1972: Mott the Hoople releases the glam rock anthem “All the Young Dudes,” a track written by David Bowie, which he gave to the band after they rejected his first song, “Sufragette City.” The song went on to be named by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

1987: Aerosmith release “Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” the first single from their “Permanent Vacation” album, which brought the band their biggest mainstream success. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and hitmaker Desmond Child, and began its life as “Cruisin’ for a Lady.” Motley Crue singer Vince Neil claimed the inspiration for the song sprung from a bar he and Steven Tyler were at where the waiters were dressed like women, which inspired Tyler to utter the song’s title for the first time.

1990: Long Island thrash metal band Scatterbrain, formed from the ashes of Ludichrist, score an unlikely hit with the jokey single “Don’t Call Me Dude,” which goes top 20 in Australia and nabs heavy rotation on MTV. Three records and four years later, the band called it quits.

1997: San Diego potty-mouthed punks Blink-182 release their major label debut “Dude Ranch,” which takes the band mainstream after the success of the singles “Dammit” and “Josie.” It is the last album to feature the band’s original drummer Scott Raynor.

1998: The Coen brothers release the film “The Big Lebowksi” starring Jeff Bridges. Though the film doesn’t do well at the box office, it becomes a major cult classic and gives birth to Bridges’ most iconic role: The Dude, a bowling-obsessed, White Russian-consuming slacker. The character even inspired his own religion: Dudeism.

2000: The Ashton Kutcher-Seann William Scott buddy stoner flick “Dude, Where’s My Car?,” about two guys who forget where they parked, was panned by critics but found a cult audience on DVD and cable. The film boasts cameos from Fabio, Brent Spiner and Andy Dick.

2000: Actor Ben Curtis lands the part of Steven in a series of ads for Dell computers, most of which end with the catchphrase, “Dude, you’re getting a Dell!” The spots bring attention to both the brand and Curtis, who made headlines a few years later by getting busted buying weed in NYC.

2001: Four Finnish friends do “Jackass”-style stunts and air them on Finland’s MoonTV in a program called “The Dudesons.” The show becomes a huge hit in their homeland and becomes an international sensation, becoming the largest TV export in their nation’s history. SpikeTV airs the quartet’s first English language series in the U.S. in 2006.

2003: Political filmmaker and author Michael Moore releases his fourth book, “Dude, Where’s My Country?,” a satirical best-seller that criticizes corporate America and George W. Bush.

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