02/12/1939
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, has a birthday today.

12/08/1943
Jim Morrison, the lead singer for the group The Doors was born on this day.

12/01/1944
Doors drummer John Densmore was born on this date.

01/08/1946
Robby Krieger, guitarist for the Doors, was born on this day.

09/23/1967
'People Are Strange' was released by the Doors.

12/09/1967
Jim Morrison was arrested onstage in New Haven, CT, and charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest.

08/03/1968
'Hello, I Love You' by the Doors topped the charts and stayed there for two weeks.

10/06/1968
'The Doors are Open' was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors.

12/28/1968
The Doors' 'Touch Me' was released.

03/01/1969
While fronting The Doors at Miami's Dinner Key Auditorium, Jim Morrison's ritualized cavortings ended with his arrest for 'lewd and lascivious behaviour'.

04/03/1969
Jim Morrison is arrested for indecent exposure for alleged actions at a Doors concert several nights earlier in Miami

11/11/1969
Jim Morrison of the Doors was jailed for 'interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness'. The charges were eventually dropped.

01/17/1970
The Doors played the first of several shows at the Felt Forum in New York City. The shows were recorded for use on their 'Absolutely Live' album.

08/10/1970
Jim Morrison's trial for allegedly exposing himself onstage in Miami, FL began.

09/20/1970
Jim Morrison was found guilty, in Miami, FL of indecent exposure and profanity. He was acquitted on charges of 'lewd and lascivious' behavior. The charges were related to a performance by the Doors.

10/30/1970
Doors frontman Jim Morrison was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL.

11/12/1970
The Doors made their last appearance with Jim Morrison in New Orleans.

07/03/1971
Jim Morrison, lead vocalist of The Doors died in Paris, of a heart attack while in the bath.

04/25/1974
Death of the Lizard Queen. Pamela Courson, paramour of the late Jim Morrison, died from a drug overdose.

03/01/1991
'The Doors' movie debuted. Val Kilmer played the role of Jim Morrison.

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