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The Rolling Stones are caught urinating against a garage wall in Romford, Essex, UK. They also play a show Romford's ABC Cinema.
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The Yardbirds enter the UK pop singles chart with For Your Love. The song, written by Graham Gouldman, will peak at No3 during a twelve-week run on the chart. On the same day, The Yardbirds record an appearance on UK tv show Scene At 6.30 at Granada Television Centre, Quay Street, Manchester. They also appear on Top Of The Pops for the first time.
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A tractor-trailer carrying fifteen tons of bananas loses control in
rush hour traffic on Moosic Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
The vehicle hits cars, houses, and wire poles before crashing into
a home. The driver, Eugene P. Sesky is killed and over fifteen others are injured.
The incident will serve as the basis for Harry Chapin's 1974 song 30,000 Pounds of
Bananas.

The Standells appear in tonight's edition of The Munsters tv series, entitled Far Out Munsters. The band rents The Munsters' house as an alternative to a hotel, and performs a ditty called Do The Ringo plus a cover of The Beatles' I Want To Hold Your Hand.

