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#8821 · August 1, 2025, 6:34 am

OTD 1981. Pop music channel MTV launched. It was initially available only to households in parts of New Jersey, USA. The first video shown on the new channel was Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles. MTV influenced the boom in pop videos, which began in the 1980s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star

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#8822 · August 1, 2025, 6:36 am

RIP OTD in 2015 singer ("Anyone Who Had a Heart", "You're My World"), English television presenter Cilla Black died at her holiday home in Estepona, Spain from a stroke following a fall, aged 72. Allerton Cemetery in Allerton, Liverpool, England https://thefinalfootprint.com/

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#8823 · August 1, 2025, 6:36 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1964: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night.

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#8824 · August 1, 2025, 6:37 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1981: Shakin' Stevens - Green Door.

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#8825 · August 1, 2025, 10:10 pm

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#8826 · August 1, 2025, 10:11 pm

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#8827 · August 2, 2025, 6:15 am

RIP OTD in 1921 lyric tenor then dramatic tenor Enrico Caruso died from peritonitis at the Vesuvio Hotel in Naples at the age of 48. Cimitero di Santa Maria del Pianto, Naples https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/

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#8828 · August 2, 2025, 6:16 am

RIP OTD in 1945, opera composer (Cavalleria Rusticana, L'amico Fritz, Iris), Pietro Mascagni died in his apartment at the Hotel Plaza di Roma in Rome at the age of 82. Cimitero Della Misercordia in Livorno, Italy https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/

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#8829 · August 2, 2025, 6:16 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1962: Frank Ifield - I Remember You.

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#8830 · August 2, 2025, 6:18 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1975: Eagles- One Of These Nights.

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#8831 · August 2, 2025, 10:14 pm

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#8832 · August 2, 2025, 10:14 pm

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#8833 · August 3, 2025, 6:45 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1967: The Doors - Light My Fire.

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#8834 · August 3, 2025, 6:46 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1985: Madonna - Into The Groove.

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#8835 · August 4, 2025, 6:44 am

RIP OTD in 2005 blues singer (We're Gonna Make It; Baby, I Love You; Who's Cheating Who?; Grits Ain't Groceries), guitarist, Little Milton died from a stroke in Memphis aged 70. Palm Memorial Park, Las Vegas https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/

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#8836 · August 4, 2025, 6:45 am

RIP OTD in 2007 songwriter ("These Boots are Made for Walkin'", "Summer Wine", "Houston", "Somethin' Stupid", "This Town"), singer, record producer, Lee Hazlewood died of renal cancer in Henderson, Nevada aged 78. Cremation (photo with Nancy Sinatra) https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/

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#8837 · August 4, 2025, 6:45 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1960: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin’ All Over.

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#8838 · August 4, 2025, 6:46 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1985: Tears For Fears - Shout.

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#8839 · August 4, 2025, 9:52 pm

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#8840 · August 4, 2025, 10:00 pm

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