1967: Aretha Franklin released the single "Respect."
1967: Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas. She was the daughter of an army officer Elvis had met while in Germany. She had been living at Elvis' mansion in Memphis for several years before they were married.
1979: "Quadrophenia," the film based on The Who's album of the same name, opened in London.
1981: Ringo Starr and actress Barbara Bach got married.
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1983: Blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters died in suburban Chicago at the age of 68.
1989: Jon Bon Jovi married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, at the Graceland wedding chapel in Las Vegas.
1990: Singer Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses married Erin Everly, Don Everly's daughter. The marriage lasted 27 days.
1991: The last episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.
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![](../images/ads/current/richardson%20repair%20lda%20062607.png) 1995: Director Kevin Reynolds quit his job with the Kevin Costner film "Waterworld."
1997: Ellen DeGeneres' character came out as gay on the sitcom "Ellen."
2002: The movie "Spider-Man" opened.
2003: "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc married Melissa McKnight in Hawaii after five years of engagement. They split after three years of marriage.
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