1948 Stephanie Lynn Nicks joins our world today in Phoenix.

1949 Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is born on this date.

1962 Willie Nelson first appears on the charts with "Touch Me."

1979 Bette Midler sings "Married Men" and "Martha" on Saturday Night Live.

1988 A day after "Foolish Beat" goes to No. 1, Debbie Gibson graduates from Calhoun High School, in Merrick, N.Y.

1989 For no particular reason, 8,000 radio stations across the U.S. go quiet for 30 seconds at 7:42 a.m. today.

1990 It's the first time the top five is entirely held down by women: those women being Madonna ("Vogue"), Heart ("All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"), Sinead O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U"), Wilson Phillips ("Hold On"), and Janet Jackson ("Alright"). Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, meanwhile, marries Brandi Brandt.

1993 Singapore lifts its ban on music by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Chicago, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The ban against Prince and Guns N' Roses, however, stands.

1994 Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley during a ceremony in the Dominican Republic. The couple divorced a year and eight months later.

2000 Former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee serves five days in jail after violating his parole. After pleading guilty to abusing his wife, Pamela Anderson, Lee had to promise to stay sober.

Originally posted by Iluvthe80s
1990 It's the first time the top five is entirely held down by women: those women being Madonna ("Vogue"), Heart ("All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"), Sinead O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U"), Wilson Phillips ("Hold On"), and Janet Jackson ("Alright

I did not know that. That is interesting. Not only is it five women, but look at the names. Five very different kinds of people with very interesting stories and backgrounds.