Thursday, February 18, 2016

BB 2/18/16

Good morning Phoenix - it's Throwback Thursday!

Celebrity Birthdays Today:
• Dr. Dre – 51
• John Travolta – 62
• Matt Dillon – 52
• Molly Ringwald – 48
• Vanna White – 59


Music History for Today:
• 1959 – Ray Charles recorded “What’d I Say”
• 1974 – KISS released their first album, “KISS”
• 1974 – Yes played their first show at Madison Square Garden
• 1990 – Freddie Mercury made his final public appearance with Queen at the 11th Brit Awards
• 2006 – Rolling Stones gave a free concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro

General History:
• 1564 – Michelangelo died in Rome
• 1735 – The first opera performed in America was “Flora” in Charleston, SC
• 1885 – Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the US for the first time
• 1953 – Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the “I Love Lucy” TV show through 1955
• 2001 – NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in a crash during the Daytona 500

Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3  Brock V"""V

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