Rock Almanac: October 3, 2008

On This Date in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor sparks a controversy when she rips up a portrait of Pope John Paul II after singing Bob Marley's 'War' on an episode of 'Saturday Night Live.'

The Almanac Advises for October 3: "An iconoclast has historically been a person who destroys the religious icons within his or her culture. The current definition of an iconoclast is a person who attacks orthodox beliefs and institutions."

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