On This Day In History – Oct 19th

A sad John Denver plane crash, a cult jam with Lisa Lisa, a couple of Judds and big Al.

25 years ago - In 1997, more than 2,000 people jammed into an Aurora, Colorado, church for the funeral service of John Denver . . . who had passed away on October 12th when his home-built airplane crashed into the sea. Our John Denver died of blunt force trauma.

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32 years ago - In 1990, The Judds announced Naomi Judd's retirement from country music due to chronic hepatitis.

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35 years ago - In 1987, "Lost in Emotion" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam hit #1 on the pop singles chart.

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91 years ago - In 1931, Al Capone was convicted of Income Tax Evasion. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and released eight years later. Capone died a powerless recluse in 1947 after spending the rest of his life an invalid, crippled by syphilis.

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