Today is Plant Appreciation Day, National Peach Cobbler Day, and Scrabble Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1962 The Beatles kicked off a 48 night stand at The Star Club in Hamburg.
1963 "Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys was released in the US.
1965 Roger Miller wins in five categories at the Grammys including Best New Country & Western Artist, Best Country & Western Song ("Dang Me"), Best Country & Western Single ("Dang Me"), Best Country & Western Vocal Performance ("Dang Me") and Best Country & Western Album ("Dang Me" / "Chug-a-lug").
1967 The Rolling Stones' played their first show behind the Iron Curtain in Poland.
1980 Grease closes on Broadway after 3,883 performances.
1983 Pete Farndon, bassist for The Pretenders died of a drug overdose. He was 30.
1985 "We Are The World" topped the Billboard singles chart.
1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announced their separation after nine years of marriage.
GRANNY DJ! By day she runs a restaurant in Tokyo. However, by night she's a club DJ. Only thing is, she's 82 years old and possibly the world's oldest club DJ. And she's been doing it since she was 70! Check it out.
