Today in Rock and Roll History

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Today in the History of Rock.......

1943
Roberta Joan Anderson (a.k.a. Joni Mitchell) is born in Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada.

1960
Bill Black's Combo hits #11 with "Don't Be Cruel".

1964
Betty Everett and Jerry Butler hit #5 with "Let It Be Me".

1981
Ozzy Osbourne hits #14 in the UK with 'Diary of a Madman'.

1981
Japan hits #32 in the UK with "Visions of China".

1987
Tiffany, the mall teen queen, hits #1 with "I Think We're Alone Now" where it will stay for two weeks.

1989
MTV Europe broadcasts the first live feed to East Berlin on the same day the East German Cabinet resigns amidst mounting nationwide unrest - The Berlin Wall comes down the next day!

1995
Queen's 'Made in Heaven,' the last album of original material featuring vocalist Freddie Mercury, is released four years after his death.