On This Day …

1685 – Composer Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was born.
1694 – Composer Johan Helmich Roman was born.
1935 – Judy Garland, at the age of 12, sang on Wallace Berry’s radio show on NBC.
1965 – The Beatles were awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) medals.
1971 – Al Green’s “Tired of Being Alone,” his first hit, went gold.
1978 – The Police played their first U.S. show in Boston at the Rat Club.
1981 – Queen and David Bowie record “Under Pressure” in Montreaux, Switzerland.
1992 – Pearl Jam sets a new record for first week sales when the LP “Vs.” sold 950,000 copies.
1998 – Eros Ramazzotti released his “Eros Live” album.
1998 – Marilyn Manson began its Mechanical Animals tour in Kansas City, MO.