Kilmarnock Edition
1786 "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect" by Robert Burns, also known as the Kilmarnock Edition, is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland
Living' Doll
1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their first British #1 single with "Living Doll";it becomes the best-selling British single of 1959
Ban the Beatles
1966 Two Alabama radio hosts, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton of WAQY in Birmingham, ask listeners to send in Beatles albums and merchandise to burn in response to John Lennon's remark that "Christianity will go" [1]
Rolling Stones Leave Jail
1967 Rolling Stones' singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England after serving 1 month on drug charges
- 1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving away clothes for free
Elvis Returns
1969 Elvis Presley returns to the concert stage for the first time in over 8 years, starting a 4-week, 57-show run at the newly opened International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada [1]
- 1973 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' country house, "Redlands," in West Wittering, Sussex, England, is seriously damaged in a fire for the second time in nine years, variously attributed to mice or careless smoking while intoxicated
But Never Jam Today
1979 Bert Keyes and Bob Larimer's musical "But Never Jam Today," based on the works of Lewis Carroll, opens at Longacre Theatre, NYC, and runs for eight performances
- 1980 John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas is arrested on drug charges in Manhattan, New York City
- 1993 The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts is arrested for shoving two cops at th investigating a domestic dispute at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, New York
Second Reunion Tour
2004 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel close their second reunion tour with a free concert in front of the Colosseum in Rome; an estimated 600,000 fans attend, making it their largest crowd
Bruce Springsteen's Longest Show
2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform their longest show to date at Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland, lasting 4 hours and 6 minutes
Rihanna's Vogue Cover
2018 Rihanna becomes the first Black woman to appear on the cover of British Vogue (September issue)
