Hello hello guys ;) I found a timeline of Michael Jackson super cool on the internet and wanted to show you:
Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born to Katherine
and Joe Jackson in Gary, Ind. His older siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito,
Jermaine, LaToya and Marlon. Later, brother Randy and sister Janet join
the family.
1962: Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine
combine to form a band. At first, their father does not approve, but later
changes his mind and manages the band. Jackson sings lead vocal on most
of the songs.
1969: The song "I Want You Back" jumps to
the number-one singles spot. "ABC (1970)," "The Love You
Save" and "I'll Be There" follow suit.
1971-1972: Jackson goes solo, and his singles "Got
to Be There," "Rockin' Robin" and "I Wanna Be Where You
Are" storm the charts.
1978: Jackson makes his film debut as the Scarecrow
in The Wiz, an urban retelling of the classic film The Wizard Of Oz. Diana Ross
co-stars as Dorothy. Jackson is said to wear his makeup long after production
hours.
1979: Jackson records Off The Wall, his first album
as a solo artist. The singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and
"Rock With You" both shoot to number-one hits.
1980: Jackson nabs his first Grammy Award for Best
R&B Male Vocal Performance.
1982-1983: Jackson releases the album Thriller, and it
tops the charts for 37 weeks. Seven singles dash into the top 10, including
"Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller" and
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." The extended video sequence on
"Thriller" has Jackson morph into a werewolf. Jackson unveils his
signature dance move, the moonwalk.
1984: Questions arise about Jackson's changing
appearance, and some wonder if the singer has had plastic surgery. He builds a
home on 2,700 acres in Central California, complete with its own amusement park
rides, and calls it Neverland.
1985: Jackson and Lionel Richie pen "We Are The
World," with the proceeds from sales of the single slated for hunger
relief in Africa. Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and other prominent
artists lend their voices to the song. It sells a record seven million copies.
1987: Bad, Jackson's third album, hits the shelves.
He embarks on a world tour.
1988: Doubleday publishes Jackson's autobiography,
Moonwalk.
1992: Jackson tells Oprah Winfrey he has vitiligo, a
skin disorder that destroys melanin and, in severe cases, can leave a victim
devoid of skin color. He also reveals that his father emotionally abused him as
a child.
1993: Jackson is accused in civil court of molesting
an 11-year-old boy. Police descend on Neverland and subject Jackson to a full
body search. "It was the most humiliating ordeal of my life," he says
in a televised statement in December.
May 26, 1994: Jackson and Lisa-Marie Presley tie the knot.
The marriage will last less than two years.
1997: Jackson marries Debbie Rowe, a nurse. Rowe
gives birth to a son, Prince Michael. Jackson is inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
1998: Rowe bears a girl, Paris Michael Katherine.
1999: Jackson and Rowe split.
2000: "Billie Jean," "Rock With
You," "I Want You Back" and "Beat It" make Rolling
Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest songs of all time.
2003: Jackson is charged with seven counts of child
sexual abuse and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent. All charges
were made by the same boy, Gavin Arvizo, who was under 14 at the time of the
alleged crime. / 2005: Jackson is acquitted on all counts in the Arvizo case in
the the People v. Jackson trial in Santa Maria, Calif.
2006: Financial troubles force closure on the main
house on the Neverland Ranch. Jackson agrees to a Sony-backed refinancing deal.
Jackson makes his first public appearance since the Arvizo trial to accept
eight records from the Guinness World Records in London, including "Most
Successful Entertainer of All Time." In late 2006, Jackson agrees to share
joint custody of his first two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe.
2008: Jackson issues Thriller 25, celebrating 25
years of the iconic album. The reissue hits number one in eight countries and
reached number two in the U.S. Sony releases King of Pop, a fan-curated
compilation.
June 25, 2009: Jackson dies in Los Angeles at 50 after going
into cardiac arrest.
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