Tuesday, January 26, 2016

On this day: January 26, 1984

January 26, 1984 started out as a fun day for King of Pop Michael Jackson, he was filming a commercial for Pepsi as part of his $5 million dollar contract with his latest tour sponsor.

However fun turned to fear when an unexpected explosion caused Jackson's recently hairspraied famous curls. The fire was put out as son as possible, but Jackson lost a considerable amount of his famous hair, and was left with second degree burns on his head and neck.

Jackson would go on to complete a commercial for the company and fans were thrilled to hear the stars injuries were not life threatening. Jackson made a full and fast recovery and was back to entertaining fans in just a few weeks.



Other notable events for January 26:
-Buddy Holly's first official recording session took place Jan. 26, 1956
-John Lennon and Phil Spector wrote and recorded Instant Karma on Jan. 26, 1970
-Prince made his television debut on Jan. 26, 1980 on Dick Clark's American Bandstand
-Eddie Van Halen was born Jan. 26, 1957
Peter Green, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac was committed to a mental hospital Jan. 26, 1977 for attacking his accountant who was trying to deliver him a royalty check

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