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On This Day April 15

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On This Day November 15

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Celebrity Birthdays

1887 – Artist Georgia O’Keeffe, considered the “mother of American modernism” (d. 1986)

1929 – Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “JFK,” “Elf,” “Up”)

1932 – Grammy-winning pop vocalist Petula Clark (“Downtown,” “I Know a Place,” “A Sign of the Times,” “Don’t Sleep in the Subway”)

1940 – Golden Globe-winning actor Sam Waterston (“The Killing Fields,” “Law & Order,” “The Newsroom”)

1945 – Actor Bob Gunton (“Demolition Man,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Patch Adams”)

1952 – Fashion designer Jimmy Choo

1972 – Actor Jonny Lee Miller (“Trainspotting,” “Hackers, ” Elementary”)

1991 – Actress Shailene Woodley (“Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “The Descendants,” “The Spectacular Now,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” the “Divergent” series)

History Highlights

1867 – The first stock ticker is introduced in New York City and goes on to revolutionize the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country. Previously, such information was transmitted by mail or messenger.

1969 – Dave Thomas opens the world’s first Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.

1977 – President Jimmy Carter hosts the Shah of Iran at the White House.

1977 – Ford Motor Company celebrates its 100,000,000th car built in America. It’s a 1978 Fairmont four-door sedan.

1984 – Baby Fae dies 20 days after doctors replaced the newborn’s defective heart with that of a baboon.

1985 – A research assistant suffers burns and shrapnel wounds when he opens an exploding package at the home of University of Michigan psychology professor James McConnell. Investigators determine the package bomb is the work of the so-called Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski.

1996 – “The English Patient,” starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, opens in theaters. The film goes on to capture nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Musical Milestones

1956 – “Love Me Tender,” Elvis Presley’s first movie, opens at the Paramount Theater in New York. Presley plays one of three brothers turned outlaws in the musical Western.

1969 – The Fifth Dimension are in the midst of a three-week hold on the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Wedding Bell Blues.”

1975 – Host Dick Clark welcomes Swedish pop phenom ABBA to TV’s “American Bandstand.”

1975 – Elton John begins his third and final week as captain of the pop chart with “Island Girl,” from his “Rock of the Westies” album.

1980 – After years of success on the music charts with the New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition, Kenny Rogers scores his first No. 1 single as a solo act with “Lady.” The song, written and produced by Lionel Richie, holds the top spot for six weeks.

1986 – “Amanda,” by Boston, begins its second and final week as a No. 1 single. It is the band’s first officially released single since 1978.

1990 – One of pop music’s biggest scandals unfolds as Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian confirms rumors that band members Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan never actually sang any of their hit records. The duo are stripped of the Grammys they had won for Best New Artist and duped fans file class-action lawsuits.

1997 – Elton John is in the middle of a 14-week domination of the pop chart with his tribute to Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind 1997.”

2003 – “Baby Boy,” by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul, is the No. 1 single.

On This Day September 6

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Celebrity Birthdays

1937 – Actress Jo Anne Worley, best remembered from the comedy-variety show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”

1943 – Roger Waters, lead singer and bass player for the British rock band Pink Floyd

1944 – Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Swoosie Kurtz (“Fifth of July,” “The House of Blue Leaves,” “Carol and Company,” “Sisters,” “Mike & Molly”)

1947 – Emmy-winning actress and comedian Jane Curtin (“Saturday Night Live,” “Kate & Allie,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “I Love You, Man”)

1958 – Grammy-winning comedian and TV personality Jeff Foxworthy (“The Jeff Foxworthy Show,” “Blue Collar TV”)

1964 – Actress Rosie Perez (“Do the Right Thing,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Fearless,” “In Living Color”)

History Highlights

1915 – The first military tank is produced in England during World War I. Nicknamed “Little Willie,” the prototype armored vehicle weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled at just two miles per hour. Over time, improved designs resulted in a machine that literally transformed the battlefield.

1968 – “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.” McDonald’s introduces the Big Mac to its fast food menu (for 49 cents), and decades later, it remains one of the restaurant chain’s most popular items. In 2017 alone, McDonald’s sold 1.3 billion Big Macs.

1968 – Berkeley, California becomes the first U.S. city with a population of more than 100,000 to desegregate its public schools.

1976 – A Soviet Air Force pilot lands his MiG fighter jet in Japan and requests asylum in the U.S.

1997 – Millions of people around the world watch live televised coverage of the Westminster Abbey funeral of Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash days earlier. During the service, Elton John performs a new version of “Candle in the Wind” as a special tribute.

Musical Milestones

1969 – The Rolling Stones are in the midst of a four-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hony Tonk Women.”

1970 – Jimi Hendrix takes the stage at the Open Air Love and Peace Festival in Fehmarn, Germany and plays what becomes his final concert before his death 12 days later in London at the age of 27.

1975 – Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” rides to the top of the Billboard pop chart and remains there for two weeks. The track also reaches No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles chart and garners two Grammy nominations.

1980 – Diana Ross goes right-side-up to No. 1 on the singles chart with “Upside Down,” and holds the top spot for four weeks.

1986 – “Venus,” by Bananarama, rises to the top of the Billboard singles survey. It’s the cover of a 1970 chart-topping hit by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue.

1997 – “Mo Money Mo Problems,” by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase, is the No. 1 single. The song is ‘Biggie’s’ second posthumous chart-topper, following “Hypnotize.”

2008 – The Jonas Brothers own the top spot on the pop chart for the second and final week with “A Little Bit Longer.”