History is important, especially in the world of TV, Film, Music, and Pop Culture. That is why we here at Entertainment Buzz have decided to put together a “History in Entertainment” segment dedicated to bring you all the news and events that happened on this day in history: June 22nd
1342 – Fictional Character “Bilbo Baggins” from The Hobbit returns to his home in Shire Reckoning.
1949 – American actress Meryl Streep was born in Summit, New Jersey. She is best known for her roles in Sophie’s Choice and The Little Women.
1953 – Pop icon Cyndi Lauper was born in New York City, she is known for her famous song “Girls just want to have fun”.
1955 – Walt Disney’s famous film “The Lady and the Tramp” released to the general public!
1959 – “Class” the first hit by singer/performer Chubby Checker hits 38 in the all time high billboard that year.
1963 – Stevie Wonder releases his first hit “Fingertips” at the age of 13, which was the first non-live studio recording to ever go #1 on the billboard charts.
1969 – Aretha Franklin was arrested in Detroit for “creating a disturbance” as the report states.
1973 – Host of MTV’s “Total Request Live (TRL)” Carson Daily was born in Santa Monica, CA.
1977 – Walt Disney’s film “Rescuers” was released to the general public, this was the first Disney movie to have a sequel produced.
1979 – Little Richard decides to quit music and pursue other avenues for his religious beliefs.
1981 – Mark David Chapman decided to pled guilty in the murder and shooting death of Beatle John Lennon.
1990 – Adam Sandler joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for the first time.
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