Archive for October 18th, 2015

Oct

TELEVISION DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1969

Diana Ross (above) & The Supremes introduced The Jackson Five
during "The Hollywood Palace Special" live on ABC-TV. It was the
Jacksons first national television appearance.

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Oct

REVIEWING PAST NEWS STORIES

Tim Maguire

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is 89 years old today.

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Oct

NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1969

This single was the second of the Temptations’ four number-one hits on the pop
charts, and was also one of the best-selling singles the group released. Billboard
ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1969.