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Michael Jackson

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth
    Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958. He is the son of Joe and Katherine Jackson. Michael is one of 10 kids in the family and has four sisters and sic brothers.

  • First Performance (Jackson 5)

    First Performance (Jackson 5)
    Michael and his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon had their first debut performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
    They sung some of their most popular songs such as I Want You Back ,Stand, and Who’s Loving You.

  • First Studio Album

    First Studio Album
    The first album Michael Jackson would ever be on was Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. This album consist of 12 song which got the group pretty famous. After that the group came out with 16 other studio albums.

  • The split of Jackson 5 (Michael Leaving)

    The split of Jackson 5 (Michael Leaving)
    After years and all of his childhood with the Jackson 5 Michael split from the popular group and started his his solo career. He also had issue his brother Jermaine which turned public.

  • First solo song

    First solo song
    After Michael split from his family group he made his first song at the age of 13 and it was called Got to Be There. This song would soon be on his first solo album called Ben and make the top chart which really boasted his career. Michael album came out 1972.

  • First movie/The Wiz

    First movie/The Wiz
    Michael Jackson made his film debut as the Scarecrow in The Wiz. Which was the urban retelling of the classic film The Wizard Of Oz.

  • Off the Wall

    Off the Wall
    Michael records Off The Wall his first album as a solo artist. Two of the singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" both get to number-one hits that year

  • First Grammy

    First Grammy
    When Michael album came out he hit the charts in a good way. And so with that he wins his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance.

  • Thriller

    Thriller
    Michael releases the album Thriller and it tops the charts for weeks. his singles dash into the top 10 like "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'. On this year is win the Moonwalk was found.

  • Neverland

    Neverland
    Jackson builded a home on large piece of land in Central California which was complete with its own amusement park rides, and calls it Neverland. This was also the year where people though Michael was changing.

  • Bad

    Bad
    his third album Bad hits the shelves. He embarks on a world tour.

  • Thriller goes platinum

    Thriller goes platinum
    Thriller goes platinum for the 21st time and the Guinness Book of World Records certifies it as the best-selling album ever. To date, he has sold 65 million copies.

  • Court

    Court
    Jackson is accused in civil court of molesting an 11-year-old boy. Police descend on Neverland and subject Jackson to a full body search. "It was the most humiliating ordeal of my life," he says in a televised statement in December.Jackson never really recovered after that.

  • First marriage

    First marriage
    Jackson and Lisa-Marie Presley tie the knot. The marriage will last less than two years.

  • HISTORY

    HISTORY
    Sony releases HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I. Janet Jackson performs a duet with her older brother on "Scream."

  • Second Marriage

    Second Marriage
    Michael marries a nurse named Debbie Rowe. She gave birth to Micheal first kid Prince Michael.

  • Second Kid

    Second Kid
    Jackson and his wife have a girl. Her name is Paris, Rowe and Jackson soon spit.

  • Rolling Stone

    Rolling Stone
    "Billie Jean," "Rock With You," "I Want You Back" and "Beat It" make Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest songs of all time.

  • Invincible

    Invincible
    Sony releases Invincible, which is panned by critics and does not sell well. Jackson battles a $21-million civil suit by a German concert promoter who says the singer backed out of two concerts and pocketed an advance.

  • Third Child

    Third Child
    Jackson lifts his newborn son, Prince Michael, over a hotel room terrace so fans can glimpse and is roundly criticized for endangering his child. The identity of the child's mother is never revealed.

  • Court again

    Court again
    charged with seven counts of child sexual abuse and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent. All charges were made by the same boy, Gavin Arvizo, who was under 14 at the time of the alleged crime.

  • Trouble with money

    Trouble with money
    Financial troubles force closure on the main house on the Neverland Ranch.deal. Jackson makes his first public appearance since the Arvizo trial to accept eight records from the Guinness World Records in London, including "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time."Jackson agrees to share joint custody of his first two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe.

  • Famous Music LLC

    Famous Music LLC
    Jackson and Sony buy Famous Music LLC from Viacom, which gives him rights to songs by Eminem, Shakira, Beck and others.

  • Thriller 25

    Thriller 25
    Jackson issues Thriller 25, celebrating 25 years of the iconic album. The reissue hits number one in eight countries and reached number two in the U.S. Sony releases King of Pop, a fan-curated compilation.

  • Death

    Death
    Jackson dies in Los Angeles at 50 after going into cardiac arrest.