Jan. 18 in history

18 Years Ago --- Top Hit-maker of Decade USA Today January 18, 1988 Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel is the No. 1 pop single in Billboard this week, establishing him as the decade's top hit-maker. It's his seventh No. 1 single in the '80s (Whitney Houston and Madonna each claim six). And it's the third No. 1 single from Bad, the world's best-selling 1987 album (more than 11 million copies; 4.5 million in the USA). --- 16 Years Ago --- Ailing Davis Back In Front of Cameras USA Today January 18, 1990 mmy Davis Jr., still battling throat cancer, is out of the house and back at work. He's been in Chicago all week filming a cameo for a December CBS TV movie, The Kid Who Loved Christmas, for Eddie Murphy Productions... On Feb. 4, ABC airs the 2 1/2-hour Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Annual Celebration, the all-star tribute taped in November, hosted by Eddie Murphy and featuring testimonials from his pals Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Clint Eastwood, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine. --- 13 Years Ago --- Some Winning Images Houston Chronicle January 18, 1993 Whoopi Goldberg's movie "Sister Act" took two prizes at the 25th NAACP Image Awards, while the TV soap opera, "The Young and the Restless," and the TV drama, "I'll Fly Away," each won three. The awards were given Saturday to those presenting positive images of blacks. Michael Jackson performed and received the Silver Anniversary Entertainer of the Year Award. The show will be broadcast on Jan. 23. Goldberg was named best movie actress for "Sister Act," which also won as outstanding motion picture. Denzel Washington was named best movie actor for "Mississippi Masala." Martin was honored as outstanding comedy TV series. Charles Dutton of "Roc" was named best actor in a comedy TV series. Jasmine Guy of "A Different World" won as best comedy TV actress. "I'll Fly Away" won as best TV drama series. "I'll Fly Away" cast members Dorian Harewood and Regina Taylor won acting honors. "The Young and the Restless" was voted best daytime drama and captured acting awards for Kristoff St. John and Victoria Rowell. Jaleel White of TV's "Family Matters" was voted best actor or actress under age 18. --- 10 Years Ago --- Presley Calls It Quits With the King of Pop San Francisco Examiner January 18, 1996 Lisa Marie Presley has filed for divorce from Michael Jackson. Her publicist, Paul Bloch, said Presley, 27, cited irreconcilable differences in her decision to end her 20-month-old marriage. He said he did not know when or where the filing was made. --- 8 Years Ago --- "Will You Be There" Not Stolen The Sacromento Bee January 18, 1998 Alian singer Al Bano lost a copyright infringement case that claimed Michael Jackson's hit song "Will You Be There" was stolen. Notice of a three-judge panel's decision in favor of the Gloved One in Rome was received by Jackson's attorney late last week. --- 6 Years Ago --- MCY Music World, Inc. PR Newswire January 18, 2000 MCY.com is a global online retailer of encrypted digital music, and offers a broad variety of music and entertainment, which is divided into user-friendly searchable categories. MCY.com (http:// www.mcy.com) controls one of the largest exclusive catalogs of "blue chip" songs available as retail digital downloads by major artists from Bob Marley, Tina Turner, Luciano Pavarotti, Sash and Louis Armstrong. MCY.com has made global music history with its live webcasts of concerts including megastars such as Michael Jackson, the world leading tenor Luciano Pavarotti and the pop and rock legend Paul McCartney. --- 5 Years Ago --- New Position For King of Pop Precint Reporter January 18, 2001 Michael Jackson will take the podium at Britain's historic Oxford Union debating society. He will address an audience on the subject of child welfare on March 6. The 42-year-old singer will be speaking alongside his new mentor. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, on "the fine art of balancing romantic love, familial love and professional dedication." --- 4 Years Ago --- Word on the Street Wall Street Journal January 18, 2002 Denise Benou Stires, Nasdaq's marketing chief, finds journalists' wordplay with her company's name puzzling. "Nasdaq is a major global brand," she says. She points out that the Nasdaq name is trademarked in more than 70 countries, and that pop stars Michael Jackson and Tony Bennett have participated in recent market-opening ceremonies. "Markets go up, markets go down," she says, "but the companies traded on Nasdaq are still the future of business in the U.S. and the world." ---