History

“Born Today” Michael Trevino (32) Alicia Keys (36) Charlie Bewley (36) Michelle McCool (37) Christine Lakin (38) Princess Charlene of Monaco (39) Mia Kirshner (42) Dat Phan (42) China Kantner (46) Marcus Samuelsson (46) Ana Ortiz (46) Dinah Manoff (59) Jenifer Lewis (60) The Honky Tonk Man (64) Featured Above Leiji Matsumoto (79) Etta James (RIP) Virginia Woolf (RIP) Robert Burns (RIP) “Died Today” Al Capone (Born: January 17, 1899 / Died: January 25, 1947) Ava Gardner (Born: December 24, 1922 / Died: January 25, 1990) “Movies” 1961 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1970 - MASH 1991 - Too Much Sun “Music” 1964 - The Adult Contemporary chart and the Billboard 100 was ruled by the single “There! I’ve Said it Again” 1969 - Marvin Gaye was #1 yet again with “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” 1969 - Sammy Davis, Jr with The Mike Curb Congregation had the #1 Adult Contemporary single: “I’ve Gotta Be Me” 1975 - Carpenters had the #1 song on The Hot 100 with “Please Mr. Postman” 1975 - Donny & Marie Osmond held the top song on the Adult chart with “Morning Side of the Mountain” 1986 - The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand was #1 on the Billboard 200 1986 - “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne was the #1 song 1987 - Neil Diamond sung the National Anthem at the Super Bowl XXI 1992 - A new single was #1 on the charts: “All 4 Love” by Color Me Badd 1992 - For his second week, Garth Brooks had the #1 album with Ropin the Wind 1997 - Toni Braxton continued to rule the Billboard 100 with her single “Un-Break My Heart” 1997 - No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom continued to be the #1 album “TV/Radio” 1949 - The first Emmy Awards were held and presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club 1961 - The first live televised presidential news conference is held with President John F. Kennedy 1982 - ABC aired the ninth American Music Awards “Other Important Events…” 1881 - The Oriental Telephone Company was established 1924 - The first Winter Olympic games opened in Chamonix 1971 - Charles Manson was convicted for the deaths of Tate/LaBianca 1980 - Singer Paul McCartney was deported from Japan