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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1980


Double Fantasy
, released by
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is the seventh
and
final studio album released by Lennon in his lifetime. The album is
notable for
its association with Lennon’s murder three weeks after its
release. It became a
worldwide commercial success, and went on to win
the
1981 Album of the Year.

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John Lennon at the studio mixing board

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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Conway Twitty’s (Harold Lloyd Jenkins) only number-one single. It
was a hit in 22 different countries and sold over 8 million copies. 

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January 17, 1959

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DATE IN 1966

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"Last Train to Clarksville" is the debut single by The Monkees, released
August 16, 1966. It reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100
eight weeks after their TV series debuted.

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VIDEOTAPE RECORDING ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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Original air date on NBC television: October 2, 1956 to June 25, 1957

The first example of a videotape recording was broadcast by NBC television
when The Jonathan Winters Show was seen coast to coast on Tuesday,
October 23, 1956.

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Maude Frickert was perhaps Winters most famous character

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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This single peaked for three weeks at #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart
in December 1967. It became the Miracles highest charting popular single
since "Shop Around". The song also topped the Billboard Black Singles
Chart
and was a million-selling hit for The Miracles, their sixth overall.

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