"The Day The Music Died" - February 3, 1959.
Remembering 50 years. February 3, 1959 - February 3, 2009.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090130/ENT04/901300326
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/roc ... 7412.story