FEBRUARY 02, 1957...Fats Domino makes an appearance on 's The Perry Como Show, singing his hits "Blue Monday" and "Blueberry Hill."
FEBRUARY 02, 1973...Elvis Presley meets boxer Muhammed Ali in Las Vegas, presenting him with a robe emblazoned with the words "The People's Champion." Ali responds by giving Elvis boxing gloves inscribed "You're the greatest" (left) and "To Elvis, my main man, from Muhammad Ali" (right). Ali recollects later: "I felt sorry for him because he didn't enjoy life the way he should. He stayed indoors all the time. I told him he should go out and see people."
FEBRUARY 02, 1973...NBC debuts The Midnight Special rock variety show, its response to ABC's popular In Concert series. The first host: Helen Reddy.
FEBRUARY 02, 1993...Willie Nelson settles his $17 million tax debt with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service by paying them nine million dollars in cash and assets already seized.
FEBRUARY 02, 1973...Elvis Presley meets boxer Muhammed Ali in Las Vegas, presenting him with a robe emblazoned with the words "The People's Champion." Ali responds by giving Elvis boxing gloves inscribed "You're the greatest" (left) and "To Elvis, my main man, from Muhammad Ali" (right). Ali recollects later: "I felt sorry for him because he didn't enjoy life the way he should. He stayed indoors all the time. I told him he should go out and see people."
FEBRUARY 02, 1973...NBC debuts The Midnight Special rock variety show, its response to ABC's popular In Concert series. The first host: Helen Reddy.
FEBRUARY 02, 1993...Willie Nelson settles his $17 million tax debt with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service by paying them nine million dollars in cash and assets already seized.
***ROBERT DeLEO of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS is 44
***ROSS VALORY of JOURNEY is 61
***GRAHAM NASH is 68
***HOWARD BELLAMY of THE BELLAMY BROTHERS is 64
***SHAKIRA is 33
Actor: BO HOPKINS is 68
Actor: ROBERT MANDAN of SOAP is 78
Actress; KIM ZIMMER of GUIDING LIGHT is 55
Actor: MICHAEL TALBOTT of MIAMI VICE is 55
Actress: ELAINE STRITCH is 85
Actress: MARISSA JARET WINOKUR is 37
Actress: JENNIFER WESTFELDT is 40
Actor: BRENT SPINER of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION is 61
Comedian: TOM SMOTHERS is 73
Model: CHRISTIE BRINKLEY is 56
