At 12 noon on the 13th July 1985, an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid, the “global jukebox” broadcast live from Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
On the 6th July 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles met for the first time at the St. Peter’s Church garden fête in Woolton, Liverpool.
Elvis Presley purchased Graceland for $102,500 in 1957 when he was 22 years old.
“White Christmas” has since gone on to become the world’s biggest-selling single of all time.
On the 24th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.
On the 24th March 1721, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated what were to become known as the Brandenburg Concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, the younger brother of King Frederick I of Prussia.
By the time the concert began at 10pm on 21 March there were thousands of people outside the arena unable to get in who resorted to breaking through the doors.
The resulting record was released in May, and went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies.
On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.
Elvis Presley became the first solo entertainer to broadcast a live performance via satellite with Aloha From Hawaii.
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