On January 3, 1967, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys refused to be sworn in after receiving a U.S. Army draft notice. Wilson said he was a conscientious objector.
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Two Virgins” record sleeve, which showed them posing nude, was declared pornographic in New Jersey. Police seized copies of the album.
In 1970, members of The Beatles recorded their last song together, “I Me Mine.” George Harrison later used that title for his autobiography.
Also in 1970, singer Davy Jones announced he was leaving The Monkees, a year after Peter Tork quit the group.
In 1974, Bob Dylan and The Band opened a brief tour. Several dates were recorded for the live album “Before The Flood.”
In 1989, country legend Johnny Cash was released from a Nashville hospital two weeks after undergoing double-bypass heart surgery. At the time, he said he had no plans to cancel any of his tour dates that year.
Also in 1989, “The Arsenio Hall Show” made its premiere on Fox.
In 1991, the sitcom “Blossom” premiered on NBC.
In 1992, singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds married actress Patsy Kensit in London. They have since split up.
In 2004, Britney Spears married childhood friend Jason Alexander in a spur-of-the-moment wedding in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted 55 hours before they got it annulled.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Dabney Coleman is 85. Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks is 74. Singer Stephen Stills is 72. Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 71. Actress Victoria Principal is 67. Actor Mel Gibson is 61. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 48. Musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 42. Actor Jason Marsden (“Ally McBeal”) is 42. Actress Danica McKellar (“The Wonder Years”) is 42. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (“The O.C.”) is 41. Singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberley Locke is 39. Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster The People is 32. Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle (SHEL) Rae is 31.
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