On Oct. 2, 1957, Connie Francis recorded “Who’s Sorry Now.” She hated the song but recorded it after an argument with her father.
In 1959, “The Twilight Zone,” created and hosted by Rod …
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On Oct. 2, 1957, Connie Francis recorded “Who’s Sorry Now.” She hated the song but recorded it after an argument with her father.
In 1959, “The Twilight Zone,” created and hosted by Rod Serling, made its debut on CBS.
In 1965, The Who made their American TV debut on “Shindig!” performing “I Can’t Explain.”
In 1967, narcotics agents with the San Francisco police raided the communal house of the Grateful Dead on Ashbury Street for marijuana possession. Several members of the band were arrested, but Jerry Garcia was not home at the time.
In 1971, “Soul Train” went into national syndication. The show, hosted by Don Cornelius, premiered a year earlier in Chicago.
In 1977, the bodies of Elvis Presley and his mother, Gladys, were moved from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis to the grounds of Graceland after an apparent attempt to steal the bodies.
In 1985, actor Rock Hudson died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after battling AIDS. He was 59.
In 1998, singing cowboy Gene Autry died at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 91.
In 2002, the compilation album “Elvis 30 Number One Hits” went to number one in the U.S. and 16 other countries, 25 years after Elvis Presley’s death.
In 2004, Billy Joel married Katie Lee at his home on Long Island, New York. He was 55, she was 22. They have since split up.
In 2005, the divorce between actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston was finalized.
In 2017, musician Tom Petty died at a hospital after going into cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California. He was 66.
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