August 24 in History

• 1964

  August 24, 1964:

  The Beatles’ LP titled “Something New” is awarded a gold certificate.

• 1966

  August 24, 1966:

  American rock collective, The Youngbloods begin the recording of their song known as "Get Together".

• 1969

  August 24, 1969:

  “Alice's Restaurant”, a comedy film based on Arlo Guthrie's song of similar name, is shown for the first time in New York and Los Angeles. It stars actors like Pat Quinn.

• 1979

  August 24, 1979:

  The 36th edition of the Venice Film Festival begins. Jean-François Stévenin and Assia Djebar would be some of the winners at the event.

• August 24, 1979:

  “Rock & Roll High School”, a movie starring Vince Van Patten and members of the rock group The Ramones, hits theatres across the United States.

• 1981

  August 24, 1981:

  Celebrated English music band, The Rolling Stones drops their album titled “Tattoo You”. The work is their 18th to be released in America, and 16th in their native country.

• August 24, 1981:

  Mark David Chapman, murderer of British singer John Lennon, is given a 20-year to life jail sentence without parole.

• 1991

  August 24, 1991: American singer Randy Newman, known for songs like "Short People" and "You've Got a Friend in Me", receives his maiden Emmy Award. He won the “Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics” category.

• 1994

  August 24, 1994:

  Talented American singer and guitarist, Jeff Buckley unveils his maiden album entitled “Grace”. The Entertainment Weekly magazine would later name it among their list of “Best Albums of the Year”.

• 2008

  August 24, 2008:

  British singers, Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis entertain fans at a ceremony to mark the end of the Olympic Games hosted in Beijing, China.