In 1964 - Cassius Clay won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship by beating Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall.  Cassius shouted, "I am the greatest" and the next day announced his Muslim faith and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
In 1967 - Pink Floyd recorded their first single, "Arnold Layne."
In 1970 - Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for singing the "F word" on stage during a concert in Oklahoma City.
In 1971 - Janis Joplin was awarded a gold record for the album “Pearl,” which contained the hit "Me & Bobby McGee."
In 1976 - The Eagles “Greatest Hits” became the first album in the U.S. to be certified platinum for selling two million copies.
In 1977 - The Eagles' “Hotel California” was released.
In 1977 - Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was arrested at a Toronto hotel on heroin-possession charges.  He was found guilty and the Stones were ordered to play two concerts for the blind.
In 1979 - During a Cure concert in Bournemouth, a girl mutilated her boyfriend’s ear.  She actually managed to pull the entire ear off his head.  It was not able to be reattached.
In 1979 - "Roxanne" was released by The Police.
In 1985 - Peter Bogdanovich sued Universal Pictures for $19 million to get Bruce Springsteen’s songs back into the movie “Mask.”  Universal didn’t want to pay it, so Bob Seger wrote the score.
In 1987 - The first four Beatles compact discs went on sale with $17 million in advance orders.
In 1988 - Alice Cooper announced he would run for Governor of Arizona as a member of the "Wild Party."
In 1990 - During a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks broke down, said she would never have children and that no man can stand her for long.
In 1991 - Soul singer James Brown was granted parole after serving two years of a six-year sentence.  The charges included assault with intent to murder.
In 1992 - Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Waikiki.
In 1996 - Alanis Morrissette won four Grammy Awards at the 38th annual Grammy Awards.
In 1998 - Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) was arrested and charged with hitting his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.
In 1998 - Vince Neil of Motley Crue announced an agreement with Internet Entertainment Group and Vivid Video to distribute a 60-minute home video of him having sex with two adult film models in Hawaii.
In 2004 – Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” opened Ash Wednesday in more than 3,000 theaters and grossed $23.6 million, recouping over two-thirds of its $30 million budget in one day.
In 2004 – Bobby Brown is sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating his parole from a 2003 drunk-driving conviction.
In 2005 – Actor Jamie Foxx won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in “Ray.”
In 2006 – CBS Radio filed suit against Howard Stern, his company, and his agent claiming Stern breached his contract by promoting new employer Sirius Satellite Radio during his last 22 months working for CBS.