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On Sept. 25, 1964, Beatles manager Brian Epstein turned down an offer from a group of U.S. businessmen to buy out his management contract with The Beatles.

In 1965, “The Beatles” cartoon show premiered on ABC. The show featured Beatles songs but not their voices.

In 1973, the Rolling Stones album “Goat’s Head Soup” went gold, even though the band admitted it wasn’t their favorite album.

In 1974, guitarist Robert Frigg of King Crimson announced the band was breaking up temporarily.

In 1975, singer Jackie Wilson suffered a heart attack while performing in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He collapsed just as he sang the line “My heart is crying” from “Lonely Teardrops.” He emerged from a coma with significant brain damage.

In 1976, the four members of U2 met for the first time in drummer Larry Mullen’s kitchen after they answered his ad for musicians on a school notice board.

In 1976, Loggins and Messina broke up.

In 1980, drummer John Bonham of Led Zeppelin died from choking on his vomit after drinking a huge amount of vodka the night before the band’s U.S. tour. He was 32.

In 1990, drummer Dave Grohl joined Nirvana.

Today’s birthdays: Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr is 83. Actor Josh Taylor (“Days of Our Lives,” “Valerie’s Family”) is 81. Actor Robert Walden (“Lou Grant”) is 81. Actor Michael Douglas is 80. Model Cheryl Tiegs is 77. Actor Mimi Kennedy (“Dharma and Greg”) is 76. Actor Anson Williams (“Happy Days”) is 75. Actor Mark Hamill is 73. Actor Colin Friels is 72. Actor Michael Madsen is 66. Actor Heather Locklear is 63. Actor Aida Turturro (“The Sopranos”) is 62. Actor Tate Donovan (“The O.C.”) is 61. TV personality Keely Shaye Smith (“Unsolved Mysteries”) is 61. Actor Maria Doyle Kennedy (“Orphan Black,” ″The Tudors”) is 60. Actor Jason Flemyng (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” ″The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”) is 58. Actor-singer Will Smith is 56. Actor Hal Sparks (“Queer as Folk”) is 55. Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones is 55. Actor Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (“The Wedding Planner,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”) is 51. Actor Clea DuVall (“Heroes”) is 47. Actor Robbie Jones (“One Tree Hill”) is 47. Actor Joel David Moore (“Avatar”) is 47. Actor Chris Owen (“American Pie” films, “October Sky”) is 44. Rapper T.I. is 43. Actor Lee Norris (“One Tree Hill,” “Boy Meets World”) is 43. Actor-rapper Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) (“Atlanta,” ″Community”) is 41. Actor Zach Woods (“Silicon Valley,” ″The Office”) is 40. Actor Jordan Gavaris (“Orphan Black”) is 35. Actor Emmy Clarke (“Monk”) is 33.

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On Sept. 23, 1962, “The Jetsons” premiered on ABC. It was the first program to be carried by the network in color.

In 1968, Lucille Ball returned to TV with “Here’s Lucy” on CBS.

In 1974, Robbie McIntosh, drummer with the Average White Band, died of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles. He had ingested the drug at a party, thinking it was cocaine. He was 24.

In 1996, actor Jim Carrey married actor Lauren Holly. They divorced less than a year later.

In 1998, actor Mary Frann died of apparent heart failure at her home in Beverly Hills, California. She was 55. She’s probably best known for play Bob Newhart’s wife on “Newhart.”

Also in 1998, White Zombie announced its breakup.

In 2010, singer Katy Perry was cut from an episode of “Sesame Street” because the producers thought her dress was too low-cut.

Today’s Birthdays: Singer Julio Iglesias is 81. Actor-singer Paul Petersen (“The Donna Reed Show”) is 79. Actor-Mary Kay Place is 77. Musician Bruce Springsteen is 75. Director George C. Wolfe (film’s “Nights in Rodanthe,” stage’s “Angels in America”) is 70. Drummer Leon Taylor of The Ventures is 69. Actor Rosalind Chao (2020’s “Mulan,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 67. Actor Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”) is 65. Actor Chi McBride (“Hawaii Five-0,” ″Boston Public”) is 63. Steel guitarist Don Herron of BR549 is 62. Actor LisaRaye (“All of Us,” ″Beauty Shop”) is 58. Singer Ani DiFranco is 54. Singer Sam Bettens of K’s Choice is 52. Rapper-producer-record head Jermaine Dupri is 52. Actor Kip Pardue (“The Rules of Attraction,” “Remember the Titans”) is 48. Actor Anthony Mackie (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) is 46. Singer Erik-Michael Estrada of O-Town is 45. Actor Brandon Victor Dixon (“Hamilton”) is 43. Actor David Lim (“S.W.A.T.,” ″Quantico”) is 41. Actor Cush Jumbo (“The Good Fight,” ″The Good Wife”) is 39. Actor Skylar Astin (“Pitch Perfect” films) is 37.

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On Sept. 17, 1931, RCA Victor demonstrated the first 33-and-a-third RPM long-playing record in New York.

In 1963, “The Fugitive” began its run on ABC, starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble.

In 1964, “Bewitched,” starring Elizabeth Montgomery, made its debut on ABC.

In 1967, The Doors performed “Light My Fire” on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Jim Morrison had been asked to change the line “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” but Morrison sang it anyway.

Also in 1967, The Who appeared on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.” Drummer Keith Moon had set a flash powder explosion in his drum kit, not knowing technicians had already done so. The resulting explosion sent a cymbal into Moon’s leg and singed Pete Townshend’s hair.

In 1972, “MASH” premiered on CBS. It stayed on the air for eleven years.

In 1978, ABC’s expensive sci-fi show “Battlestar Galactica” made its debut.

In 1980, Bette Midler’s concert film, “Divine Madness,” premiered.

In 1983, Vanessa Williams of New York became the first black contestant to be crowned Miss America. The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse magazine scandal.

In 1991, Geffen Records released “Use Your Illusion One” and “Use Your Illusion Two” by Guns N” Roses. The two albums went on sale at many stores nationwide just after midnight.

Also in 1991, Hank Williams Jr. unveiled a statue of his father in Montgomery, Alabama, where his funeral was held in 1953.

In 1996, The Cranberries canceled the last nine shows of their U.S. tour because singer Dolores O’Riordan was suffering from a combination of exhaustion and the flu.

Also in 1996, London police intercepted and destroyed a booby-trapped book that an obsessed fan sent to singer Bjork. The fan killed himself hours after mailing the package. The package never reached Bjork’s home.

In 1997, comedian Red Skelton died at a hospital near his home in Palm Springs, California, after a long illness. He was 84.

In 2001, David Letterman hosted the first late-night talk show since the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Letterman opened the show with no jokes, just his thoughts on the matter. Dan Rather was his first guest and broke into tears.

Today’s Birthdays: Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 89. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 76. Actor Elvira is 73. Comedian Rita Rudner is OK71. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (formerly Elmo on “Sesame Street”) is 64. Actor-director Paul Feig is 62. Director Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge”) is 62. Singer BeBe Winans is 62. Businessman Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”) is 61. Actor Kyle Chandler is 59. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 58. Actor Malik Yoba (“Empire,” “New York Undercover”) is 57. Singer Anastacia is 56. Actor Matthew Settle (“Gossip Girl”) is 55. Rapper VinRock of Naughty By Nature is 54. Actor Bobby Lee (“MADtv,” ″Harold and Kumar” films) is 53. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 51. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (“The Matrix” films) is 50. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 45. Actor Billy Miller (“General Hospital,” ″The Young and the Restless”) is 45. Actor Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is The New Black”) is 35. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 35. Actor Denyse Tontz (“All My Children,” ″Big Time Rush”) is 30.

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On Sept. 11, 1962, The Beatles held their first recording session in London for EMI’s Parlophone label. They recorded “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.”

In 1964, George Harrison formed a music publishing company called Harrissongs.

In 1967, “The Carol Burnett Show” made its debut on CBS. It ran until 1978.

In 1969, a two-record set of Bob Dylan songs called “Great White Wonder” appeared in Los Angeles record stores. It’s believed to be the first bootleg record album.

In 1971, “The Jackson Five” animated TV series debuted on ABC. The show used the voices of five of the brothers: Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine.

In 1974, “Little House on the Prairie” made its TV debut.

In 1984, Barbara Mandrell and her two children were seriously injured in a car crash in Tennessee. The driver of the other car was killed.

In 1987, reggae star Peter Tosh died in his home in Jamaica. Police say Tosh was shot in the head after he refused to turn over money to three robbers. He was 42.

Also in 1987, CBS news anchor Dan Rather walked off the set of the “CBS Evening News” because a tennis tournament ran long. The network went black for six minutes when the tournament ended and Rather was nowhere to be found.

In 1990, George Michael’s second solo album, “Listen Without Prejudice,” was released.

In 1995, singer Michael Hutchence of INXS pleaded guilty to hitting a photographer and was fined $600. The photographer was taking Hutchence’s picture outside a hotel where Hutchence had spent the night with the estranged wife of singer Bob Geldof.

In 2001, the Latin Grammys were canceled and most entertainment events were called off in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

In 2003, actor John Ritter died in Los Angeles of a heart problem he never knew he had. He was 54.

In 2008, singer Kanye West was arrested after he got into a fight with a photographer at an airport in Los Angeles.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Earl Holliman is 96. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 85. Movie director Brian De Palma is 84. Actor Lola Falana is 82. Drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead is 81. Guitarist Leo Kottke is 79. Actor Phillip Alford (“To Kill A Mockingbird”) is 76. Actor Amy Madigan is 74. Guitarist Tommy Shaw of Styx is 71. Sports reporter Lesley Visser is 71. Actor Reed Birney (“House of Cards,” “The Blacklist”) is 70. Drummer Jon Moss of Culture Club is 67. Actor-director Roxann Dawson (“Star Trek: Voyager”) is 66. Actor Scott Patterson (“Gilmore Girls”) is 66. Keyboardist Mick Talbot (The Style Council, Dexys Midnight Runners) is 66. Actor John Hawkes (“Deadwood”) is 65. Actor Anne Ramsay (“Mad About You,” ″A League of Their Own”) is 64. Actor Virginia Madsen (“Sideways,” ″American Dreams”) is 63. Actor Kristy McNichol is 62. Musician Moby is 59. Singer Harry Connick Junior is 57. Actor Taraji P. Henson is 54. Actor Laura Wright (“Guiding Light”) is 54. Guitarist Jeremy Popoff of Lit is 53. Singer Brad Fischetti of LFO is 49. Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay is 47. Rapper Ludacris is 47. Actor Ariana Richards (“Jurassic Park” films) is 45. Singer Charles Kelley of Lady A is 43. Actor Elizabeth Henstridge (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 37. Actor Tyler Hoechlin (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 37. Actor Mackenzie Aladjem (“Nurse Jackie”) is 23.

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On Sept. 10, 1955, “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS. “Gunsmoke” began on radio in 1952. The program ran for nearly 20 years on TV.

In 1964, Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon’s “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.”

In 1965, “The Jack Paar Show” had its final broadcast. The studio audience consisted of one: Paar’s dog.

In 1974, the original New York Dolls split up. They have since reunited.

In 1990, Jessica Tandy and her husband Hume Cronyn received National Medals of the Arts at the White House, along with B.B. King and Beverly Sills.

In 1993, “The X-Files” debuted on Fox.

In 1996, Sheryl Crow’s self-titled album was banned in Wal-Mart because of the song “Love Is A Good Thing,” which mentions children killing each other “with a gun they bought at the Wal-Mart discount stores.”

In 1998, some Hindu groups criticized Madonna’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. She wore a see-through shirt and a Hindu facial marking while performing “Ray of Light.”

In 2000, The musical “Cats” was performed for the last time on Broadway, after an 18-year run.

In 2002, the Russian space agency informed NASA it was not taking Lance Bass of ‘N Sync on a mission to the international space station. Bass had failed to come up with the $20 million fee, payable in advance.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Greg Mullavey (“Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman”) is 91. Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers is 84. Actor Tom Ligon (“Oz,” ″Another World”) is 84. Singer Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night is 82. Singer Jose Feliciano is 79. Actor Judy Geeson (“Mad About You”) is 76. Guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith is 74. Actor Amy Irving is 71. Actor Clark Johnson (“Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 70. Actor Kate Burton (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 67. Director Chris Columbus is 66. Singer Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama is 66. Actor Colin Firth is 64. Singer-guitarist David Lowery of Cracker is 64. Actor Sean O’Bryan (“The Princess Diaries” films) is 61. Actor Raymond Cruz (“Breaking Bad,” “The Closer”) is 60. Drummer Robin Goodridge of Bush is 59. Guitarist Stevie D. of Buckcherry is 58. Singer-guitarist Miles Zuniga of Fastball is 58. Rapper Big Daddy Kane is 56. Director Guy Ritchie is 56. Actor Johnathon Schaech (“To Appomattox,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 55. Contemporary Christian singer Sara Groves is 52. Actor Ryan Phillippe is 50. Actor Jacob Young (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” ″All My Children”) is 45. Bassist Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance is 44. Ballerina Misty Copeland is 42. Guitarist Matthew Followill of Kings of Leon is 40. Singer Ashley Monroe of Pistol Annies is 38. Actor Hannah Hodson (“Hawthorne”) is 23.

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On Sept. 9, 1950, “The Hank McCune Show” became the first TV show to feature a laugh track.

In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first of three appearances on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” He sang “Love Me Tender,” ″Hound Dog,” ″Don’t Be Cruel” and “Ready Teddy.”

In 1971, John Lennon released his “Imagine” album.

In 1972, Miles Davis premiered his new nine-piece band in New York. Unlike other bands Davis had formed, this one comprised mostly unknown musicians.

In 1973, Todd Rundgren recorded the voices of 1,000 fans in San Francisco for the left track of his song “Sons of 1984.” He had recorded more than 5,000 fans in New York for the right track.

In 1982, singers Al Green and Patti LaBelle made their Broadway debuts in the gospel-inspired stage musical “Your Arm’s Too Short to Box with God.”

In 1995, singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips married actor William Baldwin.

In 1996, bluegrass legend Bill Monroe died in Springfield, Tennessee, at the age of 84.

Also in 1996, singer Tom Petty’s wife, Jane, filed for legal separation after 22 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

In 1997, actor Burgess Meredith died after suffering melanoma and Alzheimer’s disease. He was 89.

In 2008, Noel Gallagher of Oasis was injured when a man ran on stage at their concert in Toronto and shoved Gallagher into a speaker.

Today’s birthdays: Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 79. Guitarist John McFee of The Doobie Brothers is 74. Actor Tom Wopat is 73. Actor Angela Cartwright (“The Danny Thomas Show,” ″Lost In Space”) is 72. Musician-producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) is 72. Actor Hugh Grant is 64. Actor Charles Esten (“Nashville”) is 59. Actor Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) is 59. Actor-comedian Adam Sandler is 58. Model Rachel Hunter is 55. Actor Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) is 53. Actor Henry Thomas (“E.T.”) is 53. Actor Goran Visnjic (“ER”) is 52. Jazz singer Michael Bublé is 49. Actor Michelle Williams (“Brokeback Mountain,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 44. Singer Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 41. Actor Kelsey Asbille (“One Tree Hill,” “Teen Wolf”) is 33. Contemporary Christian singer Lauren Daigle is 33. Country singer Hunter Hayes is 33.

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