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February 22

1817: Composer Niels Wilhelm Gade was born.

1956: Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.”

1965: Filming for the Beatles’ second movie, “HELP!” began in the Bahamas.

1978: Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.

1986: MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a group.

1989: Metallica performed the song “One” on the Grammy Awards.

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