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On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA, supported by Megadeth.
Touring in support of their album, I Am Easy To Find, The National play at Pier 8, Hamilton, Ontario, Quebec, Canada.Mayor Adrian Perkins of the town of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, issues an apology to the family of singer Sam Cooke. In 1963, while on a tour of the southern states, Sam Cooke was arrested in Shreveport, for trying to procure lodgings in a whites-only motel. He had tried both the local Holiday Inn and The Royal Hotel. When the press got wind of the story, Cooke found himself hailed as a civil rights spokesman. This encounter, and others in Memphis and Birmingham, inspired Cooke to write his anthemic A Change Is Gonna Come.