The Weekly Almanac with Tiki Jane June 14, 2026

On this day in 1977, Led Zeppelin concluded a massive, sold-out six-night residency at Madison Square Garden, with an epic three-hour performance during their final North American tour On this day in 1980,  Billy Joel  Hit number one on the Billboard 200 with his iconic seventh studio album, Glass Houses, which featured his first-ever number-one single, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". On this day 2009, American basketball coach Phil Jackson won a record-setting 10th NBA championship, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic. On this day in 1949: The First Mammal in SpaceA rhesus macaque monkey named Albert II was launched 83 miles into space from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, paving the way for eventual human spaceflight. In 1959: The First Daily Monorail, The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California, becoming the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere.