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- 1953: Skeeter Davis was injured in a car crash.
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- 1957: The Official Elvis Presley Fan Club was started in the U.K.
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- 1961: The Beatles began their famous gig as headliners at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.
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- 1962: Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan.
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- 1962: Aretha Franklin performed on American Bandstand.
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- 1964: The Beatles returned to perform at Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, England.
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- 980: Emotional Rescue was the #1 album again for the Rolling Stones. Diana Ross entered the Top 10 with Diana.
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- 2001: New Orleans International Airport was renamed Louis Armstrong Airport after the great trumpet player.