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Dec 11 1957

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Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis marries his jailbait 13 year old cousin, Myra Gail Brown. Myra's parents are not told of their coupling until the story was broken by the press the following year. Lewis neglects to divorce his wife Jane Mitcham until April 1958.



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Dec 12 1980

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"Whip It" earns Devo a gold record. It is the first distinction of its kind for any song aboutmasturbation. Whip it good.



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Dec 12 1915
Francis Albert Sinatra's birthday. We've been asked not to bring up his mafia connections, so today we will not be resorting to that cheap gimmick to slander the Chairman of the Board.

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Dec 15 1944
En route to Paris, "swing" big band leader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel. Miller, listed as Missing In Action, was serving as a Major in the Army Air Force Band when his plane went down.

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Dec 20 1957

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Elvis receives orders from the draft board to serve in the United States Army, which to his credit he does without complaint.



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Dec 21 1970

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President Nixon meets with prescription drug addict Elvis Presley at the White House to discuss The King's becoming a special drug enforcement agent. He presents Nixon with a pistol, and receives a special DEA badge in return.



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Dec 24 1954

Rock musician Johnny Aceplays a little .45 calibre solitaire (Russian Roulette) at City Auditorium in Houston after a concert. Blammo. He thought it would impress his girlfriend, perhaps it did.



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Dec 25 1995

Rat pack member Dean Martin dead at 78, a martini glass in his hand.

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Dec 31 1970

The Beatles break up, as Paul McCartney files suit to dissolve their partnership.

 Dec 31 1984

The drummer from Def Leppard, Rick Allen, has his arm torn off in a car accident. He continues with the band single-handedly.

Dec 31 1985

Rock musician Ricky Nelson dies in an airplane crash in De Kalb, TX at age 45. 



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Jan 6 1977

The Sex Pistols lose their EMI recording contract after a television host encourages them to spout obscenities on the air. 



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Jan 8 1935

Elvis born, Tupelo Mississippi.

Jan 8 1991

Guitarist Steve Clark from Def Leppard found dead from a drug and alcohol overdose. He was 31.

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Jan 8 1991

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77 and Elvis doesn't compute. Just picture a 77 year old Elvis. Wasn't meant to be.

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Jan 13 1979

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The Young Men's Christian Association files a libel suit against the Village People for their popular Y.M.C.A hit.



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