1876 - Colorado, the 38th state, entered the United States of America this day. It is the only state to enter the union in the one hundredth year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Consequently, Colorado is called the Centennial State. The Rocky Mountains are Colorado’s most famous feature; which explains why the Rocky Mountain columbine is the state flower. The lark bunting is the state bird. Denver, Colorado’s largest city, is also the state capital. 

Peter F. Bringmann, Filmregisseur (D), "Theo gegen den Rest der Welt", "Der Schneemann", "African Timber", geboren

Raymond "Boz" Burrell, Bassist (GB), 'King Crimson' und 'Bad Company', geboren

Boz Burrell

King Crimson, Bad Company, 1974 UK No.15 & US No.5 single 'Can't Get Enough'., geboren

On this day in 1956 Dr. Jonas (Edward) Salk's miraculous vaccine against polio ( polio myelitis or infantile paralysis) was made available to the mass public. One of the most triumphant vaccines in the history of medicine, Salk's preventative virtually ended the spread of the crippling viral disease that causes muscle paralysis as a direct result of damage to motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. 

1964, The Beatles scored their fifth US No.1 single in seven months when 'A Hard Day's Night' went to the top of the charts. The group had now spent seventeen weeks at the No.1 position in this year.

1971, 'The Concert For Bangla Desh' took place, organised by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangla Desh, with Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger.
 

1971, 'The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour', started on prime time American TV.
Rockkonzert gegen Hunger
Im New Yorker Madison Square Garden findet am 1. August 1971 das erste große Wohltätigkeitskonzert in der Geschichte der Rockmusik statt. Die vom Ex-Beatle George Harrison organisierte Veranstaltung bringt einen Erlös von 1 Mio DM, der für bengalische Flüchtlinge bestimmt ist. 

1981, Shakin' Stevens had his second UK No.1 single with his version of the Frankie Vaughan hit 'Green Door'.
MTV DAY
MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. on this day in 1981. The first music video shown on the rock-video cable channel was, appropriately, Video Killed the Radio Star, by the Buggles. MTV’s original five veejays were Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, J.J. Jackson and Alan Hunter. 

Since MTV is targeted to 18- to 24-year-olds, its music videos feature rock, rap, R&B and heavy metal. Today, the radio-with-pictures TV channel does more than play wall-to-wall music. Watch MTV and you’ll see news, drama, game shows, comedy, dance shows and inaugural balls. 

In 1987, having reached the near-saturation point on U.S. cable systems, MTV expanded internationally with MTV Europe. Two years later, and just two days before the Berlin Wall came down, MTV went on the air in East Berlin. A big push into Asia was launched in September of 1991, and in the fall of 1993, MTV went Latin with MTV Latino. 

Wow! Zillions of households worldwide all want... and can get... their MTV! 
MTV erfolgreich mit Videoclips
Der New Yorker Musiksender MTV geht am 1. August 1981 auf Sendung. Die schnell geschnittenen Videoclips finden besonders bei jugendlichen Zuschauern Anklang.

1987, Eurytyhmics Dave Stewart married ex Bananarama member Siobham Fahey. 
 

1987, Los Lobos were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Ritchie Valens song 'La Bamba', also a No.1 hit in the US. The song was the title track from the film based on Ritchie Valens who died in the same plane crash the killed Buddy Holly.
 

1987, MTV Europe was launched, the first video played being 'Money For Nothing' by Dire Straits, which contained the appropriate line 'I Want My MTV'.

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