November 18, 2008 03:05 EST

On November 18th, 1954, ABC radio and TV banned "Mambo Italiano" by Rosemary Clooney for what it called "offensive lyrics."

In 1959, "Ben Hur," starring Charlton Heston, had its world premiere in New York.

In 1970, Jerry Lee Lewis and his cousin Myra Gale Brown were divorced in Memphis. She had described their recent years together as a nightmare.

In 1972, Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant married Judy Seymour.

In 1987, the band U2 opened for itself as a country-rock group called the Dalton Brothers during a Los Angeles concert.

In 1992, Spike Lee's movie "Malcolm X," starring Denzel Washington, opened nationwide.

In 1994, the Rolling Stones broadcast a 20-minute segment of their show in Dallas, Texas, live over the Internet. They were the first major band to do that.

In 1997, police arrested singer Gary Glitter and questioned him about child pornography allegedly found on his computer. He later pleaded guilty to 54 charges of making indecent computer images of children.

In 1999, Doug Sahm of The Sir Douglas Quintet and of The Texas Tornados died of natural causes in Taos, New Mexico. He was 58.

In 2000, actor Michael Douglas married actress Catherine Zeta-Jones in New York.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Brad Sullivan is 77. Actress Brenda Vaccaro is 69. Actress Linda Evans is 66. Country singer Jacky Ward is 62. Actor Jameson Parker is 61. Actress-singer Andrea Marcovicci is 60. Musician Herman Rarebell is 59. Singer Graham Parker is 58. Actor Delroy Lindo is 56. Comedian Kevin Nealon is 55. Actor Oscar Nunez is 50. Singer Kim Wilde is 48. Actress Elizabeth Perkins is 48. Guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica is 46. Singer Tim DeLaughter of Polyphonic Spree is 43. Actor Owen Wilson is 40. Singer Duncan Sheik is 39. Actress Peta Wilson is 38. Actress Chloe Sevigny is 34. Country singer Jessi Alexander is 32. Actor Steven Pasquale is 32. Rapper Fabolous is 29. Actor Nate Parker is 29. Rapper Mike Jones is 28. Actor Nathan Kress is 16.