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BORN TODAY 1986 - Miko Hughes 1975 - Drew Barrymore 1974 - James Blunt 1973 - Scott Phillips 1971 - Lea Salonga 1969 - Thomas Jane 1969 - Clinton Kelly 1969 - Hans Klok 1968 - Jeri Ryan 1966 - Mia Michaels 1966 - Rachel Dratch 1962 - Steve Irwin (RIP) - Click to Learn More About Steve - 1959 - Kyle MacLachlan 1951 - Ellen Greene 1950 - Julie Walters 1950 - Julius Erving 1944 - Jonathan Demme 1930 - Marni Nixon 1929 - James Hong 1928 - Bruce Forsyth 1732 - George Washington (RIP) MOVIES -Check out the trailer in the links below - 1935 - After Office Hours 1941 - The Strawberry Blonde 1949 - Down to the Sea in Ships 1952 - 5 Fingers 1952 - The Belle of New York 1957 - The Wings of Eagles 1957 - Oh, Men! Oh, Women! 1958 - The Big Beat 1973 - Charlotte’s Web 1985 - Martin's Day 1991 - He Said, She Said 1991 - Scenes from a Mall MUSIC 1956 - Elvis Presley debuted on the chart with his first single "Heartbreak Hotel" 1960 - Percy Faith had a relatively brief climb to #1 with "The Theme from 'A Summer Place'". 1962 - Elvis reigned on the U.K. chart with the double-sided "Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling In Love". 1963 - "Please Please Me" by the Beatles achieved #1 in the U.K. 1964 - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles spent a fourth week at #1 with "She Loves You" by the Beatles second. 1968 - Genesis released their first single "The Silent Sun". 1969 - The Beatles began recording the album Abbey Road with the track "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". 1969 - Sly & the Family Stone took over at #1 on the R&B chart with "Everyday People". 1969 - For the eighth week in a row, The White Album by the Beatles was #1. 1971 - Three Dog Night released the single "Joy To The World". 1971 - George Harrison released the single "What is Life". 1975 - "Nightingale" by Stanley, Idaho's Carole King was the new #1 Adult song. 1975 - AWB by the Average White Band was the new #1 album 1975 - The Average White Band received more good news as their single "Pick Up The Pieces" went to #1. 1986 - "Sara" by Starship took over as the #1 Adult Contemporary song. 1988 - Stevie Wonder received the 1998 MusiCares Person of the Year award. 1989 - Tracy Chapman won the Grammy for Best New Artist. 1989 - Bobby McFerrin won Record and Song of the year for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" at the Grammys. 1992 - TLC appeared on the radio for the first time as their debut single "Ain't 2 (sic) Proud 2 (sic) Beg" first appeared on the charts. 1992 - Paul Young reached #1 on the AC chart with "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted". 1992 - Shakespear's Sister took over at #1 for an eight-week run at the top with "Stay". 1997 - No Doubt had the #1 U.K. song--"Don't Speak". 1997 - "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls reached #1 after just five weeks. TV/RADIO Click for more of The Monkees / monkeeslivealmanac.com 1954 - ABC radio’s popular "Breakfast Club" program was simulcast on TV for the first time. 1986 - MTV aired 22 hours of The Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a group. 1999 - And the Beat Goes On..., the story of Sonny & Cher, premiered on ABC-TV. OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS... pinterest.com 1954 - LIFE magazine features a cover story on the making of Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The article "How Disney Makes An Undersea Movie" features detailed black & white underwater photos of the film in production. 1960 - Academy Award nominations are announced with Disney receiving 4. The 32nd Academy Awards will take place April 4 Sleeping Beauty - Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Noah's Ark - Short Subjects, Cartoons Donald in Mathmagic Land - Short Subjects, Cartoons Mysteries of the Deep - Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects 1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin became the first woman to win a U.S. thoroughbred horse race. 1972 - Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks receives 5 Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music-Scoring: Adaptation & Original Song Score, Best Music-Song (for "The Age of Not Believing"), Best Costume Design, and Best Special Visual Effects. Winners will be announced at the 44th Academy Awards April 10. Did we Miss Anyone or Anything Special? Let us Know in the Comments.