1946: Norma Jean Baker is signed to a contract with 20th Century Fox and becomes famous as Marilyn Monroe.

1967: The last episode of The Fugitive airs. It's the largest audience in TV history until the "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas.

1968: The Beatles release "Hey Jude" as a single.

1970: Elton John makes his U.S. debut at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance kicks off a brief tour and leads to a recording contract with MCA.

1974: The last episode of The Brady Bunch shows on ABC.

1976: Boston releases its self-titled album.

1986: Paul Simon's Graceland album comes out.

1993: Late Show With David Letterman debuts on CBS.

2003: The MTV Video Music Awards opens with a performance by Madonna in which she kisses Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on their mouths.

"It's always been policy that no Bond director ever got a slice of the box office profits. So, Spielberg went off and made Indiana Jones, whom I reckon to be a period James Bond!" Roger Moore, explaining how producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli rebuffed Steven Spielberg's attempt to direct a 007 movie, in Mr. Moore's memoir, My Word Is My Bond

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