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“THE KING” DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

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    Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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Madonna Louise Cicconeis 55 today

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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"Last Train to Clarksville" is the debut single by The Monkees. It 
was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood, on July 25, 
1966. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on November 5.

 

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A KODAK MOMENT IN 1960 ~

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Frank Sinatra with then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy outside of The
Sands hotel in Las Vegas, Feb. 1960. Kennedy had been staying there 
during a campaign tour.

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BUDDY WAS MARRIED ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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Buddy and his bride Maria Elena

Buddy Holly was married to 25-year-old Maria Elena Santiago, a woman he had
met only two months earlier when she was a receptionist for a New York music
publisher. The wedding took place at the home of Buddy’s parents in Lubbock,
Texas.

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Buddy Holly and Maria Elena with Pastor Ben Johnson (center)

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From left; Peggy Sue, Buddy and Maria and Jerry Allison

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The newlyweds are pictured with Buddy’s parents, Ella and Lawrence
Holley

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