DYR Today, June 20

“BORN TODAY”

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1953 – Eddie Fisher was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I’m Walking Behind You’
1963 – Gerry & the Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I Like It’

1965 – The Beatles began a 14-day European tour
1966 – The Beatles album “Yesterday & Today’ was released by Capitol Records
1969 – David Bowie recorded ‘Space Oddity’ at Trident Studios London
1969 – Day One of a three day festival in Newport, California. Featured artists included Ike and Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, The Rascals, Steppenwolf, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Eric Burdon, and Love
1974 – Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and the Doobie Brothers perform at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England
1977 – Steve Winwood’s first solo album released
1978 – Foreigner’s album “Double Vision” released
1980 – “It’s Still Rock & Roll” became Billy Joel’s first #1 hit

1981 – Stars on 45 went to No.1 on the US singles chart
1986 – Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Tina Turner and Elton John all appeared at the fourth annual ‘Prince’s Trust Rock Gala’
1987 – The Firm were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Star Trekkin’

1995 – George Jones and Tammy Wynette released their reunion album “One”
1995 – Jeff Buckley played the first night of a UK tour at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
1997 – Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died from liver cancer at the age of 59
1998 – Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Korn, Pantera, Soulfly, Slayer, Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, Life of Agony, Limp Bizkit, Entombed, Human Waste Project, Neurosis, and Pitchshifter appeared at Ozzfest, Milton Keynes Bowl, England
1998 – Baddiel, Skinner, & Lightning Seeds went to No. 1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Three Lions ‘98’ released for the football World Cup 98

1999 – Jamiroquai went to No 1 on the UK album chart with ‘Synkronized; the group’s second No.1 album
1999 – Dutch-based dance act The Vengaboys went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!’

1944- Cheryl Holdridge is born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1950 – Willie Mays graduated from high school and immediately signed with the New York Giants
1955 – The AFL and CIO agreed to combine names and a merge into a single group
1963 – The United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a hotline communication link between the two countries
1966 – The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time

1967 – Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the conviction
1977 – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation
1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart was shot to death in Managua, Nicaragua, by a member of President Anastasio Somoza’s national guard
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1983 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers must treat male and female workers equally in providing health benefits for their spouses
1997 – The tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills
1997 Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died from liver cancer at the age of 59