On July 24, 1952, “High Noon,” starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, opened.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones had to run for safety after the audience at a concert in Blackpool, England, mobbed the stage.

In 1976, Elton John had his first hit in Britain, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee.

In 1978, the movie “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees was released.

In 1979, Little Richard — known as the Reverend Richard Penniman — spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock and roll.

In 1980, Larry Graham, formerly of Sly and the Family Stone, began his first solo tour by opening for the Isley Brothers in Baton Rouge, La. At the time, Graham’s “One in a Million You” was heading up the charts.

In 1987, “La Bamba” opened. It was the movie biography of Richie Valens.

In 1990, a wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, Nev. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band’s “Stained Class” album contained subliminal messages that drove two teenagers to attempt suicide.

In 1998, Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up. They have since reformed.