Michael Jackson

By MyaBroadwell

  • King of Pop was born

    King of Pop was born
    Michael Joseph Jackson was born August of '58 in Gary, Indiana, from is parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson.

  • Start of an Era

    Start of an Era
    The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5.

  • Musical Hits

    Musical Hits
    “Beat It” reaches No. 1 on the charts.
    “Billie Jean” also becomes a gigantic hit. After a memorable performance by “The Jacksons,” Michael wows the crowd with a rendition of “Billie Jean,” which included the jaw-dropping moonwalk.
    The high-concept, 13-minute “Thriller” video, directed by John Landis, becomes a huge sensation

  • Ups and Downs

    Ups and Downs
    A lawsuit claims that Jackson seduced and abused a 13-year-old boy. Settles the lawsuit with substantial payment to the plaintiff. Los Angeles and Santa Barbara district attorneys don’t file child molestation charges against him.
    He marries Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's daughter.

  • Onto better things

    Onto better things
    Marie Presley filed a divorce against Jackson.
    He marries nurse Debbie Rowe.

  • It's a Boy

    It's a Boy
    Rowe gives birth to son Prince Michael.
    The Jackson 5 are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • Ms. Paris Michael

    Ms. Paris Michael
    Rowe gives birth to daughter Paris Michael Katherine.

  • And another One

    And another One
    Third child, Prince Michael II is born.

  • Down Hill

    Down Hill
    Faces charges of child molestation. Posts $3 million in bail and throws up the “V” sign, while standing on a black Suburban, before leaving the courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.

  • Charged

    Charged
    Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges.

  • Death of a Musical King

    Death of a Musical King
    Jackson died from homicide. The Coroner stated that Jackson died from the combination of drugs in his body, with the most significant drugs being the anesthetic propofol and the anxiolytic lorazepam.