Happy Veterans’ Day to all who have served.

Here’s a summary of Veterans Day ceremonies across Michigan today:

Great Lakes National Cemetery (Holly): 20th annual ceremony, open to the public, starting at 11 a.m.
Resurrection Cemetery (Clinton Township): Ceremony at 11 a.m.
Sterling Heights: Annual ceremony at 11 a.m. with unveiling of a new Gulf War memorial.
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (Detroit): Ceremony with flag-raising at 8 a.m.
Troy Veterans Plaza: Ceremony with a Rifle Salute and Taps, beginning at 11 a.m.
Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit): Ceremony at 10 a.m., featuring a flyover by Tuskegee Airmen and a performance by Martin Luther King Jr. High School band.
Washtenaw Community College: Sunrise flag-raising at 7 a.m., ceremony at 9:15 a.m.
Plymouth Veterans Memorial Park: Ceremony at 11 a.m., hosted by local veterans’ organizations.

Additional Detroit Luncheon: Volunteers of America Michigan will host a veterans’ luncheon with a clothing pop-up and resource booths at 10 a.m.

• 1957 – 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis secretly wed his third wife, 13-year-old third cousin Myra Brown, in Tennessee. The marriage lasted 14 years and seriously damaged Lewis’ career.
• 1960 – Aretha Franklin made her New York stage debut performing blues and standards at the Village Vanguard.
• 1961 – The Marvelettes went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Please Mr. Postman”. The song features Gladys Horton on lead vocals and accompaniment by The Funk Brothers, including 22-year-old Marvin Gaye on drums. It was the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, and The Beatles covered it in 1963 as well as The Carpenters in 1975, who got a U.S. No. 1 and U.K. No. 2 single out of the tune.
• 1961 – Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Blue Hawaii, his seventh U.S. No. 1 album.
• 1964 – One-time Gospel singer and highly popular and influential R&B/pop singer Sam Cooke died under sordid and mysterious circumstances.
• 1965 – The Velvet Underground made their live debut when the played at Summit High School in New Jersey. The band was paid $75 for the gig. They were the opening act at a high school dance.
• 1968 – Filming began for The Rolling Stones’ “Rock & Roll Circus.” As well as clowns and acrobats, John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell and Keith Richards. It was originally meant to be aired on the BBC, but the Rolling Stones withheld it because they were unhappy with their performance. The film was eventually released in 1996.
• 1971 – The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, released his 32nd album, Revolution Of The Mind. Its opening track had a title only J.B. could have concocted: “It’s A Brand New Day So Open Up The Door And Let A Man Come In To Do The Popcorn.” He was surpassed years later with the never-to-be topped 90-word title of Fiona Apple’s second album.
• 1973 – KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted during a concert in Florida when he touched a short-circuited light. The guitarist was  carried from the stage but returned 10 minutes later to finish the show.
• 1991 Per Michael Jackson’s wishes, one week before his controversial “Black Or White” music video airs, a memo circulates at MTV instructing the network’s on-air personnel to refer to Jackson as the King of Pop at least twice a week during the next two weeks.
• 1994 Christie’s auction house in New York City holds their first-ever auction of rock memorabilia, including The Beach Boys’ guitars, a stage outfit worn by Jimi Hendrix, and John Lennon’s famous Army fatigues.