Why March 19th Matters In Rock History

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13:  Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis on June 13, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis on June 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

It’s March 19th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

- In 2001, Aerosmith, Queen, Michael Jackson, Steely Dan and Paul Simon were among the musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

- In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne’s rhythm guitarist and former Quiet Riot member, Randy Rhoads, was killed when the plane he was in crashed.

- In 1971, Jethro Tull released their fourth studio album, Aqualung.

- In 2002, a flight attendant testified at R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck’s trial for air rage. She claimed she was “scared to death” that the rocker might stab someone after hiding a knife up his sleeve during an alleged in-air rampage on a British Airways flight. Buck was later acquitted.

- In 1970, David Bowie married Angie Bowie. They divorced in 1980.

- In 1974, Jefferson Airplane was renamed Jefferson Starship.

- And in 2002, The Strokes got into a fistfight with a record executive in Paris. The RCA employee was trying to make the exhausted group appear on a TV show when singer Julian Casablancas allegedly hit him.

And that’s what happened today in rock history.

Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio