https://youtube/watch?v=1k1w9DEqgGY JANUARY 8, 1993 – A 29-cent U.S. postage stamp bearing the likeness of a 1950s-era Elvis Presley is issued at a post office near the King’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Postal Service held a vote in 1992 in which fans chose the ’50s Elvis 851,200 to 277,723 over an older Elvis. 1995 – Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder hosts a national late-night radio show broadcast titled “Self Pollution Radio” from the band’s hometown of Seattle. 1996 – A Los Angeles court found Robert Hoskins guilty of five counts of stalking, assault and making terrorist threats to Madonna. Hoskins had twice scaled the walls of the singer’s estate and had threatened to slash her throat from ear to ear. JANUARY 8 BIRTHDAYS: Ami Dolenz (1/8/1969) (46) R. Kelly (1/8/1969) (46) David Bowie (1/8/1947) (68) Robby Krieger (The Doors) (1/8/1946) (69) Stephen Hawking (1/8/1942) (73) Yvette Mimieux (1/8/1939) (76) Shirley Bassey (1/8/1937) (78) Elvis Presley (1/8/1935) (80) Charles Osgood (1/8/1933) (82) Larry Storch (1/8/1923) (92) Soupy Sales (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009) JANUARY 8 HISTORY: 1991-Davis Rules, with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV. 1991-Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins and Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame. 1991-Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try. 1995-Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseballs Hall of Fame 1998-Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas. 1998-Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer.
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