On June 8, 1948, Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” premiered on NBC.
In 1961, Elvis Presley’s seventh film, “Wild in the Country,” premiered in Memphis.
In 1968, the Rolling …
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On June 8, 1948, Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” premiered on NBC.
In 1961, Elvis Presley’s seventh film, “Wild in the Country,” premiered in Memphis.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones released the single “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”
In 1974, Rick Wakeman left the rock band Yes to pursue a solo career. Wakeman had said he hated the recently finished Yes album, “Tales from Topographic Oceans.” He rejoined two years later.
In 1991, Bruce Springsteen married his longtime girlfriend Patti Scialfa (skee-AL’-fah) in a private ceremony at their Beverly Hills mansion. Scialfa had been a backup singer in Springsteen’s E Street Band. It was her first marriage. He had been married once before, to model-actor Julianne Phillips.
In 2005, singer Rivers Cuomo of Weezer graduated from Harvard with a degree in English.
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