DT's All Kinds Of History January 8th

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People on January 8th: birthdates

Willie Anderson: 1967 (is 31 in 1998, 32 in 1999)
NBA Guard, Olympic-bronze-1988
Shirley Bassey: 1937 (is 61 in 1998, 62 in 1999)
Singer, Wales, b. in Cardiff; Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker
Kathlyn Elizabeth Bening-Beatty: 1992 (is 6 in 1998, 7 in 1999)
Celebrity Daughter, Annette & Warren's girl
David Bowie: 1947 (is 51 in 1998, 52 in 1999)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Performer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Vegetarian, Movie Actor, Saxophonist, English, Gay, Protestant, b. in London; RN:David Robert Heywood Jones; soloist, the Tin Machine; Laughing Gnome, Major Tom, Fame, Let's Dance, Ziggy Stardust; Iman's hubby
Ami Dolenz: 1968 (is 30 in 1998, 31 in 1999)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, Mickey's daughter; General Hospital's Melissa
Bob Eubanks: 1938 (is 60 in 1998, 61 in 1999)
Game Show Host, Radio Disc Jock, Newlywed Game; music promoter & manager who was a disc jock at KRLA in Los Angeles and brought the Beatles to the Hollywood Bowl.
Vladimir Feltsman: 1952 (is 46 in 1998, 47 in 1999)
Pianist, Russian
Ryan Francis: 1977 (is 21 in 1998, 22 in 1999)
TV Actor, of Sisters
Peter "Pedro" "Ged" Gill: 1963 (is 35 in 1998, 36 in 1999)?
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Frankie Goes to Hollywood; some say b. Mar 8, 1960 (is 38 in 1998), b. Jan 8, 1964 (is 34 in 1998), or b. Mar 8, 1964 (is 34 in 1998)
"Little" Anthony Gourdine: 1941 (is 57 in 1998, 58 in 1999)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, with The Imperials, soloist; some say 1940
Stephen Hawking: 1942 (is 56 in 1998, 57 in 1999)
Scientist, English, Astrophysicist; Black Holes & Baby Universes
Paul Hester: 1969 (is 29 in 1998, 30 in 1999)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Split Enz & Crowded House
Gaby Hoffman: 1982 (is 16 in 1998, 17 in 1999)
TV/Movie Actress, Sleepless in Seattle, Someone Like Me's Gaby, Now and Then, Everyone Says I Love You
Marcus Hutson: 1943 (is 55 in 1998, 56 in 1999)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Whispers
Igor Ivanov: 1947 (is 51 in 1998, 52 in 1999)
Chess Player, Canadian, champ 1980s
R. Kelly: 1969 (is 29 in 1998, 30 in 1999)
Singer
Paul King: 1948 (is 50 in 1998, 51 in 1999)?
Guitarist, Banjoist, Jugblower; of Mungo Jerry; Blue Oyster Cult; some say b. Jan 9, 1948 (is 50 in 1998)
Yvonna Kopacz: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days Of Our Lives' Wendy Reardon
Yvonne Kopacz: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Wendy
Robby Kreiger: 1946 (is 52 in 1998, 53 in 1999)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, RFN:Robert Alan; of The Doors
Cristy Lane: 1940 (is 58 in 1998, 59 in 1999)
Country Singer, Gospel Singer, RN:Eleanor Johnston
Jenny Lewis: 1976 (is 22 in 1998, 23 in 1999)
Actress, Life with Lucy, Shannon's Deal's Neala, Brooklyn Bridge's Katie Monahan
John McTiernan: 1951 (is 47 in 1998, 48 in 1999)
Movie Director, Die Hard, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero
Nolan Miller: 1935 (is 63 in 1998, 64 in 1999)
Fashion Designer, Dynasty, Love Boat
Yvette Mimieux: 1939 (is 59 in 1998, 60 in 1999)
TV/Movie Actress, Businessperson, b. in Hollywood, CA; some say b. 1941 or 1942, AP says 1939; Time Machine, Where the Boys Are
Ron Moody: 1924 (is 74 in 1998, 75 in 1999)
Actor, Comedian, English, Nobody's Perfect's Det. Insp. Roger Hart; Oliver!'s Fagin; RN:Ronald Moodnick
Kathleen Noone: 1946 (is 52 in 1998, 53 in 1999)
TV/Soap Actress, All My Children's Ellen Shepherd Dalton Chandler, Knots' Landing's Claudia Whittaker, L.A. Law's Fran Hendrickson, Party Of Five's Ellie Bennett, Sunset Beach's Aunt Bette
Charles Osgood: 1933 (is 65 in 1998, 66 in 1999)
HALL OF FAMER, Newscaster, Journalist, Author, CBS News poet in residence
Norm Pattiz: 1943 (is 55 in 1998, 56 in 1999)
Executive, Westwood One Networks Chief
John Peters: 1945 (is 53 in 1998, 54 in 1999)
Drummer, of Harpers Bizarre
John Peterson: 1942 (is 56 in 1998, 57 in 1999)?
Drummer, Singer, of Beau Brimmels, Harpers' Bizarre; some say b. Jan 8, 1945 (is 53 in 1998)
Maria Pitillo: yr unknown
TV Actress, Partners' Alicia
Melvin "Mel" Pritchard: 1948 (is 50 in 1998, 51 in 1999)?
Drummer, English, of Barclay James Harvest; some say b. Jan 20, 1948 (is 50 in 1998)
Mike Reno: 1955 (is 43 in 1998, 44 in 1999)
Rock & Roll Singer, Musician, Canadian, of Loverboy; some say b. 1954
Soupy Sales: 1926 (is 72 in 1998, 73 in 1999)
Comedian, Radio Disc Jock, TV Host, Author, Panelist, b. in Franklinton, N.C.; World's Leading Authority on Pie Throwing! Soupy Sales Show host; What's My Line; Sha Na Na reg; RN:Milton Soupbone Hines Supman
Ann Schedeen: yr unknown
TV Actress, Marcus Welby MD's Sandy Porter, Paper Dolls, Alf's Kate Tanner
Larry Storch: 1923 (is 75 in 1998, 76 in 1999)
Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voicist, Larry Storch Show, F Troop's Cpl. Randolph Agarn, The Queen & I, Brady Kids' Marlon the wizard & Moptop the dog
Bruce Sutter: 1953 (is 45 in 1998, 46 in 1999)
MLB Pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves
Terry Sylvester: 1945 (is 53 in 1998, 54 in 1999)?
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, English, of The Hollies, Swinging Blue Jeans; some say b. Jan 8, 1947 (is 51 in 1998)
Sander Vanocur: 1928 (is 70 in 1998, 71 in 1999)
Newscaster, Columnist, Journalist, NBC News, Washington Post
Laurie Walters: 1947 (is 51 in 1998, 52 in 1999)
TV Actress, Eight is Enough's Joannie Bradford; some say b. 1952 or b. 1956, but a Crook and Chase show confirmed it's 1947
Doreen Wilber: 1930 (is 68 in 1998, 69 in 1999)
Olympic Athlete, Archery, Olympic gold 1972

People on January 8th: birth anniversaries

Jacques Anquetil: 1934=d.Nov 18, 1987 (was 53)
Bicyclist, French, Tour de France bicycle racer (5-time winner).
Peter Arno: 1904=d.Feb 22, 1968 (was 64)
Editorial Cartoonist, RN:Curtis Arnoux Peters Jr.; Urban Characterizations, New Yorker Magazine
Walter Bothe: 1891=d.Feb 8, 1957 (was 66)
Physicist, German, subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954)
John Carroll: 1735=d.Dec 3, 1815 (was 80)
Religious Leader, First Roman Catholic bishop in the United States and the first archbishop of Baltimore. Under his leadership the Roman Catholic church became firmly established in the United States.
Graham Chapman: 1941=d.Oct 4, 1989 (was 48)
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, Monty Python's Flying Circus's founding member
Richard Cromwell: 1910=d.Oct 11, 1960 (was 50)
Actor, Angela Lansbury's ex-
Frank Nelson Doubleday: 1862=d.Jan 30, 1934 (was 72)
Publisher, founder of Doubleday & Co.; not to be confused with Abner Doubleday
Sir Frank Dyson: 1868=d.Jan 9, 1961 (was 93)
Astronomer, British, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity; b. 1867?
Jose Ferrer: 1912=d.Jan 26, 1992 (was 80)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Producer/Director, Writer, Singer, Pianist, Puerto Rican, b. in Santurce; RN:Jose Vincente Ferrer Otero y Cintron; Rosemary Clooney's ex-hubby; some say 1909 or 1919
Bill Graham: 1931=d.Oct 25, 1991 (was 60)
HALL OF FAMER, Music Producer, German, RN:Wolfgang Grajonca; rock impresario and promoter
William Hartnell: 1908=d.Apr 24, 1975 (was 67)
TV Actor, English, of Dr. Who (the first actor to play the Doctor)
King Henry V Of Germany And Holy Roman Empire: 1081=d.May 23, 1125 (was 44)
King, ruled 1099-
Roy Kinnear: 1934=d.Sep 20, 1988 (was 54)
Actor, English, Help!, TW3
William Piper: 1881=d.Jan 15, 1970 (was 89)
Manufacturer, Airplanes: The Henry Ford of Aviation for manufacturing small aircraft, the Piper Cub, a two-seater for family aircraft.
Elvis Presley: 1935=d.Aug 16, 1977 (was 42)
HALL OF FAMER, Country-Rock Performer, Movie Actor, Singer/Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, Music Producer, b. in Tupelo, MS; MN:Aron; changed to Aaron; The first real star of rock and roll, aka the King of Rock & Roll; Priscilla's ex-; too many notable hits to list here!; d. at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee; Billboard ranks him as the top pop recording artist of all time with 17 No. 1 songs. The 1956 two-sided hit ``Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog'' stays at No. 1 for 11 weeks, a record for the rock era that stands until 1992.
Jesse Garon Presley: 1935=d.Jan 8, 1935 (was 0)
Celebrity Relative, Elvis's stillborn twin brother
Alfred Russell Wallace: 1823=d.Nov 7, 1913 (was 90)
Scientist, Naturalist, British, Zoologist, co-discoverer of evolution
Thomas Jr. Watson: 1914=d.Dec 31, 1993 (was 79)
Businessperson, IBM CEO, IBM founder's son

People on January 8th: death anniversaries

Lord Robert Baden-Powell: 1941 (was 83)/b.Feb 22, 1857
Philanthropist, British, founded Boy Scouts & Girl Guides
"Stymie" Jr. Beard: 1981 (was 56)/b.Jan 1, 1925
Movie Actor, Our Gang's Stymie 1930-35; RFN:Matthew
Jay S. Blackton: 1994 (was 84)/b.Mar 25, 1909
Bandleader, Composer, Stage Director, Arranger, Conductor, a Broadway top musical dir., Oklahoma!, Annie Get Your Gun, George M.
John Broughton: 1789 (was 84)/b.Jul 5, 1704
Boxer, English, was the "father of the sport of boxing", replacing sword fighting. He was the very first boxing champion and held the title for 18 years.
Pat Buttram: 1994 (was 78)/b.Jun 19, 1917
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Comedy Writer, Country Singer, Cowboy Actor; Gene Autry's sidekick, Green Acres' Mr. Bilko Haney; a favorite Hollywood toastmaster
Melvin Calvin: 1997 (was 85)/b.Apr 8, 1911
Chemist, Mr. Photosynthesis
Sara Dougherty Carter: 1979 (was 80)/b.Jul 21, 1898
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Guitarist, of The Carter Family; some say b. 1899
Woody Chamblis: 1981 (was 66)/b.1914
Actor, Gunsmoke's Mr. Lathrop
Chao En-Lai: 1976 (was 78)/b.1898
Statesman, Chinese, ruled 1949-76
Steve Clark: 1991 (was 30)/b.Apr 23, 1960
Heavy Metal Guitarst, Songwriter, English, of Def Leppard
Galileo Galilei: 1642 (was 77)/b.Feb 15, 1564
Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician, Inventor, Italian, b. in Pisa; 1st Telescope; d. in Arcetri, Italy
Louis Gaste: 1995 (was 88)/b.yr unknown
Composer, wrote the song known in English as How Much Is That Doggy In The Window
Harvey Haddix: 1994 (was 68)/b.Sep 18, 1925
MLB Pitcher, pitched perfect game into 12th
Kenneth McMillan: 1989 (was 56)/b.Jul 2, 1932
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Rhoda's Jack Doyle, Our Family Honor's Comm. Patrick McKay
Francois Mitterand: 1996 (was 79)/b.Oct 26, 1916
Head of State, French, French prez 1981-95
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard: 1956 (was 78)/b.Feb 14, 1877
Engineer, invented the crystal detector (one of the first devices widely used for receiving radio broadcasts) and who was also one of the first scientists to demonstrate the wireless electromagnetic transmission of speech.
Jesse Garon Presley: 1935 (was 0)/b.Jan 8, 1935
Celebrity Relative, Elvis's stillborn twin brother
Reta Shaw: 1982 (was 69)/b.Sep 13, 1912
TV/Movie Actress, Comedienne, Mr. Peepers' Aunt Lil, Betty White Show, Ann Sothern Show's Flora Macauley, Tab Hunter Show's Thelma, Ichabod & Me's Aunt Lavinia, Cara Williams Show, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir's Martha Grant
Terry-Thomas: 1990 (was 78)/b.Jul 14, 1911
Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, English, b. in London; RN:Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Jesse White: 1997 (was 78)/b.Jan 3, 1919
Actor, Comedian, RMLN:Marc Wiedenfeld; Private Secretary's Cagey Calhoun, Danny Thomas Show's Jesse Leeds, Ann Sothern Show's Oscar Pudney; Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid; Lonely Maytag Repairman commercials 60-80s; some say b. in 1918
Eli Whitney: 1825 (was 59)/b.Dec 8, 1765
Inventor, The Cotton Gin and the concept of mass production of interchangable parts
Lois Wilson: 1983 (was 88)/b.Jun 28, 1894?
Actress, The Aldrich Family's Mrs. Alice Aldrich; some say b. Jun 28, 1895, or b. Jun 28, 1896

General events on January 8th

In 1675, The first corporation was charted in the United States today. This may come as a surprise: it was the New York Fishing Company.
In 1870, US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins.
In 1929, first telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies.
In 1954, IBM displays the first use of a machine as a translator.
In 1974, Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London.
In 1974, Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York.
In 1982, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies. It occurred Dec 31, 1983.
In 1986, On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a then-record 39.10 points, ending the day at 1,526.61.
In 1987, for the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 2,000 mark, closing at 2,002.25 after rising 8.30.
In 1988, Dow Jones down 140.58 points.
In 1991, Pan American World Airways filed for bankruptcy.
In 1997, Two weeks after the lucrative Christmas season officially ended, Intel Corp. FINALLY unveiled its much-anticipated Pentium processors with MMX (multimedia extensions) technology designed to offer users PCs with improved graphics, video and audio features.

Government and Politics on January 8th

In 1798, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified; it prohibited a citizen of one state from suing another state in federal court.
In 1865, Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make the Marigold the national flower. It doesn't pass.
In 1867, Congress approved legislation that allowed blacks to vote, despite Pres Johnson's veto.
In 1918, Mississippi became the first state to ratify a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the sale, manufacture or transportation of liquor.
In 1925, first all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas.
In 1952, Jordan adopts constitution.
In 1959, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
In 1964, President Johnson pledged a "war on poverty" in his State of the Union message.
In 1973, secret peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed near Paris.
In 1975, Judge John J. Sirica ordered the release of Watergate figures John W. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison.
In 1986, A day after acting to halt all American business dealings with Libya, President Reagan ordered all Libyan government assets in the United States frozen.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House from Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he'd undergone prostate surgery.
In 1988, an Arizona state grand jury indicted Gov. Evan Mecham and his brother, Willard, on charges of concealing a campaign loan. Both were later acquitted.
In 1992, Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine declared the Soviet national government dead, forging a new alliance to be known as the Commonwealth of Independent States.
In 1992, President Bush got ill, collapsed during a state dinner in Tokyo, and threw up on the Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's lap; alert Secret Service agents, seized the vomit, and wrestled it to the ground; White House officials said Bush was suffering from stomach flu.

War, Crime and Disaster events on January 8th

In 1815, U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans - bringing the War of 1812 to an end. The War of of 1812 had ended on 12-24-1814 but nobody knew that. Johnny Horton had a #1 record of the "Battle of New Orleans" in 1959.
In 1894, fire broke out at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; most of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was destroyed.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson presents fourteen specific war aims for World War I, and these later become the basis of the Treaty of Versailles which ends the war.
In 1940, Britain's first WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar).
In 1942, Navy pilot David F. Mason, noticing a surfaced Japanese sub in the South Pacific, drops his depth charges, and radios in the result: "Sighted sub, sank same."
In 1984, a U.S. Marine was killed in an ambush near the British embassy compound in Beirut when he and his comrades were fired upon by unidentified assailants.
In 1989, Soviet Union promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons.
In 1989, 47 people were killed when a British Midland Boeing 737-400 carrying 126 people crashed in central England.
In 1993, Serb gunmen shot and killed Bosnia's deputy prime minister (Hakija Turajlic) in the presence of French peacekeepers.
In 1996, a blizzard of historic proportions buried the East. At least 50 deaths are blamed on the weather.

Royalty and Religious events on January 8th

In 1499, Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown.

Human Achievement and Science events on January 8th

In 1838, first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, NJ.
In 1884, Augustus Schultz, NYC, patents chrome tanning process for leather.
In 1889, Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine.
In 1935, the spectrophotometer was patented by A.C. Hardy.
In 1973, USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing.
In 1988, Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator.

Entertainment events on January 8th

In 1989, "42nd Street", the second-longest-running musical in Broadway history, closed after 3,486 performances seen by 10 million people in its eight-year running.

Entertainment-TV events on January 8th

In 1952, "My Friend Irma", TV Comedy, radio from '47; debut on CBS.
In 1952, "Quick On The Draw", TV Game Show; debut on DUMONT.
In 1955, Before Barbara Billingsley plays Mom to the Beaver, she is a mom in CBS's "Professional Father," about a child psychologist (Steve Dunne) who can't cope with his kids at home.
In 1965, in The Flintstones episode titled "FRED'S SECOND CAR", Fred buys a "confisticated car" at a police auction, and is chased by crooks who suspect that the car contains jewels.
In 1966, "Shindig", TV Music; last aired on ABC.
In 1967, "The Garry Moore Show", TV Variety, skip '65; last aired on CBS.
In 1968, Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV.
In 1971, Andy Griffith becomes mayor of his old hometown in CBS's "The New Andy Griffith Show." Only five months later, Nielsen viewers vote him out of office.
In 1971, in a Brady Bunch episode called "Where There's Smoke", Greg's sisters catch him smoking and Marcia tells their parents, Greg admits to his folks that he was smoking and says he won't do it again. But the following day, a pack of cigarettes falls out of his pocket.
In 1972, "Getting Together", TV Comedy, couldn't connect witht the audience and last aired on ABC.
In 1973, "Jack Paar Tonite", TV Talk Show; debut on ABC.
In 1974, "Temperatures Rising", TV Comedy, sank so bad that it had its last airing on ABC.
In 1976, "Medical Story", TV Medical Drama; last aired on NBC.
In 1979, "Password Plus", TV Game Show, returned on NBC with host Allen Ludden.
In 1979, Today Show gets a new theme song.
In 1981, "Tomorrow", TV Talk Show, with Tom Snyder; last aired on NBC. It would be rechristened with a new title the following week.
In 1983, "Not Necessarily The News", TV Variety, debut on HBO.
In 1991, "Davis Rules" with Jonathan Winters & Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV.
In 1992, 8:00 p.m./ET "Dinosaurs" (ABC); Fran gets a job on TV giving advice to dinosaurs with problems, and creating for Earl a problem in need of a solution: how to cope with a wife who works? Voices include Jessica Walter.
In 1993, NBC decided to offer The Tonight Show to David Letterman after repeatedly assuring Jay Leno before that Jay's hosting duties were firm.
In 1995, The popular HBO comedy "Dream On" debuts on Fox, with all the objectionable language and nudity edited out for broadcast television. It didn't last long.
In 1995, "House of Buggin'" starring comedian John Leguizamo (TV Comedy Variety) premiered on Fox TV.
In 1995, "Get Smart 90s", TV Comedy, debut on Fox for a short run.
In 1997, Larry Hagman starred in the drama "Orleans" that debut on CBS, but it didn't last long.
In 1997, Michael Sabatino and Crystal Chappel wed.

Entertainment-Movies events on January 8th

In 1917, Mary Pickford starred in "Pride of the Clan" was released.
In 1933, Buster Keaton wed Mae Scribbens, then remarried because his divorce from Natalie Talmadge was not final on this date.
In 1937, Luise Rainer wed Clifford Odets
In 1941, "Kitty Foyle" starring Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan opened at the Rivoli.
In 1954, Keenan Wynn wed Sharley Hudson
In 1955, Danny Aiello wed Sandy Cohen
In 1968, Roman Polanski marries the beautiful, fully mature Sharon Tate.
In 1973, Michael Caine wed Shakira Baksh
In 1982, Danny DeVito wed Rhea Perlman

Entertainment-Radio events on January 8th

In 1923, An opera was broadcasted for the first time. The BBC broadcasted "The Magic Flute" from Covent Garden.
In 1929, CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC.

Arts and Prose events on January 8th

In 1963, the "Mona Lisa", on loan, is first unveiled in America at the National Gallery of Art.
In 1965, the Star of India and other stolen gems were returned to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In 1989, the comic strip "Pogo" returned for a second run in newspapers. It lasted through 1993.

Music events on January 8th

In 1960, Eddie Cochran attended his last recording session in Hollywood's Gold Star studio. The last major hit he cut was "Three Steps to Heaven." Ironically, three months later Cochran died in a car crashin England.
In 1966, R.C., "Love Bug" by Jack Jones peaked at #71 on the pop singles chart.
In 1966, R.C., "She's Just My Style" by Gary Lewis & The Playboys peaked at #3 on the pop singles chart.
In 1972, R.C., "Love Potion Number Nine" by Coasters peaked at #76 on the pop singles chart.
In 1972, R.C., "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" by the New Seekers peaked at #1 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1973, Yoko Ono released "Approximately Infinite University" as a two record set because say says, "I figured if George Harrison can put out a triple album, then I can put out a double album." Although the disc doesn't do especailly well, it's generally better accepted than her earlier avant-garde work.
In 1977, R.C., "9,999,999 Tears" by Dickey Lee peaked at #52 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "Love Bug" by Bumble Bee Unlimited peaked at #92 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "Stand Tall" by Burton Cummings peaked at #10 on the pop singles chart.
In 1985, tickets for the first solo concerts by ex-Wham! star George Michael, two nights at London's 20,000 capacity Earls Court arena, sold out within hours of going on sale. To meet the demand, two more London dates were added, as well as seven gigs in other British cities.
In 1989, Richard Marx marries actress/singer Cynthia Rhodes.

Music-Easy events on January 8th

In 1961, Robert Goulet made his national TV debut this night on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS.
In 1966, R.C., "Ebb Tide" by The Righteous Brothers peaked at #5 on the pop singles chart.

Music-Rock events on January 8th

In 1966, R.C., "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart.
In 1966, R.C., The Beatles LP, "Rubber Soul", began a 6-week reign at the top of the album chart. This was the seventh Beatles LP to reach the #1 position on the album charts since February, 1964. "Rubber Soul" stayed on the charts for 56 weeks. The other #1 albums for the Fab Four at that date were: "Meet the Beatles", "The Beatles Second Album", "A Hard Day's Night", "Beatles '65", "Beatles VI" and "Help!".
In 1966, The final episode of "Shindig!" featuring the Kinks and the Who is broadcast on ABC-TV. The show had premiered in September 1964 and from 1965 had aired twice weekly, on Thursday and Saturday evenings.
In 1972, R.C., "George Jackson" by Bob Dylan peaked at #33 on the pop singles chart.
In 1974, "The Early Beatles" turns gold nine years after its release and nearly four years since the group's disbanding.
In 1974, KISS gave a special dress rehearsal after being signed to Casablanca Records. A Rolling Stone magazine correspondent reports, "the group plays very heavy, loud and ultimately monotonous rock in the Black Sabbath tradition...A sure crowd pleaser. The crowds of kiddies, that is."
In 1975, Three Led Zeppelin concerts and Madison Square Garden sell out it a record four hours. The Garden box-office has to call other ticket outlets to help handle the extraordinary demand (60,000 tickets).
In 1977, R.C., "Free Bird (Live)" by Lynard Skynard peaked at #38 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "I Never Cry" by Alice Cooper peaked at #12 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "Livin' Thing" by ELO peaked at #13 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" by Robert Palmer peaked at #63 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "This Song" by George Harrison peaked at #25 on the pop singles chart.
In 1979, Canadian rock band Rush is named the country's official "Ambassadors of Music" by the Canadian government.
In 1983, R.C., "The Look Of Love (Part One)" by ABC peaked at #18 on the pop singles chart.
In 1983, R.C., "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley peaked at #3 on the pop singles chart.
In 1983, R.C., "I Do" by J. Geils Band peaked at #24 on the pop singles chart.
In 1985, the US Post Office issued a set of stamps to mark the 50th Anniversary of the birth of the King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley.
In 1991, Steve Clark of Def Leppard is found dead in the living room of his London home by his girlfriend. The coroner rules that the 30-year-old died of a lethal combination of alcohol and drugs after a night of heavy drinking.

Music-Country events on January 8th

In 1946, Elvis received an $8 guitar for his birthday.
In 1956, Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single).
In 1957, On his twenty-second birthday, Elvis Presley takes the army pre-induction exam in Memphis and passes.
In 1966, R.C., "Flowers On The Wall" by The Statler Brothers peaked at #4 on the pop singles chart.
In 1982, Johnny Cash became the first living inhabitant of Hendersonville, Tennessee, to have a road named after him when Johnny Cash Parkway was opened.
In 1983, Singer Reba McEntire has her first number one hit with "Can't Even Get The Blues".
In 1993, a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp bearing the likeness of a 1950s-era Elvis Presley was issued at a post office near the King's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Postal Service held a vote in 1992 in which fans chose the '50s Elvis 851,200 to 277,723 over an older Elvis.

Music-R 'n B / Dance events on January 8th

In 1977, R.C., "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" by Bar-Kays peaked at #23 on the pop singles chart.
In 1977, R.C., "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart.
In 1983, R.C., "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" by Kool & The Gang peaked at #30 on the pop singles chart.
In 1983, R.C., "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney peaked at #2 on the pop singles chart.
In 1983, R.C., "Young Love" by Janet Jackson peaked at #64 on the pop singles chart.
In 1994, R.C., "Keep Ya Head Up" by 2 Pac peaked at #12 on the pop singles chart.

Sports events on January 8th

In 1853, the first equestrian bronze casting made in the U.S. (by Clark Mills), that of General Andrew Jackson, is dedicated in New Orleans.
In 1901, The first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1932, the U.S. bridge team defeats the English team in the first Championship Bridge Match (by 8,980 points!).
In 1958, Bobby Fisher won the United States Chess Championship for the first time. Interesting note: Fisher was all of 14 years of age. Another interesting note: Chess is a sport.
In 1962, Jack Nicklaus, 21, placed 50th in the Los Angeles Open, his first pro appearance, winning $33.33.
In 1973, the Cleveland Barons play their last game at the Arena before 412 fans.
In 1994, Nancy Kerrigan looked on as Tonya Harding skated to her second National Championship. Kerrigan was unable to compete as a result of the brutal attack on her knee two days ago.

Sports-Baseball events on January 8th

In 1953, The Cleveland Indians bar night games with the Browns due to St. Louis owner Bill Veeck's refusal to share receipts of the telecasts.
In 1957, In an article appearing in "LOOK" magazine, Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball.
In 1986, Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA, and becomes the 16th player elected in his first year of eligibility. Billy Williams falls 4 votes shy of the 319 needed for election.
In 1991, For the first time since 1984, three players were inducted into the Hall of Fame: two 300-game winners, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins, and a 3,000-hit player, Rod Carew. Ironically, none of the three players ever appeared in a World Series.
In 1996, For the first time in 25 years, no baseball player elected to the Hall of Fame.

Sports-Football events on January 8th

In 1984, The Washington Redskins defeated San Francisco 24-21 after the '49ers staged a comeback with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Washington earned a trip to Super Bowl XVIII.

Sports-College events on January 8th

In 1955, After 130 home basketball wins, Georgia Tech defeated Kentucky 59-58. It was the first Kentucky loss at home since January 2, 1943 (another says since 1945, anybody know for sure?)
In 1955, Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pts.
In 1960, The NCAA met in New York and voted against reviving the unlimited substitution rule for college football.
In 1972, The NCAA announced that beginning in the fall, true freshmen would be allowed to compete on varsity football and basketball teams.
In 1972, the NCAA announced freshman would be eligible to play on varsity football and basketball teams beginning in the fall.
In 1984, the NCAA Executive Committee voted to expand the championship basketball field to 64 teams starting in 1985. This would create March Madness with wall-to-wall games on the first two 4-day weekends on ESPN.

Sports-Basketball events on January 8th

In 1987, Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games.
In 1988, ninth largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit.
In 1993, Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point.

Sports-Hockey events on January 8th

In 1931, Phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses.
In 1947, Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game.
In 1984, Bengt Gustafsson of the Washington Capitols scored five goals in a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

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