Born on this Day:
Ace Frehley-guitarist for Kiss born 1951
1975: Pink Floyd wrapped up their five night stand in Los Angeles. During the run, 511 audience members were arrested for marijuana possession.
1979: Black Sabbath fire Ozzy Osbourne and a short time later hire Ronnie James Dio as his replacement.
1999: R.E.M. appear on a scripted series for the first time when they guest on Party of Five.
2006: 62-year-old Keith Richards get concussed when he falls out of a palm tree while vacationing in Fiji. No one knows why Keith was in the tree in the first place.
2009: Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament was mugged outside of the Southern Tracks Recording studio in Atlanta. As 3 men got away with over $7,300 in goods and cash.
2012: Bob Dylan receives the highest honor awarded to a United States civilian citizen as he is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.