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.

On This Day …

1685 – Composer Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was born.
1694 – Composer Johan Helmich Roman was born.
1965 – The Beatles were awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) medals.
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.
1998 – Eros Ramazzotti released his “Eros Live” album.
1998 – A U.S. federal judge refused to issue an injunction against the sale of MP3. The device is used to play music downloaded from the Internet. The Recording Industry Association of America had brought the case to court.