On This Date In Music

1920 - In Detroit, what will become WWJ (950 AM) becomes the first radio station in America to start broadcasting.

 

 

1968 - The director of the University of Tennessee's audio lab, Dr. David M. Lipscomb, reported that a guinea pig subjected over a three month period to 88 hours of Rock music recorded at a Knoxville disco at 120 decibels suffered acute damage to the inner ears. Steve Paul, the owner of a New York disco replied "Should a major increase in guinea pig attendance occur at The Scene, we'll certainly bear their comfort in mind."

1977 - The Voyager 2 space probe is launched, carrying with it a "Golden Record" of sounds and images representing Earth. 

 

2018 - The RIAA certifies the Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 at 38 million units, making it the best-selling album of all-time in America. Eagles, Hotel California, is third with 26 million.