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 1935: Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. He died at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn., in 1977.
1948: Future country star Loretta Webb married Oliver "Mooney" Lynn, becoming Loretta Lynn.
1959: "Rawhide" premiered on CBS.
1963: "Wild Kingdom" premiered on NBC.
1974: Kiss signed its first recording contract, with Casablanca Records.
1976: Bluesman Howlin' Wolf died of cancer in a Chicago-area hospital. He was a major influence on musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.
1981: "Dynasty" premiered on ABC.
1989: "The Pat Sajak Show" made its debut on late night TV, but was unable to compete with the likes of Johnny Carson and David Letterman.
1989, Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" video was released. Jackson played a superhero in the video, which included a lengthy fantasy segment set to the song "Smooth Criminal."
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 1992: Singer Debbie Gibson made her Broadway debut in "Les Miserables." She played the part of Eponine.
2000: Melissa Etheridge and her then-partner, Julie Cypher, revealed David Crosby was the father of their two children by artificial insemination.
2006: Singer Lou Rawls died in Los Angeles after fighting lung and brain cancer. He was 72.
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