The motion picture “Casablanca” had its world premiere in New York City in 1942.
In 1956, bandleader Tommy Dorsey was found dead at his Connecticut home after apparently choking. He was 51.

In 1962, The Beatles recorded “Please Please Me.”

In 1968, Cream performed its farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker continued working together in the band Blind Faith.

In 1976, 10cc broke up.

In 1982, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis married actress Cicely Tyson in New York. Comedian Bill Cosby was the best man.

In 1989, more than 45 acts participated in an earthquake relief “Rock-A-Thon” broadcast on public television and in northern California. Three concerts were held in San Francisco, Oakland and Watsonville, the town hit hardest by the quake.

In 1992, Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” album was released. Hundreds of fans lined up at stores nationwide to buy it on the first day.

THIS WEEK [2008] Crazy pop star Michael Jackson has changed his name to “Mikaeel” after changing religions and becoming a Muslim. The singer changed his name in a ceremony at a friend’s Los Angeles home just days before he was due in court.

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