* On Sept. 17, 1967, British rock band The Who ended their nationally televised performance of their hit “My Generation” on “ The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” with a literal bang from a blast of fireworks that Keith Moon had packed into his bass drum. Guitarist Pete Townshend’s hair was badly singed, Moon’s arm was hit with shrapnel and the show was momentarily knocked off the air, but everyone survived intact.
* On Sept. 18, 1974, actress Doris Day won a $22.8 million malpractice suit against her former attorney. Day had allowed her third husband, Martin Melcher, to handle her finances, but following his death discovered that her $20 million in life savings had disappeared, and sued her lawyer for mismanagement.
* On Sept. 19, 1959, during a trip to California, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev’s famous temper displayed itself in his exasperated reaction to learning that he could not visit Disneyland, as he’d previously requested, due to government authorities fearing that the crowds would pose a safety hazard for him.
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