Rock Almanac: September 22, 2008

On This Date in 1958: Joan Jett is born Joan Marie Larkin in Wynnewood, Pa.

The Almanac Advises for September 22: "The roar of a jet engine at takeoff has been measured at a very loud 120 decibels, which is the same level as found at a typical rock concert."

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