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January 18

1835: Composer Cesar Cui was born.

1939: Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded “Jeepers Creepers.”

1965: Barbra Streisand and Bobbby Darin sang for Lyndon Johnson’s presidential inauguration.

1973: Pink Floyd began recording “Dark Side Of The Moon.”

1974: Bad Company was formed by ex-members of several groups. Those groups included Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson.

1980: Capricorn Records filed for bankruptcy.

1991: Three people were crushed to death at an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City by people who rushed the stage.

1995: Jerry Garcia crashed a rented BMW into a guardrail near Mill Valley, CA. He was unhurt.

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