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The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, begins near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, near what eventually became Crow Agency, Montana, USA. By the end of the following day, combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho people will have defeated the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army and killed their commander, General George Custer. A humourous 1960 re-telling of the conflict, Mr Custer by Larry Verne, presents the battle from the perspective of an unwilling cavalryman, who has had a grim premonition of the battle in a dream. It will reach No1 in the USA.
Louis "Bull" Martin, a white bartender at the Dryades Street Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, shoots and kills octoroon prostitute Ella Speed in her room on Customhouse Street, with a .38 pistol. The incident will inspire a popular folk tune, Ella Speed, recorded by Leadbelly, Mance Lipscomb and others.
Over 350 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launch a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, killing 2,402 people and wounding a further 1,282. The attack will lead directly to the American entry into World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters. Numerous patriotic songs will be inspired by this attack, notably Remember Pearl Harbour, a major hit for bandleader Sammy Kaye. Country music singer and songwriter Carson Robison recorded two; Remember Pearl Harbour [a different song with the same title] and We're Gonna Have To Slap The Dirty Little Jap, while bluesman Pete 'Doctor' Clayton released Pearl Harbour Blues.
Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin enters Billboard magazine's US singles chart, en route to No1.
Violence erupts when leather-clad British rocker Vince Taylor plays at The Palais Des Sports, Paris, France, Europe.
A riot breaks out at the City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, USA, when it is announced that Jackie Wilson has not arrived to perform at this evening's show.
The Beatles play at The Globe, Stockton-On-Tees, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Brook Brothers, The Vernons Girls, The Kestrels and Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers.
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In Aarhus Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark, Europe, Roger Daltrey of The Who punches out drummer Keith Moon and is almost thrown out of the band. Later that night, they play a second gig in Fredrikstorv, Aalborg. Also on the bill are The Ex-Checkers, The Beethovens, The Pitfires, The Snakes and Hanne.
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The Rolling Stones, Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4+2, Mike Sarne, The Checkmates and The End, play at The Odeon, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. Keith Richards of The Stones is rendered unconscious as a result of fan violence, and Mick Jagger sustains a facial cut.
The Peppermint Lounge, a celebrated music club at 128 West 45th Street in Manhattan, New York City, USA, closes following the loss of its liquor licence. The club had been run by Genovese crime family captain Matty "The Horse" Ianniello, who managed numerous gay bars and strip clubs in Manhattan.
Ten thousand anti-Vietnam marchers clash with police at The Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA, where President Lyndon Johnson is attending a $1000-a-plate fundraising dinner. The 1968 song L.A.P.D. by the rock group Ill Wind was written soon after in response to the brutality of the police response to the protesters.
During a gig at The Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA, Jimi Hendrix finds five thugs blocking the entrance to his dressing room. Support band for the gig is The Chessmen.
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Pete Townshend of The Who is arrested and briefly incarcerated after kicking New York undercover cop Daniel Mulhearn on stage at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are Sweetwater and It's A Beautiful Day.
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After eighteen people are arrested in a riot during a Sly And The Family Stone concert at Constitution Hall, Washington DC, USA, The Daughters of the American Revolution succeed in imposing a ban on rock shows at the venue.
Twenty-six unarmed civil-rights protesters and bystanders are shot by soldiers of the British Army during a protest in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. The incident will become known as Bloody Sunday and will be recorded in the U2 song Sunday Bloody Sunday. Others who have written songs on this topic include John Lennon, Roy Harper, Christy Moore, The Wolfetones and Cruachan.
Campus policeman Terry Marker at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, is injured when he opens a suspicious package addressed to materials engineering professor Buckley Crist. This will prove to be the first of many bombs sent by Ted Kaczynski, later known as The Unabomber. Over the next 17 years, Kaczynski will mail or hand-deliver a series of increasingly sophisticated explosive devices that will kill three people and injure 23 more. Kaczynski's bombings will provide inspiration for songs including I Wanna Be A Unabomber by The Donnas, Unabomber by The Acacia Strain and Killer Kaczynski by Mando Diao.
A riot ensues when punk band Teenage Head play at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The occasion is preserved for posterity in the film The Last Pogo, considered one of the era's defining moments.
Teenage schoolgirl Brenda Spencer shoots dead eleven of her schoolmates at Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, USA. Asked why, she tells police "I don't like Mondays." Six months later, her statement will be used as the title of a Boomtown Rats' UK No1 single based on the horrific events of this day.
John Reid, manager of Elton John, is charged with assault and battery, following an incident in which he struck a doorman at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA, with a cane, as he and Elton left for the airport.
U2 play at The Town Hall Theatre, Ballina, Ireland, Europe, supported by Myster Men. According to a 2017 Hot Press magazine report, violence erupts at the show when locals attack the band and its road crew. A chair is allegedly broken over singer Bono's back and someone smashes Adam's glasses.
When The Jam play at Johaneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, two bodyguards are arrested by local police for beating up a fan, Stuart Durkin, backstage. It is alleged that Durkin was singled out by Paul Weller of The Jam as someone who should be removed from the venue for spitting at the band. The bodyguards, it seems, took this instruction as an excuse to beat the fan up.
Eight soldiers on ceremonial duty are killed in two IRA bomb blasts in central London, England, UK. The first blast, in Hyde Park, kills two soldiers of the Household Cavalry, plus seven horses. 23 other people are injured. The second explosion, less than two hours later, kills six soldiers and injures a further 24 people during a concert by the band of the Royal Green Jackets on a bandstand in Regent's Park. The Pink Floyd song The Gunner's Dream will be written as a comment on these atrocities.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, subject of the 1975 Bob Dylan song Hurricane, is finally freed from jail when the Federal District Court of Newark, New Jersey, USA, rules that his murder convictions were based on "racism rather than reason."
CBS-tv news anchor Dan Rather is walking home along Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA, when he is set upon and attacked by two men, one of whom repeatedly asks, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?". The incident will inspire the song What's The Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M.
The R.I.A.A. in the USA unveils a standardized advisory sticker reading 'Parental Advisory. Explicit Lyrics.' for albums containing explicit lyrics. The sticker was developed in response to complaints about offensive lyrics by groups such as 2 Live Crew.
Nine police officers are injured and nine people are arrested when officers are pelted with bottles while trying to calm down an impromptu late-night street concert at West Fourth Street and The Avenue Of The Americas in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The injured officers, having suffered minor cuts and bruises, are all treated at St. Vincent's Hospital nearby and then released.
Mia Zapata, lead singer for Seattle-based punk band The Gits is beaten, strangled and possibly raped, in the Central District of Seattle, Washington, USA. The Seattle music community, including its most famous bands - Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden - will help raise $70,000 to hire a private investigator for three years, but no killer is ever identified.
What's The Frequency, Kenneth? by R.E.M. peaks at No21 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
At Isleworth Crown Court, London, England, UK, Peter Buck of R.E.M., is cleared of year-old charges of 'air rage'.
During a gig at Brixton Academy, London, UK, troubled rocker Pete Doherty of Babyshambles fights on-stage with the band’s guitarist Patrick Walden. Former Clash star Mick Jones had introduced the band on stage at the start of the set.
Country singer Mindy McCready testifies in Davidson County General Sessions court, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during a preliminary hearing for William McKnight, 38, who is charged with attempted criminal homicide (of McCready) and aggravated burglary. McKnight, pleads guilty to domestic assault and is sentenced to serve thirty days in jail.
U2 frontman Bono holds discussions in Brussels, Belgium, Europe, with European Commission leader Jose Manuel Barroso and other world leaders, asking for their support for Africa and the momentum gained by the Live8 concerts. "Put down your national flags," he tells them. "Look up from the numbers and look to the future. People are dying for the most stupid reasons."
A woman in Northam, near Perth, Western Australia, Oceania, stabs her husband repeatedly with a pair of scissors for driving her to distraction by repeatedly playing Burning Love by Elvis Presley.
Troubled former 60s pop idol Wayne Fontana sets fire to a debt collector's car while the man is still inside the vehicle. The debt collector had arrived at Fontana's home in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK, to collect £527.12 relating to a disputed parking fine.
Police in Lorena, Texas, USA, issue two warrants for the arrest of country music singer and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver who recently shot Billy Bryant Coker, in the face with a handgun, following a confrontation in Papa Joe's Texas Saloon.
Former 60s pop star Wayne Fontana is given an eleven months sentence at Nottingham Crown Court, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe, on charges of having set fire to a bailiff's car in a row over an unpaid congestion charge. Doctors had previously diagnosed Fontana as suffering from a paranoid illness and depression but now believe he is no longer a danger to himself or others. On an earlier court appearance, Fontana had appeared dressed as Liberty, The Lady Of Justice.
Via a two-minute video posted on his website, Chris Brown publicly apologizes for the beating of his former girlfriend Rihanna. he also states that he is seeking help and wants to live his life as a role model.
Daniel Sullivan, who attacked Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher on a Toronto concert stage in September 2008, is sentenced to 12 months house arrest after Toronto Judge Richard Schneider rejects the Crown's plea to send the offender to jail.
Seth Putnam infamous founder of the outrageous grindcore band Anal C*nt, which apparently set out to shock and offend as many listeners as possible, dies aged 43 of a heart attack.
Smashing Pumpkins play at a Benefit Concert for Matthew Leone of the band Madina Lake at Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Leone had been severely injured in a brutal attack and the concert raises $80,000 towards his medical expenses.
It is announced that Dr. Dre and his business partner/producer Jimmy Iovine are giving $70m to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, USA, to establish the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation - a four-year undergraduate program for students interested in a mix of the arts, visual design, entrepreneurship, computer science and marketing.
Black metal musician and neo-nazi sympathiser Varg Vikernes, (a convicted murderer and former leader of Norwegian death metal band Burzum), is arrested at his farm in Southwestern France, Europe, because the French Ministry of the Interior deemed him "likely to prepare a large-scale act of terrorism." Two days later he will be released without charge.
Justin Bieber testifies in a civil deposition in Miami, Florida, USA, regarding an alleged assault on a photographer last year.
Chris Brown rejects a no-jail plea deal in his misdemeanor assault case in District Of Columbia Superior Court, Washington DC, USA. As a result, the case will go to trial in September.
Police in Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA, announce that they have charged a young man, Sean Murphy, with raping a girl on the lawn in front of the Xfinity Center four days earlier during a concert by country-rocker Keith Urban. During the same concert, there were also reportedly 46 medical incidents, 50 people taken into protective custody and numerous fans arrested on alcohol charges.
Justin Bieber and actor Orlando Bloom become involved in a scuffle in the Cipriani Restaurant, Ibiza, Spain, Europe. In the course of the incident, Bloom throws a punch at Bieber, who leaves the restaurant soon after. Also reported to have been in the restaurant at the time are Diddy, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.
Brian Harvey, former vocalist of boyband East 17, posts a video online in which he is seen smashing up a framed set of platinum discs which he had been awarded as a member of the band. After his outburst, he declares, 'That's what I think of your f****** music industry.' Harvey had recently been investigating cases of paedophilia in the music business.
A somehwat intoxicated Geezer Butler, bassist of Black Sabbath, is arrested and briefly jailed after getting involved in a bar fight at The Corkscrew Saloon on Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.
Jemma Payne, mother of the two-year-old son of Brinsley Forde, 61-year-old ex-lead singer of Aswad, reports to police that he recently attacked her in her home in South London, England, UK.
It is reported that Rod Stewart and his adult son Sean Stewart have been summoned to appear in court in Florida. This follows an incident on New Year's Eve, in which Stewart became embroiled in an altercation during which he punched security guard Jesse Dixon at Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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