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April, 26

  • 2000 Representatives for Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan and folk singer Cheryl Wheeler cry foul when a videotape documenting the 1999 Columbine High School shootings, set to music by the artists, is released to the public. The tape features footage shot by local firefighters of the scene at the Littleton, Colo., high school, mixed with news helicopter footage..

  • 1999 Sinead O’Connor is ordained as the first woman priest in the Latin Tridentine Church, a Roman Catholic splinter group. O’Connor says that although she has already celebrated Mass four times, she will study for six weeks before starting her priestly career as Mother Bernadette Mary..

  • 1999 Internet search hub Lycos launches a Web radio network that features five music channels. The Lycos Radio Network contains hip-hop, modern rock, smooth jazz, country, and pop formats. The service, which also contains video streaming, is hosted by live Internet DJs..

  • 1999 Geffen Records and Bong Load Custom Records file suits against Beck in L.A..

  • 1998 Country music fans raise $10,000 for tornado relief in Nashville. More than 1,500 tourists and local residents turn out for a special concert at the Wildhorse Saloon. Naomi Judd hosts, and performers volunteering their time and talent include Wade Hayes, Trace Adkins, David Ball, Eddy Raven, Burnin’ Daylight and Deryl Dodd..

  • 1994 Grace Slick pleads guilty to pointing a shotgun at police at her Tiburon, Calif., home on March 5. The former Jefferson Starship lead singer said she’d been under stress because her Mill Valley home had burned down the previous fall and she’d lost most of her memorabilia, including items stolen by Corte Madera firefighters..

  • 1987 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “(I Just) Died in Your Arms,” Cutting Crew..

  • 1977 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Southern Nights,” Glen Campbell..

  • 1960 Filming begins on the Elvis Presley movie “G.I. Blues.”.

  • 1942 Bobby Rydell (Robert Ridarelli) is born in Philadelphia. His biggest hit is the No. 2 song “Wild One” from 1960. He appears in the films “Bye Bye Birdie” and “That Lady from Peking.”.