On February 3, 1961, in New York, Bob Dylan made his first recording, taping "San Francisco Bay Blues"...

On February 4, 1974, John Lennon and Yoko Ono temporarily separated...

Also on Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

On February 5, 1967, due to a Musicians' Union ban, the Rolling Stones were not allowed to play their hit "Let's Spend the Night Together" when they appeared on an ITV show...

Also on Feb. 5, 1937, President Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices; critics charged Roosevelt was attempting to "pack" the court.

On February 6, 1990, Billy Idol broke several bones in a serious motorcycle accident. As a result he could not appear in Oliver Stone's "The Doors" in a major role...

On February 7, 1979, Stephen Stills became the first rock performer to record on digital equipment in Los Angeles' Record Plant Studio...

On Feb. 8th, 1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing engagement of the War of 1812.

Also on February 8, 1969, the announcement of the formation of the band "Blind Faith" was made...

On Feb. 9, 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces

Also on February 9, 1964, the Beatles made the first of three record-breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 73 million people watched the show. It was their American TV debut...

On February 10, 1993, Michael Jackson granted his first interview in 15 years to Oprah Winfrey. In the interview, Jackson claimed that he has a disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin and that he had had very little plastic surgery...

Also on Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

On February 11, 1986, the single "Superbowl Shuffle" by the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew was certified gold by the RIAA..

Also on Feb. 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement during World War II

On Feb. 12, 1973, the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place

Also on February 12, 1956, Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded "I Put a Spell On You..."

On February 13, 1972, Led Zeppelin was forced to cancel a concert in Singapore when officials wouldn't let them off the plane because of their long hair...

On February 14, 1970, The Who taped a concert at Leeds University in Leeds, England, for their forthcoming album, "Live at Leeds..."

On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew members and escalating tensions with Spain.

Also on February 15, 1958, "The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show...

On February 16, 1971, Alan David Pasaro sued the Rolling Stones charging them with invasion of privacy. The charge stemmed from the footage of a stabbing in the film "Gimme Shelter." Pasaro was tried and acquitted for the stabbing death...

On February 17, 1972, Pink Floyd began a 4-night stand in London. During the stand they premiered "The Dark Side of the Moon" a full year before it was released...

On February 18, 1968, David Gimour replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barret had checked himself into a psychiatric hospital and then gone into seclusion...

On February 18, 1937, Giant Hamburger's mother was born.

On February 19, 1972, Paul McCartney released "Give Ireland Back to the Irish." The song was immediately banned by the BBC...

On February 20, 1974, Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years...

On February 21, 1970, the Jackson 5 made their TV debut on "American Bandstand..."

On February 22, 1986, MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a group...

Also on Feb. 22, 1980, in a stunning upset, the United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid, N.Y., 4-to-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.

Also on February 23, 1970, Ringo Starr guest starred on "Laugh-In." It was his first solo TV appearance...

On February 24, 1836- Alamo defenders call for help in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo

Also on February 24, 1956, in Cleveland, OH, police invoked a 1931 ordinance barring people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult...

On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate as he was sworn in to serve out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis.

Also on February 25, 2000, it was announced that Britney Spears would be releasing her own brand of bubble gum, "Britney Spears CD Bubble Gum", in March of 2000...

On February 26, 1965, Jimmy Page released his first solo single, "She Just Satisfies..."

Also on Feb. 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others.

On February 27, 1998, Vince Neil of Motley Crue announced an agreement with Internet Entertainment Group and Vivid Video to distribute a 60-minute home video of him having sex with two adult film models in Hawaii...

On February 28, 1970, Led Zeppelin performed as the Nobs in Denmark after the family of Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatened a lawsuit...