Yes – Time Rewind

On This Day January 28

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On This Day January 21

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Celebrity Birthdays

1738 – Ethan Allen, future Revolutionary War hero and key founder of the Republic of Vermont (d. 1789)

1922 – Actor Telly Savalas, best known for playing a tough New York City detective in the TV series “Kojak” (d. 1994)

1924 – British comedian Benny Hill (d. 1992)

1938 – Legendary rock and roll disc jockey Wolfman Jack, born Robert Weston Smith (d. 1995)

1940 – Retired pro golf legend Jack Nicklaus, affectionately known as “The Golden Bear”

1941 – Grammy Award-winning operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, known as “King Of The Opera”

1941 – Folk singer-songwriter Richie Havens, who opened the famed Woodstock music festival in 1969 (d. 2013)

1942 – Pop-country crossover singer-songwriter Mac Davis, who wrote hits for Elvis Presley and Kenny Rogers and had his own No. 1 pop single in 1972 with “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” (d. 2020)

1950 – Grammy-winning R&B singer Billy Ocean (“Caribbean Queen,” “Loverboy,” “Get Outta My Dreams; Get Into My Car”)

1956 – Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress Geena Davis (“The Fly,” “Beetlejuice,” “The Accidental Tourist,” “Thelma and Louise,” “A League of Their Own,” “Commander in Chief”)

1963 – NBA Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets star center Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon

1977 – Actor Jerry Trainor (“ER,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Drake & Josh,” “iCarly”)

History Highlights

1924 – Vladimir Lenin, the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union, dies of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54.

1954 – First Lady Mamie Eisenhower christens the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), during ceremonies at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.

1970 – The Boeing 747 jumbo jet enters commercial service with a Pan Am flight from New York to London. However, the departure is delayed when one of the four engines of the original aircraft catches fire and a replacement 747 is brought in.

1976 – The supersonic Concorde passenger jet (SST) begins commercial duties with simultaneous flights from London to Bahrain, and Paris to Rio de Janeiro.

1977 – President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War draft evaders.

2009 – General Motors (GM) loses the title of world’s largest automaker to rival Toyota when it announces worldwide sales of 8.36 million cars and trucks in 2008, compared to Toyota’s 8.97 million vehicle sales that same year. It marks the first time in nearly 80 years that GM did not sell the most cars in the world.

2017 – On the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, hundreds of thousands of people crowd into the U.S. capital for the Women’s March on Washington.

Musical Milestones

1968 – Jimi Hendrix records his version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” at Olympic Studios in London. The track eventually peaks at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1978 – The “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack starts a 24-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. This disco “anthem,” from the movie starring John Travolta, goes on to sell more than 45 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling soundtrack album of all time.

1984 – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes kicks off two weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.

1989 – “Two Hearts” by Phil Collins is the No. 1 single.

1995 – Boyz II Men begin their sixth and final week as chart-toppers with “On Bended Knee.”

2002 – Singer-songwriter and actress Peggy Lee, best known for her 1958 smash, “Fever,” suffers a fatal heart attack at her Bel Air home at the age of 81.

2012 – Adele holds on to the top of the Billboard album chart with her second studio album, “21,” which yields five hit singles, including “Rolling in the Deep,” “Rumour Has It” and “Set Fire to the Rain.” The work ultimately racks up 24 weeks at No. 1 and wins Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

On This Day October 25

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Celebrity Birthdays

1881 – Painter Pablo Picasso, considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century (d. 1973)

1912 – Country Music Hall of Famer and comedian Minnie Pearl, known for her trademark straw hat with $1.98 price tag attached (d. 1996)

1928 – Actress Marion Ross, best known as TV mom Marion Cunningham (“Mrs. C”) on the popular sitcom “Happy Days”

1941 – 1970s pop sensation Helen Reddy, best known for her hit single “I Am Woman,” that became an anthem for the feminist movement (d. 2020)

1944 – Yes lead vocalist Jon Anderson

1970 – Actor Adam Goldberg (“Dazed and Confused,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco,” “Zodiac”)

1984 – Pop superstar Katy Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (“I Kissed a Girl,” “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “Part of Me,” “Wide Awake,” “Roar”)

History Highlights

1962 – Tensions escalate between the United States and Soviet Union over the Cuban Missile Crisis. During a U.N. Security Council meeting, U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson demands that his Soviet counterpart confirm whether his country is installing missiles in Cuba, saying, “I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over.”

1971 – Sixteen years after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, the official dedication of Walt Disney World takes place in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney’s brother, Roy O. Disney, and Mickey Mouse preside, followed by a grand opening parade through the Magic Kingdom. The celebration is taped for a special that airs on NBC four days later.

1982 – The sitcom “Newhart” premieres on CBS, starring Bob Newhart as an author and Vermont innkeeper.

1983 – The U.S. and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada just days after the island nation’s leader is killed in a coup.

1994 – In a case that garnered international attention, Susan Smith notifies South Carolina authorities that she was carjacked by a man who sped off with her two young boys still buckled in the back seat of her car. Nine days later, she confesses that she made up the story after driving her own car into a lake to drown the kids because she was having an affair with a man who did not want children. Smith is convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

2002 – Golden Globe and Grammy-winning actor and singer Richard Harris, whose career spanned six decades and included starring roles in movies like “Camelot” and the “Harry Potter” series, dies of cancer at age 72. Harris had a 1968 hit single, “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer later covered.

Musical Milestones

1964 – The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on CBS’ “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Excited fans damage part of the TV studio in Manhattan, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote: “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” Nevertheless, the Stones go on to make five additional appearances on the popular variety show over the next five years.

1969 – The Temptations begin their second and final week as rulers of the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Can’t Get Next to You.” The track also reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B survey.

1980 – Barbra Streisand’s “Woman in Love” tops the singles chart and remains there for three weeks. Also at No. 1 is the album it’s on: “Guilty.”

1986 – “True Colors,” by Cyndi Lauper, kicks off two weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. The track receives a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

2003 – “Baby Boy,” by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul, is in the middle of a nine-week ride atop the Billboard singles chart.