The Life of the "King of Pop"

The King of Pop was Born

Aug 29, 1958

The "King of Pop" was born

The King of Pop reveals his Hidden Talent

Jan 1, 1964

MJ joined his brothers' first band "Jackson Brothers"

A record deal that Changed Everything! The band of brothers is now known as the Jackson 5

Jul 23, 1968

The Jackson 5 signed a record deal with Motown Records

MJ Launched his solo career

Nov 6, 1971

His fisrt solo single was "Got to Be There"

MJ has his first number 1 single as a solo artist "Ben"

Oct 14, 1972

Released best selling record "Off the Wall"

Aug 5, 1979

"Off the Wall" had four hit singles and spent four months in the top 10

Michael's American and Billboard Music Awards

Jan 1, 1980

Released best selling record "Thriller"

Dec 1, 1982

The world's FIRST best selling album of all time, topped album charts for 37 weeks

MJ's hit single Bille Jean tops the singles chart

Mar 5, 1983

Michael's Billie Jean Video was aired on MTV which noted "Jackson's videos helped break the color barrier at MTV

Mar 30, 1983

MJ won 8 Grammy Awards

Jan 1, 1984

A Life changing Pepsi Burn

Jan 27, 1984

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had burned his scalp during a Pepsi commercial shoot and began plastic surgery changing his appearance to a white man. When he won his 1.5 million dollar settlement from Pepsi he donated the money to a hospital's burn center unit.

Michael Jackson meets President and First Lady Reagan

May 14, 1984

Michael had visited the President for donating to worthy causes such as alcohol and drug abuse centers.

MJ co-wrote and released the charity single "We Are The World" raising millions of dollars donated to the famine relief

Jan 1, 1985

Released best selling record "Bad"

Aug 31, 1987

Topped charts for 8 weeks and produced 7 hit singles

Bad World Tour

Sep 12, 1987

This tour ended January 14, 1989 and broke two world records, making him $125 million dollars. He invited underpriveledged children to watch for free and made donations to hospitals, orphanages and other charities.

Michael released his First autobiography "Moonwalk"

Jan 1, 1988

Michael purchased Neverland Ranch for $17 million

Mar 1, 1988

Released best selling record "Dangerous"

Jan 1, 1991

MJ received the Living Legend Award at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards

Feb 24, 1993

First civil suit filed against MJ - all charges were dismissed for insufficient evidence

Sep 15, 1993

Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley

May 26, 1994

Released best selling record "HIStory"

Jun 3, 1995

MJ, with sister, Janet receive 3 awards for their music video "Scream" at MTV's Video Music Awards in NYC

Sep 7, 1995

HiStory World Tour

Sep 7, 1996

The best-selling mulitple disc album of all time and received Grammy Nomination for Album of the Year

Michael marries Debbie Rowe and has children Prince Michael and Paris

Nov 15, 1996

Jackson 5 are inducted in to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Mar 28, 1997

Michael Jackson is one of few to receive this honor twice

MJ inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Solo Artist

Mar 19, 2001

Released "Invincible"

Sep 25, 2001

MJ received Performer of the Millenium Award

Jan 1, 2002

Michael has a third child, Prince Michael II "aka Blanket"

Feb 21, 2002

More civil action lawsuite have been filed against MJ - all dismissed

Jan 31, 2005

Michael Jackson Moves to The Persian Gulf

Jun 13, 2005

Awarded The Diamond Award For selling Over 100 million albums

Nov 15, 2006

Michael Returns to LA

Dec 30, 2006

MJ announces his final concert "This is It" which sold out prior to all 50 shows

Mar 1, 2009

The End of an Era

Jun 25, 2009

Michael's Memorial Service at the Staples Center

Jul 7, 2009

Michael was Layed To Rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Sep 3, 2009

Michael's final performance is released "This is It"

Oct 21, 2009