History Highlight:

Today in 1993, MTV aired Nirvana's "Unplugged" session for the first time. The album featured an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993. Unlike many artists who appeared on the show, Nirvana filmed its entire performance in a single take with the band's fourteen-song setlist including six cover versions.

Also, Today In:

1965 - The Beatles released a terrific two-hit single with "Day Tripper" on one side and "We Can Work It Out" on the other.

1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first single, "Hey Joe."

1974 - Mick Taylor revealed in a press release that he was departing The Rolling Stones after a five-year run, stating that "he felt it was the time to move on and do something new."

1974 - Mott The Hoople (Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs and company) announced that they were over as a band.

1991 - Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit against McDonalds in Canada seeking $14 million in reparation for the unauthorized use of a simulation of his voice in a commercial.

2004 - Gold and silver Black Sabbath discs were stolen from the Kent home of Ozzy Osbourne's former manager Patrick Meehan. Police recovered the discs a week later after they were offered for sale on the internet auction site eBay.