June 19
It's June 19th
In 1965 - The Four Tops have a number one hit with "I Can't Help Myself
(Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
In 1971 - Carol King's "Tapestry" is #1 and will be for 15 weeks.
In 1972 - The US Supreme Court rules in favor of MC5 manager John Sinclair and his
White Panther associates in a landmark case that makes it illegal for the government
to use wiretapping without a warrant. The White Panthers were accused of bombing
the CIA agency in Ann Arbor, MI.
In 1973 - The Rocky Horror Show musical debuts at London's Royal Court Theatre.
Two years later, it starts a brief Broadway run and is adapted into the cult classic film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
In 1981 - Siouxsie and the Bandshees released "Juju"
- Oingo Boingo released "Only a Lad"
In 1984 - The Art of Noise released "Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?"
In 2012 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian
Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified
documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he remained there
until 2019.
Birthdays:
Nick Drake
Kathleen Turner
as Dolores Benedict in "The Man with Two Brains"
Marisa Pavan
as Anna Malatesta in "The Midnight Story"
John Heartfield
"The Hand has Five Fingers
Einsurzende Neubauten - "Let's Do It a Dada"
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
"Silence"
Maginel Wright Enright
"Billy-boy had a Pony"
Cornelius Krieghoff
"The Passing Storm"
In 1965 - The Four Tops have a number one hit with "I Can't Help Myself
(Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
In 1971 - Carol King's "Tapestry" is #1 and will be for 15 weeks.
In 1972 - The US Supreme Court rules in favor of MC5 manager John Sinclair and his
White Panther associates in a landmark case that makes it illegal for the government
to use wiretapping without a warrant. The White Panthers were accused of bombing
the CIA agency in Ann Arbor, MI.
In 1973 - The Rocky Horror Show musical debuts at London's Royal Court Theatre.
Two years later, it starts a brief Broadway run and is adapted into the cult classic film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
In 1981 - Siouxsie and the Bandshees released "Juju"
- Oingo Boingo released "Only a Lad"
In 1984 - The Art of Noise released "Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?"
In 2012 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian
Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified
documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army; he remained there
until 2019.
Birthdays:
Nick Drake
Kathleen Turner
as Dolores Benedict in "The Man with Two Brains"
Marisa Pavan
as Anna Malatesta in "The Midnight Story"
John Heartfield
"The Hand has Five Fingers
Einsurzende Neubauten - "Let's Do It a Dada"
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
"Silence"
Maginel Wright Enright
"Billy-boy had a Pony"
Cornelius Krieghoff
"The Passing Storm"
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