On This Day In History – Oct 6th

Smiley Miley, Blast off into outer space, lots and lots of dead rock stars and actor Tom Hanks.

Nine years ago - In 2013, Miley Cyrus released her "Bangerz" album, which featured "Wrecking Ball".

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26 years ago - In 1996, "That Thing You Do!" was released . . . written by,  directed by and starring Tom Hanks.

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32 years ago - In 1990, "Beverly Hills 90210" premiered on Fox. The original ran for 10 seasons and the show got a remake in 2008. R.I.P. Luke Perry.

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52 years ago - In 1970, Janis Joplin was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose in her room at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood. She was only 27.   Janis had just finished recording her second solo album, "Pearl". DON'T TAKE
DRUGS!  Other rock stars who died at 27 . . . Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Amy Winehouse.

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65 years ago - In 1957, The Space Age officially began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.

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