In 1982 - Several members of Ozzy Osbourne’s entourage were killed in a freak accident near Orlando, Florida. Guitarist Randy Rhoads and two others were in a light plane, which buzzed Osbourne’s tour bus, clipped a wing and crashed into a house.
In 1995 - Pearl Jam’s tour wrapped up in Melbourne. 13,000 tickets were sold, but 35,000 fans showed up and there was trouble. Dozens were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
In 2002 - Ozzy Osbourne and his family did an interview with CNN's Andersen Cooper. The topic was the MTV reality show “The Osbournes.”
In 2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces had launched a strike against "targets of military opportunity" in Iraq. The attack, using cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, were aimed at Iraqi leaders thought to be near Baghdad.
In 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married in a civil ceremony in Gibraltar. This marriage, for many friends and experts on the Beatles, set the seal on the end of the group.
In 1994 - Concerned about his escalating heroin use, a five hour ‘tough love’ intervention was held by Kurt Cobain’s friends at his house in Seattle. During the meeting, his management threatened to drop Nirvana if he didn’t shape up. Kurt didn’t take things well and said he was quitting the band.
In 1963 - Alcatraz prison closed in San Francisco Bay after 30 years by order of Attorney General Robert Kennedy. It was reputed to be escape-proof, but 6 men swam for it and four were drowned, a fifth was never found. During the last escape in 1962, John Scott swam to shore, but was recaptured. The abandoned prison was a big tourist attraction, but it got too expensive hauling in water, etc., so they closed it down. Criminals housed there included "Machine Gun" Kelly and Al Capone.
In 1989 - After 33 years, Dick Clark announced he was stepping down as host of “American Bandstand.” More than 65,000 records were played on the TV show. More than 10,000 musical guests have appeared on the show and over 600,000 teenagers have danced before the TV cameras. Clark was replaced by 26-year-old David Hirsh.
In 1991 - Test results released in Los Angeles showed that Rodney King, the motorist whose beating by police was videotaped, had marijuana and alcohol in his system following his arrest. President Bush denounced King’s beating as "sickening" and "outrageous."
In 1994 - Former NBA star Michael Jordan was cut from the White Sox roster and sent to the minor league club.
In 1976 - Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter revealed that the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Dylan inspired him while he worked late nights at the Georgia governor’s mansion. He quoted lines from Dylan’s "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "Yesterday" by the Beatles.
In 1989 - Pete Rozelle, who gave birth to the Super Bowl, stepped down as NFL Commissioner in his 30th year on the job.
In 1991 - L.A. Kings hockey center Wayne Gretzky and Kings owner Bruce McNall bought a 1910 Honus Wagner baseball card at Sotheby’s auction for $451,000, breaking a 1989 record: $115,000 for another Honus Wagner card.
In 1998 - The movie “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards.
In 1992 - A Chicago judge ruled in the Milli-Vanilli class-action suit that $3.00 cash rebates would be given to anyone that could prove that they bought the group's music before November 27, 1990 (the date the lip synching scandal broke).
In 1966 - The Beatles posed with mutilated dolls and pieces of animal meat for the Butcher album photograph. The cover of the “Yesterday...and Today” album was released in the U.S. with too much negative response. The original album is worth from $5,000-$10,000 today.
In 1993 - Jack Sherman sued his former band mate in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He had been fired in 1985. The suit said that he was never given any reason for being fired and that Anthony Kiedis and Flea "giggled" while they let him go.