1980 – Donna Summer became the first act to sign with Geffen Records.
1988 – Over 3,000 East Germans gathered at the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson. Jackson was performing a concert on the other side of the wall in West Berlin.
Today in Michael Jackson History
1998 – Loretta Lynn appeared on the Friday Night Opry. She performed “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’,” “We’ve Come a Long Way Baby,” “How Great Thou Art” and “The Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold.
2012 – The Maroon 5 single “One More Night” was released in the U.S.
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