1798 – Composer Henri-Jerome Bertini was born.

1893 – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted his first public performance of his Symphony Number Six in B minor “Pathetique.”

1896 – Composer Howard Hanson was born.

1956 – Elvis Presley’s song “Love Me Tender” became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks.

1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the second time.

1965 – The studio recording of “My World Is Empty Without You” was made by the Supremes.

1972 – The United States Council for World Affairs announced that it was adopting the Who song, “Join Together” as its official theme.

1977 – “Nevermind The Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols” was released in America.

1999 – Terrell Davis (Denver Broncos) made his debut as a hip-hop artist when he performed with rapper Legit.

2007 – The game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” was released in North America.

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