Today in Memphis History
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Historical Events
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1862-06-06 - Battle of Memphis-city is surrendered
1864-08-21 - Gen-major Nathan B Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee
1880-01-21 - 1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis
1886-09-14 - George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon
1905-09-27 - 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues
1912-09-27 - W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912
1923-01-19 - WMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions
1948-12-11 - WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952-03-27 - Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records
1953-06-14 - Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis Tenn
1953-09-27 - WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954-01-08 - Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1954-07-30 - Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71
1956-01-01 - WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956-06-25 - WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1959-09-13 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open
1960-09-18 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open
1966-08-20 - Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert
1967-07-20 - Race riots in Memphis Tenn
1971-10-14 - 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances
1972-01-17 - Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1972-03-18 - Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game
1973-03-26 - 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76
1978-07-04 - Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order
1978-08-18 - Memphis Tenn settles with striking police officers & firefighters
1987-04-16 - Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
1995-01-28 - Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise
1995-06-29 - Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders)
1995-07-07 - Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game (vs BC Lions)
1996-06-05 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis TN on WMFS 92.9 FM
Famous Birthdays
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1902-03-03 - Ruby Dandridge, Memphis Tenn, actress (Father of the Bride)
1914-03-27 - Snooky Lanson, Memphis Tn, singer (Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee)
1916-09-03 - Memphis Slim, [Peter Chatman], rocker
1927-10-13 - Anita Kerr, Memphis TN, singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
1929-06-09 - Johnny Ace, [John M Alexander Jr], Memphis Tn, R&B singer (My Song)
1932-12-28 - Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker (Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One)
1933-11-15 - Barbara Carson, Memphis Tn, actress (Comedy Tonight, Carter Country)
1934-02-07 - King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US vocalist (Memphis Soul Stew)
1934-03-25 - Johnny Burnette, Memphis, guitarist (Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16)
1934-09-25 - John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut
1934-12-09 - [Amos] Junior Wells, Memphis Tn, blues singer (In My Younger Days)
1935-11-27 - Al Jackson Jr, Memphis Tn, drummer (Booker T & MGs-Chinese Checkers)
1936-04-29 - Lane Smith, Memphis TN, actor (Perry White-Lois & Clark)
1937-05-20 - Dave Hill, Jackson MI, PGA golfer (1967 Memphis)
1937-06-01 - Morgan Freeman, Memphis Tn, actor (Driving Mrs Daisy, Glory)
1939-08-12 - George Hamilton, Memphis Tn, (Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are)
1941-09-26 - Joe Bauer, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Youngbloods)
1941-12-19 - Maurice White, Memphis TN, rock vocalist (Earth, Wind & Fire-Spirit)
1942-03-25 - Aretha Franklin, Memphis Tenn, Soul Sister #1/singer (Respect)
1942-11-26 - Olivia Cole, Memphis Tenn, actress (Roots, Szysznyk)
1942-11-28 - Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver (Cleveland, Miami, Memphis)
1947-02-04 - Jeannie Wilson, Memphis Tenn, actress (Simon & Simon, Stir Crazy)
1947-08-17 - Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops)
1948-01-10 - William Sanderson, Memphis Tenn, actor (Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner)
1948-06-28 - Kathy Bates, Memphis TN, academy award winning actress (Misery)
1949-02-04 - Michael Beck, Memphis Tn, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust)
1949-02-18 - Cybill Shepherd, Memphis Tn, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show)
1950-05-23 - Linda Thompson, Memphis Tn, actress (Hee Haw)
1950-12-28 - Alex Chilton, Memphis Tenn, rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops)
1951-01-12 - Chris Bell, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
1951-01-26 - Andy Hummell, Memphis Tn, rock bassist (Big Star)
1952-06-20 - Larry Riley, Memphis Tn, actor (Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing)
1952-08-23 - Mac Cone, Memphis Tenn, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics-96)
1953-05-05 - Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1953-06-12 - Rocky Burnette, Memphis, rock vocalist (Towing the Line)
1953-09-30 - Deborah Allen, Memphis Tn, country singer (Jim Stafford Show)
1953-10-27 - Michael Baker, Memphis Tn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 43, 52, 68, 81)
1954-11-19 - Gail Stanton Memphis TN, playmate (Jun, 1978)
1955-05-24 - Rosanne Cash, Memphis Tn, country singer (Seven Year Ache, I Wonder)
1955-06-10 - Andrew Stevens, Memphis Tn, actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury)
1957-10-11 - Blair Cunningham, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Haircut 100)
1959-07-05 - Marc Cohn, singer (Walking in Memphis)
1962-12-28 - Keith Lee, basketball player (Memphis State)
1964-10-02 - Sheila Echols, Memphis Tn, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1965-03-04 - Dana Brown, Memphis Tenn, Miss Tenn-America (1991-3rd)
1965-07-24 - Joe Oliver, Memphis TN, catcher (Cin Reds)
1966-01-14 - Daniel J Schneider, Memphis Tn, actor (Dennis-Head of the Class)
1966-02-24 - Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic)
1968-02-01 - Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, Memphis Tenn, daughter of Elvis
1971-04-12 - Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210)
1972-05-05 - Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
1972-07-18 - Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard (Orlando, Oly-gold-96)
1972-11-02 - Jeni Stephens, Memphis Tennessee, Miss America-Tennessee (1997)
1976-08-26 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1978-05-08 - Cindy Parlow, Memphis Tenn, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
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1947-06-16 - Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86
1954-12-25 - Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25
