WHAT HAPPENED!!??!!… On This Day In History – February 26
1616 – Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo Galilei demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.
1797 – The Bank of England issues first £1 note
1917 – 1st jazz records recorded – “Dixie Jazz Band One Step” and “Livery Stable Blues” by Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company
1935 – A new Radio Detection and Ranging technology is demonstrated by Radio Physicist Robert Watson-Watt. Watt’s RADAR technology will go on to change the world.
1950 – Jonathan Leonard Friga was born on this day in Chicago, Illinois. You probably know him better as Journey keyboardist, one time member of The Babys and Bad English, Jonathan Cain
1954 – In the US House of Representatives, Republican Ruth Thompson of Michigan proposes a bill to ban the mailing or transportation of any ‘obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy disc – or any other article capable of producing sound’ – a thinly disguised attempt to stem the growth of R&B.
1955 – Billboard reported that for the first time since their introduction in 1949, 45rpm singles were outselling the old standard 78’s.
1987 – In the US Capitol Records releases the first 4 Beatles albums on CD.
1990 – On this day in 1990, Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian publicly admits that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on their eponymous debut album. Shortly after, the Grammy organization would ask for the awarded Grammys back.
1997 – Ellen DeGeneres hosts this year’s Grammys. Eric Clapton wins Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Change the World.” The Beatles win Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Music Video Short, and Best Music Video Long for the “reunion” travesty “Free as a Bird.” Bruce Springsteen’s Ghost of Tom Joad wins Best Contemporary Folk Album.
1998 – Rocker Tommy Lee of Motley Crue fame is formally charged with abusing his wife, actress Pamela Anderson Lee, and one of their sons, Dylan.
2002 – Alanis Morissette releases her third chart-topping album Under Rug Swept, featuring the single “Hands Clean.”
2002 – The Eagles, John Fogerty, Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are among those taking part in Four Concerts for Artists’ Rights, held in the Los Angeles area to raise funds for the Recording Artists Coalition. The organization is working toward changes in the California Labor Code that affect recording artists.
And the Top 10 Singles chart on this day in 1990 looked like this…
1 – CENTERFOLD – The J. Geils Band
2 – OPEN ARMS – Journey
3 – I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) – Daryl Hall and John Oates
4 – SHAKE IT UP – The Cars
5 – THAT GIRL – Stevie Wonder
6 – SWEET DREAMS – Air Supply
7 – HARDEN MY HEART – Quarterflash
8 – THE SWEETEST THING (I’ve Ever Known) – Juice Newton
9 – I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
10 – LEADER OF THE BAND – Dan Fogelberg
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