July 5, 1948 — The National Health Service begins in the UK
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August 16, 1969 — The Beckenham Free Festival is held
The Beckenham Free Festival was held at the Croydon Road Recreation Ground in Beckenham in August 1969, in parallel with...
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January 17, 1971 — Marvin Gaye releases “What’s Going On?”
A number two US chart hit for Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On?” was a departure from his previous Motown sound...
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May 30, 1971 — Zowie Bowie is born
The child of one of the most famous and creative rock stars of all time, Zowie Bowie was also saddled...
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November 26, 1987 — Madonna serves Sean Penn with divorce papers at Thanksgiving
Some relationships have an expiry date from the very start – the marriage of Sean Penn and Madonna was one...
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April 29, 1992 — The Rodney King trial verdict results in widespread rioting in LA
It’s hard not to think that something may have gone wrong with the American justice system at times. For example,...
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October 21, 1992 — Madonna releases her book “Sex”
Sex is a coffee table book written by Madonna, with copious photography shot by Siung Fat Tjia and Fabien Baron,...
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December 31, 1999 — The Twentieth Century ends
Technically, the Twentieth Century did not end for another year, at the end of the year 2000. But in the...
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