John McVie is Fleetwood Mac is born (1945).

Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” is the first rock and roll record to reach #1 in the UK (1955).

Elton John makes an appearance on the show Ally McBeal in the “I Want Love” episode (2001).

The Eagles have a two week run at #1 on the US album chart with Hell Freezes over (1994).

The Rolling Stones perform at Death Valley Stadium in Clemson, SC to help raise money for the victims of Hurricane Hugo (1989).

Pink Floyd became the first rock band to be played in space when Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 brought a cassette copy of the band’s latest album Delicate Sound Of Thunder and played it in orbit (1988).

The movie “Rockshow” premieres in NY. The film is a documentary of Paul McCartney’s 1976 “Wings Over America” tour (1980).

The Beatles hit #1 on the US album chart with Beatles 1, which features almost every number-one single the group released from ’62-’70 (2000).