Entertainment Highlights in History

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

By The Associated Press

Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 17-Sept. 23:

1957:"Maverick,"starring James Garner, premiered on ABC.

1964:"Bewitched,"starring Elizabeth Montgomery, made its debut on ABC.

1970: Jimi Hendrix was found dead in a London apartment. He was 27. A coroner said he choked on his own vomit.

1972:"MASH"premiered on CBS. It stayed on the air for 11 years.

1976:"Play That Funky Music"by Wild Cherry hit No. 1 on the pop chart.

1983: Vanessa Williams of New York became the first black contestant to be crowned"Miss America."The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse magazine scandal.

1984:"The Cosby Show,"starring Bill Cosby, debuted on NBC.

1996: Actor Jim Carrey married actress Lauren Holly. She later filed for divorce.

1999: Actor George C. Scott died of an aortic aneurysm at his home outside Los Angeles. He was 71.

2001: David Letterman hosted the first late-night talk show since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Letterman opened the show with no jokes, just his thoughts on the matter. Dan Rather was his first guest and broke into tears.

2004: Britney Spears married Kevin Federline in a private home outside Los Angeles.

2004: An airplane carrying Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was diverted to Bangor, Maine, as it traveled from London to Washington. Federal authorities said Islam's name had appeared on a terrorist watch list.

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