1966: John Lennon departs England for Germany, where he will begin filming his only non-Beatle related movie role, as Pvt. Gripweed in How I Won the War.
While this Richard Lester-directed comedy about World War I has been largely forgotten now, Lennon loved the old fashioned glasses worn by his character. He continues to wear them and touches off a fashion craze for wire-framed glasses that has never really gone away.

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1960: On this day, 17-year-old art student Keith Richards bumps into an old school chum at a London train station. His friend, Mick Jagger is carrying a batch of R&B albums under his arm. Deciding to renew their friendship (and listen to the albums) the two will soon form their first group: Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys.