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Sheena Easton
Birth of Sheena Easton, Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. -
Stevie Wonder
Birth of Stevie Wonder. -
1950's
“Rock and Roll” was a term first used by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Cleveland, Ohio, to describe the new form of music that was taking shape. It was influenced by rhythm and blues, gospel, and country music. The artists were often showmen, and the music usually included guitar solos. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino were some of the first successful artists in the genre. Elvis Presley soon emerged on the scene and was as successful as he was controversial. Ot -
First Rock n Roll Song
"Rocket 88" is recorded by Ike Turner and hailed as the first rock 'n' roll song; -
Tony Bennett
1951: Tony Bennett, the quintessential Italian-American crooner, records a future classic, “Because of You.” -
Rock Island Line
Scotsman Lonnie Donegan and his skiffle group record their first hit, “Rock Island Line,” written by Huddy Ledbetter. -
Little Richard
Little Richard records Tutti-Frutti, one of the first rock and roll songs -
Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" becomes first worldwide #1 rock and roll record -
Eurovision Song Contest
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held on 24 May -
First Cassette tape made
First cassette tapes made by Philips -
Video Disk invention
The video disk invented -
Soft Compact disc
The compact disk invented by James Russell. -
First Calculator
The first handheld calculator invented. -
First Computer mouse
The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart. -
computer
The first computer with integrated circuits made. -
RAM invented
Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory) -
Mariah Carey
Birth of Mariah Carey. -
Tupac
Birth of Tupac Shakur -
Birth of Snoop Dog
Snoop dog born -
Internet
The ethernet (local computer network) invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox.
