On the 19th March 1962, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album.
19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway
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Gold records were originally presented to artists by their own label, primarily as a form of self-congratulatory publicity.
On the 17th February 1966 Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, began the first recording session for the song Good Vibrations at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles.
George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was performed for the first time at a concert by Paul Whiteman and his Palais Royal Orchestra called An Experiment in Modern Music.
On the 7th February 1964, the Beatles visited the United States for the first time.
The 3rd February 1959 was the Day The Music Died, when rock and roll pioneers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
The Damned had released what is recognised as the first ever punk single a month earlier.
On the 21st November 1877, American inventor Thomas Edison announced his phonograph, the world’s first practical machine that could record and play sound using a cylinder.
German pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist after it emerged that they did not sing any of the vocals on their debut album.
At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “… And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music station.
2nd April 1982: Falklands War begins with Argentine invasion
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31st March 1905: Wilhelm II provokes the First Moroccan Crisis
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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