November 9, 1967: Rolling Stone Magazine Debuts

November 9, 1967: The 1st issue of Rolling Stone magazine hits newsstands. It was named not for the band The Rolling Stones, but for the 1965 Bob Dylan song "Like a Rolling Stone," itself named after a blues song by Muddy Waters, "Rollin' Stone," which is where the band got its name. As opposed to The New York Times' slogan of "All the News That's Fit to Print," the magazine's slogan is "All the News That Fits."

The magazine was founded in San Francisco, right after its "Summer of Love," by Jann S. Wenner, and has chronicled popular culture, especially rock and roll music, ever since. John Lennon of The Beatles, in a still photo from his appearance in the recent film How I Won the War, was on the 1st issue's cover.

The magazine would become known for its periodic "The Rolling Stone Interview," with personalities ranging from rock stars to politicians, including a notable one with Lennon in 1971, after The Beatles broke up; and in 1980, as he was making a comeback, but not printed until after he was murdered, with the famous cover of him naked, lying next to his wife Yoko Ono, who was fully dressed.

The magazine has also had pretensions to journalism, starting with the "gonzo journalism" of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. In the 2000s, Matt Taibbi became one of the country's top left-of-center journalists, before people began to notice that his obsession with Senator Bernie Sanders, the Socialist from Vermont, began to show that he and other Sanders supporters had more in common with the political right than previously thought.

Collectively or separately, The Beatles -- Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -- lead all music acts with 30 cover appearances. Madonna has appeared on the cover more times than any other woman, 23.

Its 1,000th issue, dated May 18, 2006, was something of a tribute to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the album The Beatles had released 5 months before the magazine debuted.

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November 9, 1967 was a Thursday. Baseball season was over. Football was in midweek. There were 3 games played in the NBA:

* A doubleheader was played at the old Madison Square Garden. In the opener, the Detroit Pistons beat the expansion Seattle SuperSonics, 119-118. Dave Bing scored 39 points for the Pistons.

* In the nightcap, the New York Knicks beat the Cincinnati Royals, 123-106. Walt Bellamy scored 30 for the Knicks. For the Royals, Jerry Lucas had 41 points and 27 rebounds, while Oscar Robertson had 14 points.

* And the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls, 107-93 at the Chicago Stadium.

There were 2 games in the new American Basketball Association. The Pittsburgh Pipers beat the Minnesota Muskies, 97-86 at the Civil Arena in Pittsburgh. And the Oakland Oaks beat the Houston Mavericks, 99-98 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.

And there were 2 games played in the NHL. The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit. And the Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.