This week in 1981: Sandra Day O'Conner became the first woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court; the first solar-powered airplane flew across the English Channel, completing a 165-mile trip 25 ...

Born March 9, 1936, Mickey Gilley won the hearts of country fans in the 1970s before becoming a crossover success in the '80s. He learned to play music at a young age alongside his cousin, influential ...

Cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley rose to fame with his many hits throughout the 1970s and ’80s but was in the national spotlight with his work on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack and his appearance ...