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"BORN TODAY" Lane Garrison 1980 - Actor (Prison Break) Kelly Monaco 1976 - Model, actress, and reality television personality (General Hospital) Adam Wylie 1984 - Actor Jewel 1974 - Singer Maxwell 1973 - Singer Eric Nies 1971 - Actor Guinevere Turner 1968 - Actress (American Psycho) Lorenzo 1972 - Singer Laurel Holloman 1968 - Actress ("The L Word") Noel Gallagher 1968 - Musician (Oasis) Phil Selway 1967 - Musician (Radiohead) Melissa Suzanne McBride 1965 - Actress (TV: "The Walking Dead") Tom Tykwer 1965 - Director (Run Lola Run) Karen Duffy 1961 - Actress, model Linden Ashby 1960 - Actor Lea DeLaria 1958 - Comedian, actress, and jazz musician ("the first openly gay comic to break the late-night talk-show barrier" with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.) Drew Carey 1958 - Actor, game show host Linda Thompson 1950 - Songwriter/lyricist, former actress and beauty pageant winner. (She was married to then Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, and David Foster, musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger.) Judy Rodman 1951 - Country singer Danny Klein 1946 - Musician (J. Geils Band) Misty Morgan 1945 - Musician Lauren Chapin 1945 - Actress ("Father Knows Best") General Johnson 1943 - Musician (Chairman of the Board) Charles Kimbrough 1936 - Actor ("Murphy Brown") Robert Moog 1934 - Musician Joan Collins 1933 - Actress ("Dynasty") Barbara Barrie 1931 - Actress (Suddenly Susan & Barney Miller) Julian Euell 1929 - Jazz musician Rosemary Clooney 1928 (RIP) - Singer, actress Nigel Davenport 1928 (RIP) - Actor (Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire) Mac Wiseman 1925 - Singer Helen O'Connell 1920 (RIP) - Singer, actress, dancer (Here's Hollywood) Betty Garrett 1919 (RIP) - Actress ("All in the Family," "Laverne and Shirley") John Payne 1912 (RIP) - Actor, singer (Miracle On 34th Street) Scatman Crothers (Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers) 1910 (RIP) - Actor, musician, singer, dancer (Chico And The Man) Herbert Marshall 1890 (RIP) - Actor Douglas Fairbanks 1883 (RIP) - Actor See More Nostalgic News on "NEXT" page "DIED TODAY" Clyde Barrow (Born: March 24, 1909 / Died: May 23, 1934) Bonnie Parker (Born: October 1, 1910 / Died: May 23, 1934) John D. Rockefeller (Born: July 8, 1839 / Died: May 23, 1937) Hal Jackson (Born: November 3, 1915 / Died: May 23, 2012) Anne Meara (Born: September 20, 1929 / Died: May 23, 2015) John Forbes Nash Jr. (Born: June 13, 1928 / Died: May 23, 2015) Sir Roger George Moore KBE (October 14, 1927 – May 23, 2017) "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1980 - Carny 1980 - The Gong Show Movie 1980 - The Shining (Featured Above) 1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1986 - Cobra 1986 - Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1997 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 - Addicted to Love Click "NEXT" to see happened in MUSIC news "MUSIC TODAY" 1940 - "I'll Never Smile Again" was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers. 1960 - The Everly Brothers recorded "Cathy's Clown." 1960 - The Everly Brothers started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Cathy's Clown'. It became the Everly Brothers' biggest hit single and their third and final US chart topper, selling eight million copies worldwide. https://youtu.be/p_fkzaAEbQg Click "Next" to read more... 1964 - Mary Wells was #1 for the second week in a row with "My Guy"https://youtu.be/r1M5eEJeT38 1964 - Ella Fitzgerald became the first artist to have a hit with a Beatles cover when 'Can't Buy Me Love' entered the UK chart.https://youtu.be/30_Uu8dIdgM More music news on "NEXT" page 1969 - The Who released the album "Tommy" in the U.K. 1970 - Paul McCartney's debut solo album, 'McCartney', started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Apart from Linda McCartney's vocal contributions, McCartney performed (and recorded) the entire album solo. The album featured 'Maybe I'm Amazed', which Rod Stewart and The Faces featured on their 1971 album Long Player. 1970 - The Beatles 12th and final studio album 'Let It Be' started a three week run at No.1 on the UK chart, featuring 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Across The Universe' and the title track. https://youtu.be/VcobSiJOGG8 Continued on "NEXT" page... 1970 - The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside the US at 'The Hollywood Rock Music Festival', in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs, England. 1973 - Jefferson Airplane were prevented from giving a free concert in Golden Gate Park when San Francisco authorities passed a resolution banning electronic instruments. The group later wrote 'We Built this City' about the ban. 1974 - George Harrison announced the launch of his own record label, 'Dark Horse.' 1975 - Elton John’s "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" album was released in the U.K. It was the first album to be certified a million-seller on its first day of release. 1979 - KISS released the album "Dynasty." 1978 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their 117 show Darkness Tour at Shea's Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York. 1986 - AC/DC released the album Who Made Who https://youtu.be/PiZHNw1MtzI More Nostalgic News on "NEXT" page... 1987 - Swing Out Sister went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP 'It's Better To Travel', their only UK No.1 album. 1987 - Twelve former members of the Doobie Brothers reunited for a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The show raised $350,000 for Vietnam veterans, about two-thousand of whom attended the show for free. 1987- Swingout Sister had the #1 U.K. album with It's Better To Travel. 1992 - Iron Maiden went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Fear Of The Dark' their third No.1 album. 1999 - Shanks & Bigfoot with vocals by Sharon Woolf started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sweet Like Chocolate.https://youtu.be/OQCQnARnKbc 1998 - Mariah Carey had the #1 song with "My All"https://youtu.be/mIhI23gBBPQ 2000 - Eminem released the Marshall Mathers LP on Interscope Records. Want to see what happened in TV & Radio? Click "Next" "TV/RADIO TODAY" 922 - "Daylight Saving Time" was debated in the first debate ever to be heard on radio in Washington, DC. 1964 - Marvin Gaye performed "You're A Wonderful One" on the popular television show American Bandstand. 1975 - Earth, Wind & Fire and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes appeared on The Midnight Special. https://youtu.be/4hbXUmd9mzs 1976 - Bob Dylan's concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado was taped by NBC-TV and later shown in the special Hard Rain. 1987 - Roy Orbison appeared on Saturday Night Live. Click "Next" To See Other Newsworthy Events AND National Days "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1827 - The first nursery school in the U.S. was established in New York City. 1876 - Boston’s Joe Borden pitched the very first no-hitter in the history of the National League. 1879 - The first U.S. veterinary school was established by Iowa State University. 1938 - "LIFE" magazine’s cover pictured Errol Flynn as a glamour boy. photo: rarenewspapers.com 1979 - Due to a record company dispute, Tom Petty was forced to file for bankruptcy owing $575,000 (£338,235). A long-running battle with his record company followed. 1985 - It was "Aretha Franklin Appreciation Day" in the state of Michigan. 1992 - A statement issued by Freddie Mercury's attorneys stated that Mercury had bequeathed the majority of his estate (£10 million - $17 million) to his long-time friend Mary Austin. 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