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1988 DJ/producer Skrillex is born Sonny Moore in Los Angeles.

1982 Harry Casey (the KC in KC and the Sunshine Band) is badly injured in a head-on collision in Hialeah, Florida. After a long rehab, he returns to action and lands another hit in 1984 with "Give It Up."

1981 Pitbull is born Armando Pérez in Miami.

1977 Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" hits #1.

1977 The Eagles' Hotel California album hits #1, taking over the top spot from Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life.

1974 With '50s nostalgia trending, Happy Days premieres on ABC with "Rock Around The Clock" as its theme song.

1974 Brownsville Station's "Smokin' In The Boys' Room" is certified Gold.

1971 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" in the UK.

1971 Chase records "Get It On."

1969 Elvis Presley records "A Little Bit of Green" and "Gentle On My Mind."

1967 The Buckinghams record "Don't You Care."

1967 Lisa Velez (of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) is born in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

1967 The film The Fastest Guitar Alive, starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City.

1965 The Who's first single, "I Can't Explain," is released in the UK.

1965 Bob Dylan records "Maggie's Farm" in Studio A at Columbia Recording Studios.

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Stevie Wonder Rallies For MLK Day

1981

Stevie Wonder leads a rally in Washington to get Martin Luther King's birthday declared an official holiday. He performs his song "Happy Birthday," written for King, which becomes a rallying call for the movement.

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