History Highlight:

Today in 1964, Peter & Gordon made it all the way to the top of the U.K. singles chart with "World Without Love," a tune penned by Paul McCartney. Ironically, the song it knocked out of the top spot was The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love."

Also, Today In:

1977 - Elvis Presley made what turned out to be the final recordings of his life. Three songs taped at a concert in Saginaw, Michigan, would appear, in extensively remixed versions, on Moody Blue, the last album released during his lifetime.

1979 - Rock & Roll High School, a film featuring The Ramones, made its debut.

1994 - Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys was sentenced to 200 hours of community service for attacking a TV cameraman during the memorial services for actor River Phoenix the previous November.

1996 - A pair of skin-tight trousers owned by Queen singer Freddie Mercury were sold at a pop memorabilia sale in London.

Birthdays:

Eric Avery, co-founder of Jane's Addiction, is 49 today.

Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz, was born today in 1917.