No prize to win on today's Flashback Pop Quiz! Play along at home or the office this afternoon at 2:50 pm.
Today is May Day, Loyalty Day, Mother Goose Day and Save The Rhino Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1955 Chess Records signs Chuck Berry to a recording contract.
1962 The Beatles started a month long residency at The Star Club, in Hamburg.
1966 The Beatles made their final live, paid appearance in the UK at the NME Poll Winners concert.
1967 32 year old Elvis Presley married 21 year old Priscilla Beaulieu.
Carl Wilson is arrested on charges of avoiding the draft.
1973 Bachman-Turner Overdrive releases their first album.
1974 The Carpenters play for President Richard Nixon at the White House.
1979 Elton John becomes the first Pop star to perform in Israel.
1984 Mick Fleetwood filed for bankruptcy.
1988 Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" finally dropped off the US albums chart after 725 weeks.
2012 Bobby Vee revealed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! Once again, dismal competition has allowed The Fate of the Furious to hold on to the top spot for the third week in a row. Meanwhile, How to Be a Latin Lover, came in second place while The Circle, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson, managing a disappointing fourth place finish. Get the rankings.
KELLY'S NEW CO-HOST! After a year of flying solo, Kelly Ripa revealed this morning that Ryan Seacrest will be her new co-host on the show. The news comes a year after Michael Strahan left the show after four years to take on a full-time role on Good Morning America. Get the reveal.
ROSEANNE REBOOT! A new Roseanne show is being shopped to both broadcast networks and streaming services, with Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, and Sara Gilbert already set to return. The original series ran for nine seasons on ABC. Get the details.
SHAVED CATS! At least seven cats in Waynesboro, Virginia have been mysteriously shaved since December without their owners’ permission. Cats owned by two separate residents on the same street have been shaved in the underbelly, groin and leg areas. Thankfully, the cats were otherwise unharmed. Get the skinny.
