On January third, 1967, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys refused to be sworn in after receiving a U.S. Army draft notice. Wilson said he was a conscientious objector.

In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Two Virgins” record sleeve, which showed them posing nude, was declared pornographic in New Jersey. Police seized copies of the album.

In 1970, members of The Beatles recorded their last song together, “I Me Mine.” George Harrison later used that title for his autobiography.

Also in 1970, singer Davy Jones announced he was leaving The Monkees, a year after Peter Tork quit the group.

In 1974, Bob Dylan and The Band opened a brief tour. Several dates were recorded for a live album.

In 1989, country legend Johnny Cash was released from a Nashville hospital two weeks after undergoing double-bypass heart surgery. At the time, he said he had no plans to cancel any of his tour dates that year.

Also in 1989, “The Arsenio Hall Show” made its premiere on Fox.

In 1991, the sit-com “Blossom” premiered on NBC.

In 1992, singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds married actress Patsy Kensit in London. They have since split up.

In 2004, Britney Spears married childhood friend Jason Alexander in a spur-of-the-moment wedding in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted 55 hours before they got it annulled.

Today’s Birthdays: Record producer George Martin is 87. Actor Robert Loggia is 83. Actor Dabney Coleman is 81. Singer Stephen Stills is 68. Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 67. Actress Victoria Principal is 63. Actor Mel Gibson is 57. Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 44. Actor Jason Marsden (“Ally McBeal”) is 38. Actress Danica McKellar (“The Wonder Years”) is 38. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (“The O.C.”) is 37. Singer and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberley Locke is 35. Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster The People is 28. Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 27.