Wednesday, January 14, 2009

John Lennon, Pornographer

On January 14th, 1952, NBC's "Today" show premiered, featuring Dave Garroway as host. In 1957, actor Humphrey Bogart died of throat cancer. He was 57. In 1967, the first so-called "Human Be-In" was held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Among the performers were the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.In 1970, Diana Ross performed for the last time with The Supremes, at a show in Las Vegas, and, a display of John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs opened in London. Scotland Yard seized prints two days later as evidence of pornography. In 1972, "Sanford and Son" made its premiere on NBC. In 1973, Elvis Presley's TV special "Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii" was beamed from Honolulu by satellite to dozens of countries. At the time, the program set a record for the number of people watching. In 1978, the Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up at a hall in San Francisco. They reunited in 1996 for a world tour. In 1986, actress Donna Reed died. She was 64. In 1990, "The Simpsons" made its premiere as a weekly show on Fox. In 1999, actor Robert Guillame suffered a mild stroke on the set of the TV show "Sports Night." The stroke was later written into the show. In 2000, talk show host David Letterman had emergency heart surgery. In 2006, Eminem re-married Kim Mathers in Detroit. He filed for divorce 82 days later. Associated Press

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