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July 21

1969: Duke Ellington and a portion of his band performed a 10-minute composition on ABC-TV titled, “Moon Maiden.” The event took place just one day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon.

1980: Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) was injured in a car accident. He died two days later.

1989: Weird Al Yankovic’s first movie, “UHF,” opened.

1990: BBC’s Radio One apologized to listeners after Madonna repeatedly cursed during a live concert broadcast.

1997: C. Delores Tucker filed suit against the estate of late rapper Tupac Shakur. The suit alleged intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander, and invasion of privacy due to derogatory lyrics about Tucker. The lyrics about Tucker, a lobbyist against gangsta rap lyrics, were on Shakur’s last al

1998: Eagle-Eye Cherry released his debut “Desireless.”

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