Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

On January 3, 1987, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admits its first
woman: Aretha Franklin. Fewer than 100 female performers—
less than 10 percent—have been added since the Hall began
its induction ceremonies.

In 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its first group
of inductees: Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats
Domino, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Ray
Charles, Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers.        
        
        
        
        
        
  

TIM MAGUIRE

"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an erroneous banner headline on
the front page of the early editions of the Chicago Daily Tribune
(later Chicago Tribune) on November 3, 1948, the day after
incumbent United States president Harry S. Truman won an
upset victory over his opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, in the 1948 presidential election.

It was one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902 – 1971)

John Allan Jones (January 14, 1938 – October 23, 2024)

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning
crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song,
has died.

Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in Rancho Mirage,
California, after battling leukemia for more than two years.

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana.

Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop
group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored
its first No. 1 single in 1969, with “I Want You Back.” By age
11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he had
released his first solo album.

A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early ’70s, and
in 1976 the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson,
launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for
one season. Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on
Michael, who piped vocals in his high voice for “ABC,” “I’ll Be
There,” and many other Top 20 hits.

      
CAMILLE BOHANNON