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! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !
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On February 18th, 1953, "Bwana Devil," the movie that heralded the 3-D fad of the 1950s, opened in New York.
In 1968, David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett as lead guitarist for Pink Floyd.
In 1969, Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees married singer Lulu in England. Three-thousand fans showed up.
In 1972, Neil Young got a gold record for his album, "Harvest," which includes the number one single, "Heart of Gold."
In 1974, Kiss released its self-titled debut album. It only made it to 87 on Billboard's album chart, but it stayed on the chart for 23 weeks.
In 1992, fans rushed the stage at a New Kids on the Block concert in Seoul, South Korea, crushing people at the front of the crowd. A 17-year-old girl died the next day of injuries suffered in the stampede. The singers were not injured.
Also in 1992, Vince Neil quit as lead singer for Motley Crue, after eleven years with the group. He said he wanted to spend more time on his race car driving. He has since returned to the band.
In 1995, Bob Stinson, a founding member of The Replacements, died in Minneapolis of complications from drug and alcohol abuse. He was 35.
Today's Birthdays: Actor George Kennedy is 85. Author Toni Morrison is 79. Movie director Milos (MEE'-lohsh) Forman is 78. Vocalist Yoko Ono is 77. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 69. Singer Irma Thomas is 69. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 63. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 60. Singer Juice Newton is 58. Singer Randy Crawford is 58. Drummer Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 57. Keyboardist Larry Rust of Iron Butterfly is 57. Actor John Travolta is 56. Game show hostess Vanna White ("Wheel of Fortune") is 53. Actress Greta Scacchi (SKAH'-kee) is 50. Actor Matt Dillon is 46. Rapper Dr. Dre is 45. Actress Molly Ringwald is 42. Actor Tyrone Burton ("The Parent 'Hood") is 31. Musician Regina Spektor is 30.
(Above for release Thursday, February 18th)
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