This day in history 8 May 2009

This day in history 8 May 2009

This day in history 8 May 2009

1970 - The Beatles album "Let it Be" was released. 

1975 - Sanjeet Bedi is an Indian Television actor. Sanjeet started his career as a VJ for B4U channel. He has done ads for various brands such as Thums Up, Sprite, Lakme, Ford Ikon, Arrow etc. Sanjeet started his acting career with Lillette Dubey's group.

1990 - Tom Waits won $2.5 million when a Los Angeles court ruled that Frito-Lay unlawfully used a Waits sound alike in its Doritos ads.

1972 - John Lennon appeared on the "Dick Cavett" TV show and said that the FBI had tapped his phone. 

1974 - Robert Plant and Elvis Presley did an impromptu version of "Love Me" when they met after a concert by Presley. 

1985 - Madonna's single "Crazy For You" hit #1.

1992 - Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and songwriter Sheree Zampino were married.

1995 - Jimmy Vaughn, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray reunited for a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughn. All five had played with Vaughan at his last show on August 26, 1990, before he was killed in a helicopter crash.

1998 - The Smashing Pumpkins filed a suit against Westwood One. The claim was that the radio syndicator had breached an oral and implied agreement when they licensed a 1991 interview with the band.

2002 - It was announced that Mariah Carey had signed a deal that included her own label.