Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2:
1928: Leo the Lion roared for the first time at the beginning of MGM's first talking picture, "White Shadows in the South Seas."
1940: The cartoon character Bugs Bunny made his official debut when Warner Brothers released the animated short "A Wild Hare."
1971: James Taylor reached the top of the Billboard pop chart with "You've Got A Friend."
1976: Tina Turner filed for divorce from Ike Turner.
1981: MTV made its debut on cable stations across the U.S. The first video played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
1984: The movie "Purple Rain," featuring Prince, opened in the U.S. and Canada.
1998: Puppeteer Shari Lewis died of uterine cancer in Los Angeles. She was 65. Her best known puppets were Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse.
2000: Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in Malibu, Calif. They separated after more than four years of marriage.
2000: Kathie Lee Gifford hosted her last broadcast of "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee."
2003: Comedian Bob Hope died of pneumonia in Toluca Lake, Calif. He was 100.
2006: Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving. The police report says Gibson screamed obscenities and derogatory things about Jewish people.
2007: Britney Spears' divorce from Kevin Federline was finalized.
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