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Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16th 1958 in Bay City, Michigan ("Timeline of events in the life of Madonna").
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Joan Gustafson becomes Madonna's stepmother ("Madonna, A biography").
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Madonna's mother dies of breast cancer ("Timeline of events in the life of Madonna").
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Madonna is confirmed into the Catholic Church, and takes up the name of Veronica ("Madonna, A biography").
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Joan Gustafson & Madonna's father adopts
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Goes to the University of Michigan under a dance sholarship in Ann Arbor, Michigan ("Timeline of events in the life of Madonna").
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Madonna's 1st number one single wins her a grammy award!
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http://www.people.com/people/madonna/biography
Madonna a Biography by Mary Cross
Pictures from ("google.com/madonna+images").
"Symbols" (umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/s)