This week in entertainment history…

On Nov. 17, 1981, 14 million viewers tuned in to ABC for what was later dubbed the “wedding of the year” when Luke Spencer married Laura Baldwin on “General Hospital.” On Nov. 19, 1990, it was discovered that Milli Vanilli was a fraud — that they had not sung the melodies on their “Girl You Know It’s True” album. The duo was stripped of their Grammy Award. On Nov. 21, 1980, the famous “Who Shot J.R.?” episode of “Dallas” aired on CBS, garnering the highest TV rating at the time. Internationally, more than 100 million viewers watched the episode.

Happy birthday to …

Nov. 16: Lisa Bonet, 33 Nov. 17: Danny DeVito, 56 Nov. 18: Kevin Nealon, 47 Nov. 19: Jodie Foster, 38 Nov. 20: Mike D, 35 Nov. 21: Goldie Hawn, 55 Nov. 22: Jamie Lee Curtis, 42

Around town …

Friday, Nov. 17: Local singer/songwriter Gregory Page performs at Java Joe’s Coffeehouse in Ocean Beach. For ticket and schedule information, call (619) 523-0356. Saturday, Nov. 18: Berkley Hart plays at Java Joe’s Coffeehouse in Ocean Beach. J. Mascis and the Fog performs, along with opening bands Unida and Autolux, at the Casbah at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call TicketMaster or the Casbah at (619) 232-4355. Sunday, Nov. 19: the Flaming Lips perform at 4th &and B, along with Russell Simins, at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call TicketMaster. Wednesday, Nov. 22: The Offspring, Cypress Hill and MxPx play at the Cox Arena, 7 p.m. for ticket information, call TicketMaster.

–Compiled by professional test crammer Irene Yadao