2008– Adele appeared on Saturday Night Live and performed “Chasing Pavements” and “Cold
Shoulder”. The show would be the most highly viewed episode of SNL in 14 years.
1979– Buggles were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Video Killed the Radio Star.” The song
famously had the first music video ever shown on MTV in the US.
1966– The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band at the Paris Olympia in Paris,
France. They were supporting French pop-star Johnny Hallyday.
