It was on this day in 1964 that the Rolling Stones released their debut album. After playing their first show as a band in 1962, they were offered a weekly gig at London’s Crawdaddy Club. Their cover of a Chuck Berry song hit the charts a year later, and after a few more singles the band was sharing the bill on tours with other acts such as The Hollies, Bo Diddley, Little Richard and The Everly Brothers. Their first US tour in June ’64 didn’t go quite as well, with the Rolling Stones being mocked by Dean Martin after appearing on his variety show. Needless to say, this setback didn’t stop them from going on to become “the greatest rock & roll band in the world.”
Earliest event Wiki takes note of for this date is “1178 BC – The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus’ return home from the Trojan War” and the most recent is “2007 – Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest spree killing in modern American history. Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 and injures 23 before committing suicide.“
Some other things that happened include:
73 – Masada falls to the Romans.
1862 – Slavery becomes illegal in the District of Columbia.
1990 – First time Jack Kevorkian give assistance to someone committing suicide.
Warm birthday wishes go out to Peter Billingsley, Martin Lawrence, Bobby Vinton, Jon Crye, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Respectful birthday wishes go to the Pope.