Teresa Brewer and 
Pat Boone, among others, are discovered via the program.1965:
Paul Simon drops out of law school to pursue music full-time.
1968: At a White House luncheon to discuss the rise in urban crime,
Eartha Kitt gets into a notorious spat with First Lady Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson, declaring, "Vietnam is the main reason we are having trouble with the youth of America. It is a war without explanation or reason." Although accounts of the entire argument differ, Kitt is subsequently blackballed in America.1973: The Rolling Stones
hold a benefit concert at the Los Angeles Forum for victims of the recent Nicaraguan earthquake, raising over $200,000 for the cause. (Lead singer Mick Jagger personally contributes an extra $150,000.)
1974: The sitcom
Happy Days starring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler premiers
1975:
Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago officially declares today Bobby Vinton Day.1977: President Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Concert takes place the night before the swearing-in, featuring performances by Linda Ronstadt and Aretha Franklin, among others. John Lennon and Paul Simon are among those spotted in the crowd.
And again in 2009 Aretha sang the National Anthem at President Obama's Inauguration.
1985: USA Today readers select Cleveland, OH, as their choice for the permanent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.1990: Eric Clapton
kicks off an unprecedented eighteen-night concert stay at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
1996: Lisa Marie Presley
files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
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