November 07, 2009 03:05 EST

On November seventh, 1951, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner were married. She filed for divorce in 1954.

In 1960, A.P. Carter of the country-gospel Carter Family Singers died in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was 62.

In 1963, the all-star comedy "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" had its world premiere in Hollywood.

In 1968, The Doors were banned in Phoenix after Jim Morrison told the audience to stand up. Police were wary of Morrison's intentions because he had recently mooned an audience.

In 1974, Ted Nugent won the National Squirrel Shooting Archery Contest by hitting a squirrel at 150 yards with a bow and arrow.

In 1977, the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was released.

In 1990, Arsenio Hall got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 1991, actor Paul Reubens, better known as Pee Wee Herman, pleaded no contest to an indecent exposure charge. He had been arrested in Sarasota, Florida, for allegedly exposing himself in a movie theater.

In 1997, Rosemary Clooney married longtime companion Dante DiPaolo in Maysville, Kentucky, after living together for 24 years.

In 2006, Britney Spears filed for divorce from Kevin Federline. They had been married for just over two years, and she had given birth to their second son just two months earlier.

Today's Birthdays: Opera singer Joan Sutherland is 83. Actor Barry Newman is 71. Singer Johnny Rivers is 67. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 66. Singer Nick Gilder is 58. Actor Christopher Knight is 52. Guitarist Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne is 41. Actor Jeremy London is 37. Actor Jason London is 37. Actress Yunjin Kim is 36. Guitarist Zach Myers of Shinedown is 26.

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