On This Date in 1963: Bob Dylan and Joan Baez perform together in front of an estimated 300,000 people at the March on Washington, during which Martin Luther King delivers his 'I Have a Dream' speech.
On This Date in 1988: 'Monkey,' by George Michael, climbs to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.
On This Date in 1987: Sonny Bono inaugurates his political career when he announces his bid to run for mayor of Palm Springs, Calif.
On This Date in 1949: Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is born Chaim Witz in Haifa, Israel.
On This Date in 1974: '(You're) Having My Baby,' by Paul Anka, takes over the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.
On This Date in 1962: John Lennon marries a pregnant Cynthia Powell in Liverpool.
On This Date in 1906: The Victor Talking Machine Co. introduces the Victrola gramophone, which retails for $200, which would be more than $3,500 today.
On This Date in 1938: Kenny Rogers is born Kenneth Ray Rogers in Houston.
On This Date in 1969: Frank Zappa disbands the original Mothers of Invention.
On This Date in 1967: 'All You Need Is Love,' by the Beatles, becoms the No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
On This Date in 1989: The B-52's release the single 'Love Shack,' from their third album, 'Cosmic Thing.'
On This Date in 1986: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen makes his return behind the drum kit at the Monsters of Rock festival in England after losing his left arm in an automobile accident.
On This Date in 1958: Madonna is born Madonna Louise Ciccone, in Bay City, Mich.
On This Date in 1971: Thomas Wayne, who had a Top Five hit with the song 'Tragedy' in 1959, dies in an automobile accident near Memphis.
On This Date in 1971: Diana Ross gives birth to a daughter, Rhonda. It is later revealed that the child was sired by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.
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