Entertainment History
On September 2, 1963, "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite"
expanded from 15 to 30 minutes, becoming network television's first
half-hour nightly newscast. In 1970, Genesis ran an ad in "Melody
Maker. It was answered by Phil Collins, who joined the group. Also in
1975, the Great American Music Fair ended violently in Syracuse, New
York, when a crowd of 500 stormed the gate to get in without paying.
Police arrested 60 people. The fair featured performances by The Doobie
Brothers and Jefferson Starship. In 1978, George Harrison married
Olivia Trinidad Arias, a secretary at his Dark Horse Records company.
That same day, Emilio and Gloria Estefan were married. In 1986, Cathy
Evelyn Smith was sentenced to three years in prison on an involuntary
manslaughter charge in connection with the drug overdose death of
comedian John Belushi in 1982. Also in 1986, Debbie Gibson signed with
Atlantic Records. She was still in high school at the time. In 1988,
The Amnesty International Human Rights Now! tour opened in London. It
featured Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel,
Tracy Chapman and Youssou N'Dour and it hit 15 countries. In 1989,
singer Ric Ocasek of The Cars married model Paulina Porizkova
(por-is-KOH'-vah). Also in 1989, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested for
allegedly trying to kill his wife, Sharon, after a drinking binge. The
case was dropped after he went into rehab and the couple reconciled. In
1991, Garth Brooks released the album "Ropin' the Wind. In 1995, the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland. The event featured a
concert with Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, and several others. In
2000, Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell married Leighanne Wallace in
Atlanta. In 2005, Kanye West went off the script during an NBC telethon
to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said, among other
things, "George Bush doesn't care about black people. In 2015, singers
Avril Lavigne (lah-VEEN') and Chad Kroeger (KROO'-ger) of Nickelback
announced their separation after two years of marriage. Today's
Birthdays: Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 97. Singer Jimmy Clanton is
78. Singer Sam Gooden of The Impressions is 77. Singer-turned-minister
Joe Simon is 73. Singer Rosalind Ashford of Martha and the Vandellas is
73. Sportscaster Terry Bradshaw is 68. Actor Mark Harmon is 65. Actress
Linda Purl is 61. Drummer Jerry Augustyniak of 10,000 Maniacs is 58.
Drummer Paul Deakin of The Mavericks is 57. Actor Keanu (kee-AH'-noo)
Reeves is 52. Actress Salma Hayek is 50. Actor Tuc Watkins ("One Life
To Live") is 50. Actress Cynthia Watros ("Lost," 'Titus") is 48. Singer
K-Ci of K-Ci and JoJo is 47. Actor Katt Williams ("Norbit") is 43.
Bassist Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit is 39. Actor Jonathan Kite ("2 Broke
Girls") is 37. Drummer Spencer Smith (Panic at the Disco) is 29.
DJ/music producer Zedd is 27.
