FTA-TV First Dates - Part 6 - More episodes & series than you can poke with a suggestive mushroom

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"The Twist"​

1962 Chubby Checker's song "The Twist", credited with starting the Twist dance craze, goes to #1 in the charts two years after first reaching number one spot

 

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Cash Performs at State Prison​

1968 Johnny Cash performs for inmates at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California; show is recorded for live album release

 

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Kurzweil Reading Machine​

1976 American inventor Ray Kurzweil and the National Federation of the Blind unveil the Kurzweil Reading Machine, the first omni-font optical character recognition system

 

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1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song

 

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Upon the song's release, the YMCA threatened to sue the band over trademark infringement, but ultimately settled with the composers out of court, later expressing pride regarding the song's purpose as a tribute to the organization.

 

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Dahmer's Insanity Plea​

1992 American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane

 

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1992 Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II

 

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Harding's Bodyguard Arrested​

1994 Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt & Derrick Brian Smith arrested & charged with conspiracy in attack of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan

 

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Jordan's Second Retirement​

1999 Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement just prior to start of lockout-shortened 1998-99 NBA season; returns in 2001 with Washington

 

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Gates Steps Aside​

2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position

 

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Pete Townshend Arrested​

2003 Rock musician Pete Townshend of The Who is arrested in London on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. He is later cleared.
https://www.onthisday.com/people/pete-townshend

 

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Wow this should have been in big writing for sure.


2012 Italian cruiseliner Costa Concordia runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, causing 32 deaths

 

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Absolute disgrace of a Captain, complete utter bastard leaving them all behind to drown. Because of his stupid reckless behaviour.

 

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2016 Record Powerball lottery held in America - $1.6 billion, (3 winning tickets)

 

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Lol I remember this

2018 Early-morning ballistic missile alert sent across Hawaii in error, revoked after 38 minutes

 

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2020 Oldest material existing on earth at 7.5 billion years old revealed by scientists studying the Murchison meteorite that fell to earth in Australia in 1960s

 

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Queen Elizabeth Supports Harry and Meghan​

2020 Queen Elizabeth II issues a statement saying she reluctantly supports Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wish to live a more independent life

 

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Should have told that lot to go and get *ed and * off, that's all they deserved.

 

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2021 Irish PM Minister Micheál Martin issues apology for treatment of unmarried mothers and babies in church-run institutions 1920-1990s after report 9,000 children had died

 

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Trump Impeached Again​

2021 President Donald Trump is impeached by the US House of Representatives voting 232-197, for “incitement of insurrection”, first time in history a US President is impeached twice

 

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2021 World's oldest known cave painting of an animal - a pig, 45,000 years old, discovered in Leang Tedongnge cave, island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

 

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2022 Australian equals hottest temperature on record of 50.7C (123.26F) in Onslow, Western Australia

 

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2022 Britain's Prince Andrew stripped of his military titles and royal patronages by Buckingham Palace, amid continuing sexual assault allegations

 

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Sirhan Sirhan's Release Blocked​

2022 California Governor Gavin Newsom blocks Robert F. Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan's release on parole after 53 years in jail [1]

 

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2023 China reports 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths in just over a month while another report estimates 900 million people have been infected, 64% of the country's population