1958 – The first Flying V, by Gibson, was shipped from a factory in Kalamazoo, MI.
1968 – McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights.
1970 – The Jackson 5 made their TV debut on “American Bandstand.”
1977 – Neil Diamond’s in-concert TV special aired on NBC.
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