Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in Music History for Nov. 19: In 1954, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. was seriously injured in a car crash while en route to a Los Angeles recording session from Las Vegas. His left eye was removed but he was back performing within several weeks.

Today in Music History for Nov. 25: In 1913, the Calgary Symphony Orchestra gave its first young people's matinee concert, performing for a public-school audience. Each pupil paid 15 cents to attend.

Today in Music History for Nov. 21: In 1877, Thomas Edison announced he invented a "talking machine" -- something that became known as the phonograph. In 1941, songwriter David Porter was born in Memphis.

Today in History for Nov. 23: On this date: In 1621, poet John Donne was elected dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. In 1765, Frederick County, Maryland, became the first colonial entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.

Today in History for Nov. 20: On this date: In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the U.S. Bill of Rights. In 1841, Wilfrid Laurier, Canada's seventh prime minister, was born.

Celebrity Birthday for Nov. 10: Blues singer Bobby Rush is 90. Jazz saxophonist Houston Person is 89. Actor Albert Hall ("Ally McBeal," ''Beloved") is 86. Country singer Donna Fargo is 82. Lyricist Tim Rice is 79. Pop singer Dave Loggins is 76.

Today in Music History for Nov. 10: In 1916, Canadian contralto Marguerite Paquet was born in Quebec City.

Today in History for Nov. 10: In 1483, Martin Luther, the Augustinian monk who became the founder and leader of the German Reformation, was born in Eisleben, Saxony. In 1775, the U.S.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 9: Soprano Mary Morrison is 97. Baseball Hall-of-Fame manager Whitey Herzog is 92. Lee Graziano, drummer with The American Breed, is 80. Actor Robert David Hall ("CSI") is 76. Movie director Bille August is 75.

Today in Music History for Nov. 9: In 1895, George D. Hay, the founder of the "Grand Ole Opry," was born in Attica, Ind. While he was an announcer at WLS in Chicago, Hay helped begin the "National Barn Dance" program.