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circa 400 B.C.E.
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Johannes Gutenberg invents the movable type printing press
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The Portuguese start exploring the African Atlantic coast for gold. By 1500 they have sold over 81,000 African slaves.
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The invention of the microphone by Emile Berliner
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The invention of the cylinder phonograph by Thomas Edison
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Founding of Shaw Brothers movie studios in Hong Kong
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James Brown records “Live at the Apollo”
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Founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
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Earliest digital sampling at EMS Musys System studio
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Assassination of Clarence Edward Smith, aka “Clarence 13X” and “Allah”
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Kool Herc DJ’s the Birth of Hip Hop
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Release of “King Tim III” by the Fatback Band, first hip hop single.
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Release of the SugarHill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight”
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Release of “It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back” by Public Enemy
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November 9, 1993 A.D. Release of “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” by the Wu-Tang Clan
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Murder of Christopher Wallace, aka “Biggie Smalls” and “The Notorious B.I.G.”
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Barack Hussein Obama elected 44th President of the United States
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The first Run the Jewels album is released as a free digital download
