August 18

Today in 1937, the first FM radio station in the US was granted its construction permit by the FCC

Remembering Patrick Swayze’s birthday (1952-2009)

On this day in 1992, Kurt Cobain became a father when his wife 

Courtney Love gave birth to a daughter

1979, Nick Lowe married Johnny Cash's stepdaughter 

Carlene Carter in Los Angeles

Today in 1991, psychedelic rock artist Rick Griffin, died 

after being forced off the road by a van he was attempting to pass on his Harley

Today in 2004, composer/conductor Elmer Bernstein 

died of cancer in Ojai, California, at age 82.