OCTOBER 7
A FOUR-YEAR IMMIGRATION BATTLE FOR JOHN LENNON FINALLY ENDED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 1975, WHEN THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS OVERTURNED AN ORDER TO DEPORT HIM. JOHN SAID IT WAS A “GREAT BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM AMERICA.” HE WOULD TURN 35 TWO DAYS LATER.
ON THIS DAY IN 1978, THE ROLLING STONES WERE THE HOSTS AND MUSICAL GUESTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. MICK JAGGER, RON WOOD, AND CHARLIE WATTS APPEARED IN SKETCHES, AND THE BAND PLAYED THREE SONGS FROM “SOME GIRLS.”
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN MELLENCAMP, WHO TURNS 74 TODAY.