1978 – U2 wins a talent concert and score $850 and a chance to audition for CBS Ireland.
1979 – The Talking Heads lip-sync a performance of “Take Me to the River” on American Bandstand the appearance is remembered for the awkward interview with Dick Clark afterward.
1998 – Van Halen released Van Halen III, their only album with former Extreme singer Gary Cherone singing for them.
2001 – Seven Pearl Jam concert bootleg albums debuted in the Billboard 200 albums chart, breaking the record for most appearances on the chart in a single week.
2008 – Heather Mills is awarded $48.6 million in her divorce settlement from Beatle Paul McCartney.