Queen And Iron Maiden Perform At The First Rock In Rio     1985 Queen, Iron Maiden and Whitesnake play on Day 1 of the first Rock In Rio festival. Read the full story   More Events:   1971 Mary J. Blige is born in New York City. The "J." stands for Jane.   1992 Nirvana make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. They leave a mark: after performing their hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit," they play "Territorial Pissings" for their second song, then trash their instruments and anything else they can find on stage.   1998 Nike debuts its "I Can" commercial, introducing the British band The Verve to a wide American audience with the song "Bitter Sweet Symphony." The song becomes the band's only hit in the States, which is bittersweet because they had to sign away royalties to the song to get the publishing rights to the string sample.   See More Events