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Jimmyzz · 07-10-2008, 03:08 AM

That Was the Week That Was
By The Associated Press – 3 hours ago

Entertainment highlights during the week of July 13-19:

1933: Popeye the Sailor Man appeared in his first cartoon.

1953: Elvis Presley recorded "My Happiness" as a gift for his mother. It was his first recording.

1959: Jazz singer Billie Holiday died in a New York hospital while under arrest for narcotics possession. She was 44.

1965: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown was released. It sold more than two million copies.

1966: Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow got married. He was 51, she was 21.

1981: Singer Harry Chapin was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer on New York's Long Island Expressway. He was on his way to a benefit concert. Chapin was 38.

1985: The Live Aid concerts to help starving people in Africa were held in London, Philadelphia and other cities. Live Aid was organized by singer Bob Geldof and featured dozens of top entertainers.

1989: Actress Rebecca Schaeffer, star of the sitcom "My Sister Sam," was shot to death at her Los Angeles home by an obsessed fan. She was 21.

1990: The movie "Ghost" was released.

1992: Singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown were married at her mansion in New Jersey. About 150 family members and friends attended the wedding ceremony, which was held in a tent on the mansion's estate.

1994: The Three Tenors — Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras — reunited the night before the World Cup soccer final for a concert. It drew an estimated 1.3 billion TV viewers.

2006: Avril Lavigne married Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley in Montecito, Calif.

Source: The Associated Press: That Was the Week That Was

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Jimmyzz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Gender: Posts: 1,603 Total Points: 138,711.00 Donate	That Was the Week That Was That Was the Week That Was By The Associated Press – 3 hours ago Entertainment highlights during the week of July 13-19: 1933: Popeye the Sailor Man appeared in his first cartoon. 1953: Elvis Presley recorded "My Happiness" as a gift for his mother. It was his first recording. 1959: Jazz singer Billie Holiday died in a New York hospital while under arrest for narcotics possession. She was 44. 1965: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown was released. It sold more than two million copies. 1966: Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow got married. He was 51, she was 21. 1981: Singer Harry Chapin was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer on New York's Long Island Expressway. He was on his way to a benefit concert. Chapin was 38. 1985: The Live Aid concerts to help starving people in Africa were held in London, Philadelphia and other cities. Live Aid was organized by singer Bob Geldof and featured dozens of top entertainers. 1989: Actress Rebecca Schaeffer, star of the sitcom "My Sister Sam," was shot to death at her Los Angeles home by an obsessed fan. She was 21. 1990: The movie "Ghost" was released. 1992: Singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown were married at her mansion in New Jersey. About 150 family members and friends attended the wedding ceremony, which was held in a tent on the mansion's estate. 1994: The Three Tenors — Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras — reunited the night before the World Cup soccer final for a concert. It drew an estimated 1.3 billion TV viewers. 2006: Avril Lavigne married Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley in Montecito, Calif. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Source: The Associated Press: That Was the Week That Was