Today In History
In 1981
Van Halen's album "Fair Warning" was certified Platinum.
In 1983
Def Leppard's album "High 'n' Dry" was certified Platinum.
In 1986
Iron Maiden's album "Somewhere In Time" was certified Gold.
In 1987
U2 opened for itself as the country-rock band The Dalton Brothers at a show in Los Angeles.
In 1988
Poison's album "Open Up and Say...Ahh" was certified multi-Platinum.
In 1993
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder was arrested for public drunkenness.
In 1994
Aerosmith released the album "Box Of Fire."
Bon Jovi's album "Slippery When Wet" was certified multi-Platinum.
In 1997
AC/DC released the album "Bonfire," a five-disc box set including the work of original AC/DC singer Bon Scott.
In 1998
Metallica's "Binge & Purge (DC & Video Package)" as well as the group's albums "Metallica," "Master Of Puppets," and "Reload" were certified multi-Platinum.
In 2001
R.E.M. made an animated appearance on "The Simpsons."
In 2002
U2's Bono received the Humanitarian Laureate Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the organization's annual dinner in New York. He was tapped for the award in recognition of his human rights activism.
In 2003
Blink 182 release its self-titled album. The Cure's Robert Smith makes a guest appearance on the effort.
U2's "One" was named the Greatest Song Ever Recorded by Britain's "Q" magazine.
In 2004
U2's Bono and The Edge participated in the dedication ceremonies for the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas, performing a cover of The Beatles' "Rain" as well as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "The Hands That Built America."
Ozzy Osbourne announced that his family's hit MTV reality show "The Osbournes" was over.
Linkin Park, The Hives, and Muse were among the winners at the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome.
The Used wrapped up the video shoot for the song "All That I've Got" in Los Angeles.
David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Bono, Bob Marley, and Joe Strummer were among those making the top ten in "Q" magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Rock and Roll Icons of All Time.
In 2005
U2 frontman Bono was included in "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue.
In 2007
Daughtry, Linkin Park and Nickelback were among the winners at the 35th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.< |