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“BORN TODAY” Nick Offerman (45) Ariana Grande (22) Melanie Amaro (23) Jennette McCurdy (23) Angelina Pavarnick (29) Aubrey Plaza (31) Jason Schwartzman (35) Nathan Followill (36) Ryan Tedder (36) Derek Jeter (41) Gretchen Wilson (42) Rebecca Budig (42) Chris O'Donnell (45) Irv Gotti (45) Paul Thomas Anderson (45) Sean Hayes (45) Matt Letscher (45) Harriet Wheeler (52) Terri Nunn (54) Patty Smyth (58) Chris Isaak (59) Mick Jones (60) Robert Davi (62) Eleanor Parker (RIP) “DIED TODAY” Clifford Brown (Born: October 30, 1930 / Died: June 26 1956) Roy Campanella (Born: November 19, 1921 / Died: June 26, 1993) Liz Claiborne (Born: March 31, 1929 / Died: June 26, 2007) Nora Ephron (Born: May 19, 1941 / Died: June 26, 2012) “MOVIES TODAY” Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1968 - Never a Dull Moment 1979 - James Bond:Moonraker 1974 - The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974 - For Pete's Sake 1981 - For Your Eyes Only 1981 - The Great Muppet Caper 1981 - Stripes 1985 - Pale Rider 1987 - Full Metal Jacket (Featured Above) 1987 - Straight to Hell 1987 - Dragnet 1998 - Smoke Signals 1998 - Dr.Dolittle 1998 - Out of Sight “MUSIC TODAY” 1964 - The Beatles album "A Hard Day’s Night" was released in the U.S. 1965 - The Byrds went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man' 1966 - The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the US Singles chart with 'Paperback Writer' https://www.youtube.com/watch?vXy0LwQ1lZUo 1966 - The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Love, Captain Beefheart, The Lovin Spoonful and Percy Sledge all appeared at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California 1977 - David Bowie recorded 'John, I'm Only Dancing' 1977 - Elvis Presley's final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vLZegoGLafwQ 1982 - Charlene was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I've Never Been to Me' 1983 - The film soundtrack to 'Flashdance' started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart 1983 - The Police scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'Synchronocity' 1985 - The album, "Big River" became the first soundtrack album to be recorded in Nashville, TN. 1986 - James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. 1998 - At 10 a.m. PDT, Marcy Playground debuted the video for "Saint Joe On The Schoolbus," on the Internet. “TV/RADIO TODAY” 1933 - "The Kraft Music Hall" debuted on NBC radio. 1959 - CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Lee Remick. It was his 500th and final guest on "Person to Person." 1967 - 200 million people saw The Beatles perform 'All You Need is Love' live via satellite 1969 - Joni Mitchell appeared on the ABC TV Mama Cass Television Broadcast from Los Angeles, California “OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…” 1925 - Charlie Chaplin's comedy "The Gold Rush" premiered in Hollywood. 1926 - A memorial to the first U.S. troops in France was unveiled at St. Nazaire. 1924 - After eight years of occupation, American troops left the Dominican Republic. 1927 - The Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster opened in New York. 1936 - The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 made its first flight. It is often considered the first practical helicopter. 1942 - The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter was flown for the first time. 1945 - The U.N. Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, CA. 1948 - The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin. 1951 - The Soviet Union proposed a cease-fire in the Korean War. 1961 - A Kuwaiti vote opposed Iraq's annexation plans. 1963 - U.S. President John Kennedy announced "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) at the Berlin Wall. 1971 - The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers. 1974 - In Troy, Ohio, a Marsh supermarket installed the first bar code scanning equipment, made by IBM, and a product with a bar code was scanned for the first time. 1976 - In Toronto, Canada, the CN Tower opened to the public. The official opening date is listed as October 1, 1976. It was the world's tallest free-standing stucture and the world's tallest tower until 2010. 1979 - Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion. 1985 - Wilbur Snapp was ejected after playing "Three Blind Mice" during a baseball game. The incident followed a call made by umpire Keith O'Connor. 1996 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Virginia Military Institute to admit women or forgo state support. 1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that made it illegal to distribute indecent material on the Internet. 1997 - J.K. Rowlings book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was published in the U.K.