On This Day February 20
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History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1934 – Game show host Wink Martindale (“Tic Tac Dough,” “Gambit,” “Dedt”) 1964 – Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei (“My Cousin Vinny,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Wrestler”) 1966 – Comedian Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia”) 1969 – Grammy-winning rapper-record producer Jay Z, born Shawn Corey Carter 1954 – The Chordettes settle in at No. 1 on the singles chart for seven weeks with “Mr. Sandman.” 1965 – The Byrds kick off three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Turn! Turn! Turn!” 1993 – Cancer claims the life of rock composer-guitarist Frank Zappa at the age of 52. 2004 – The Usher-Alicia Keys duet, “My Boo,” enters its sixth and final week as a No. 1 single.
Celebrity Birthdays
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Click each item below to learn more! 1977 – After nearly four decades with CBS News, anchor Eric Sevareid retires. Sevareid was among a group of elite war correspondents hired by legendary CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow, and nicknamed “Murrow’s Boys.” He was the first to report the Fall of Paris when the city was captured by the Germans in World War II.
History Highlights
Musical Milestones
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart. 1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.” 2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”
History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1890 – Comedian Groucho Marx, born Julius Henry Marx (d. 1977) 1945 – Singer Don McLean, best known for his smash single “American Pie” 1948 – Fashion designer Donna Karan 1949 – Acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz, known for her celebrity portraits 1954 – Actress Lorraine Bracco (“Goodfellas,” “The Sopranos,” “Rizzoli & Isles”)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda 1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”) 1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life” 1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett 1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli 1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”) 1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.” 1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart. 1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.” 2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single. 2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
Musical Milestones
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1932 – Legendary country singer Patsy Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley (d. 1963) 1939 – Blues guitarist-singer-songwriter Guitar Shorty, born David William Kearney 1957 – Actress Heather Thomas, who co-starred as Jody Banks on the 1980s TV series “The Fall Guy” 1960 – Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, formerly of the 80s band ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”) 1971 – Actor-director-producer David Arquette (“Scream,” “Eight-Legged Freaks,” “Never Been Kissed”)
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