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The printing press was created which allowed many composers to share their work easier.
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The first opera was written called "Dafne".
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"Messiah Oratorio" was composed in just 24 days by one of the greatest baroque composers, George Frederic Handel.
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Johann Sebastian Bach who was considered by many to have been the greatest composer in the history of western music passed away.
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Reveille was used for the American Revolutionary War to signal the start of the day.
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 was recognized as one of the greatest pieces of classical music ever written.
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Le chalet had a long and successful career at the Opéra-Comique its 1,000th performance in 1873.
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At the age of 14 Max bruch was awarded the prestigious Frankfurt Mozart Foundation Prize.
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Frank Sinatra a Famous Jazz singer, actor, and an influential figure in the civil rights movement was born.
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Ella Fitzgerald also known as “The Queen of Jazz” who became an international legend during a career that spanned six decades was born.
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
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Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB to hit 700 home runs.
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“This Land is Your Land “ an iconic folk song was written by Woody Guthrie.
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Prolonged conflict between Communist forces of North Vietnam, backed by China and the USSR, and non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, backed by the United States.
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Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. commonwealth.
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The Civil Rights Movement was a time of protests and fighting for equal rights for the African American people.
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United Nations is established
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First hydrogen bomb is detonated by the U.S. on Eniwetok, an atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched.
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Hawaii became the 50th state.
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Mahalia Jackson was awarded the Order of Lincoln, by the governor of Illinois which was the state's highest honor.
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Prince’s album “Purple Rain” sold 25 million copies worldwide making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
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Amy Grant released the first Christian album to be certified platinum.
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Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion ever of boxing.
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Steel Pulse became the first non-Jamaican band to win a grammy award for the best reggae album with their landmark album “Babylon the Bandit”.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship was formed changed the sport of combat by combining different styles of martial arts under one organization.
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Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” was the first single to debut at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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John Denver received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Folk Music Association.
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Celia Cruz became the first winner of the Latin Grammy Award.
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Simon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
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In 2008 Max Richter was awarded Best Composer for European Film.
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In 2011 broadcaster Greg James played "I Giorni" on mainstream radio and it entered the UK singles charts at number 32.