This Month in Zeppelin for February

So every month I will have a monthly update on what happened in Zeppelin history. The first show of the month will include a This Month in Zeppelin feature where all of the important events of the month are announced. If there's an extremely important date (i.e. big album releases, deaths, births, ect.), I will talk about it as close to the date as possible as well. The list will end up on the blog. So, without further ado, this month in Led Zeppelin...

• 1969, the band had their first foray into the Billboard Top 40. They would not leave until well after their breakup.
• Feb. 28 1970, their name changes for one night in Copenhagen to "The Nobs" so that Countess Von Zeppelin, upset about the band's first album cover, doesn't sue them for using her name.
• Feb. 14, 1971, the band's long hair prevents them from being allowed into Singapore.
• Feb. 16, 1972, the release date of Houses of the Holy is pushed back due to album sleeve issues.
• Feb. 24, 1975, Physical Graffiti is released and sells incredibly well with over 1 million pre-orders already in place.
• Feb. 16, 1978, John Bonham, Richard Cole, and Peter Grant face a judge for their roles in a brawl during a show in Oakland. They all receive commuted prison sentences and a fine.
• Feb. 15, 1982, Death Wish II, the soundtrack that Jimmy Page recorded for the Charles Bronson film of the same name, is released.
• Feb. 11, 1985, Jimmy Page's new band The Firm release their self-titled album.
• Feb. 29, 1988, Robert Plant releases his 4th solo album (and 5th since Led Zeppelin broke up) Now and Zen
• Feb. 24, 1999, Jimmy and Robert win their first Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for their song "Most High"
  
• Feb. 13, 2005, Led Zeppelin receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys.
• Feb. 8, 2009, Robert Plant wins Album of the Year with Alison Krauss at the Grammys for Raising Sand. They also win Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (for "Rich Woman"), Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, Record of the Year (for "Please Read The Letter"), and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (for "Killing The Blues"). They also performed songs from the album during the show with T-Bone Burnett.