died in New York at the age of 84. Among her movie credits are "Grand Hotel" and "Camille."
1995: Actor-singer Burl Ives died at his home in Anacortes, Wash. He was 85.
1997: Actress Brooke Shields married tennis star Andre Agassi in Monterey, Calif. They've since separated.
1998: Paul McCartney's wife, Linda, died of breast cancer. She was 56.
[Associated
Press]
Copyright 2008 The Associated
Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
