Happy Birthday: Carl Palmer-drummer for Emerson, Lake & Palmer & Asia born in 1950
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry at the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain. The ordeal the two go through inspires the song “The Ballad of John and Yoko”
1989 – After 37 years on the air, Dick Clark announces he will discontinue hosting American Bandstand. The show continues briefly with another host before it’s off the air for good.
1990 – Eric Clapton plays three songs on Saturday Night Live: “Pretending,” “No Alibis” and “Wonderful Tonight.”
1994 – Rush were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
2018 – Beatle’s drummer, Ringo Starr received knighthood from Prince William at Buckingham Palace in London, England.