August 18

 

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

 

On this day in 1992, Kurt Cobain became a father when his wife Courtney Love gave birth to a daughter...

 

Today in 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