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Otis Ray Redding, Jr.
(September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967)

"(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay" became the first posthumous
number-one
record in 1968 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and
R&B charts.

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THE DATE THAT LIVES IN INFAMY!

 

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pearl harbor memorial 
The USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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LynyrdSkynyrd

Billy Powell, Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant (top), Artimus Pyle (center), Leon
Wilkeson (bottom), Steve Gaines and Gary Rossington

Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines
Steve’s sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane
crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously
injured but survived the crash.




"The Day On The Green" at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium, July 2, 1977,
three months before the plane crash.

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ON THIS DAY IN THE PAST ~

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concorde-landing

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Captain Mike Bannister, Chief Concorde Pilot for British Airways
Concorde fleet.

first landing ny ltr

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