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July 24, 2008 03:05 EDT
On July 24th, 1952, "High Noon," starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, opened.
In 1964, the Rolling Stones had to run for safety after the audience at a concert in Blackpool, England, mobbed the stage.
In 1976, Elton John had his first hit in Britain, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee.
In 1978, the movie "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees was released. Some consider it the worst rock movie ever made.
In 1979, Little Richard -- known as the Reverend Richard Penniman -- spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock and roll.
In 1980, Larry Graham, formerly of Sly and the Family Stone, began his first solo tour by opening for the Isley Brothers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At the time, Graham's "One in a Million You" was heading up the charts.
In 1987, "La Bamba" opened. It was the movie biography of Richie Valens.
In 1990, a wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, Nevada. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band's "Stained Class" album contained subliminal messages that drove two teen-agers to attempt suicide.
In 1998, Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up.
Today's Birthdays: Director Peter Yates is 79. Actress Jacqueline Brookes is 78. Actor John Aniston is 75. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 72. Actor Mark Goddard is 72. Actor Chris Sarandon is 66. Comedian Gallagher is 62. Actor Robert Hays is 61. Actor Michael Richards is 59. Actress Lynda Carter is 57. Director Gus Van Sant is 56. Country singer Pam Tillis is 51. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 43. Actress Laura Leighton is 40. Actor John P. Navin Junior is 40. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 39. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 40. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 38. Actor Eric Szmanda is 33. Actress Rose Byrne is 29. Actress Summer Glau is 27. Actress Elisabeth Moss is 26. Actress Anna Paquin is 26. Actress Mara Wilson is 21. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 10.
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