October 18
1956 - 21-year-old Elvis Presley
pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.
1974 - Al Green
was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex-girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling grits over him. She then shot herself dead. Green suffered second degree burns.
2005 - An image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover,
taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.