ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On June 28, 1969, Crosby, Stills and Nash released their first album.
In 1978, members of the band Kansas became the first rock musicians to
be named Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill by UNICEF during a ceremony at
New York's Madison Square Garden. In 1986, Wham! played their farewell
concert, for 72,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium. In 1989, actress
Amy Irving filed for divorce from director Steven Spielberg in Los
Angeles. In 1990, Joan Rivers won her first Daytime Emmy Award as a
talk show host. In 1991, Paul McCartney made his debut as a classical
composer when his "Liverpool Oratorio" was performed in Liverpool. In
1992, the first National Music Day was celebrated in England. The day
was the brainchild of Mick Jagger, and included hundreds of events
nationwide. In 1994, the Rolling Stones' "Voodoo Lounge" album made its
debut at Houston's Astrodome following an Astros-Reds game. In 2006,
Barbara Walters banned Star Jones from the set of "The View" after
Jones made a surprise announcement the day before that she was leaving
the show in July. Also in 2006, Charles Gibson appeared for the last
time on "Good Morning America. Today's Birthdays: Comedian-director Mel
Brooks is 89. Comedian John Byner is 78. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol
Harum is 70. Actor Bruce Davison is 69. Actress Kathy Bates is 67.
Actress Alice Krige is 61. Actress Jessica Hecht ("Friends," 'The
Single Guy") is 50. Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James is 50.
Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 49. Actor John Cusack is 49. Actor Gil
Bellows ("Ally McBeal") is 48. Actress-songwriter Danielle Brisebois
("All in the Family") is 46. Actress Tichina Arnold ("Everybody Hates
Chris") is 46. Actor Steve Burton ("The Young and the Restless") is 45.
Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go is 39. Bassist Mark Stoermer (STUR'-mer)
of The Killers is 38. Country singer and former "American Idol"
contestant Kellie Pickler is 29.
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