This day in history: 1918 : The armistice is signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven oclock in the morning—the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_Day ) This day in music: 1958 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio 1978 : Donna Summers MacArthur Park hits #1 1999 : A teenaged Britney Spears wins for Best Female, Best Pop, Breakthrough Artist and Best Song (Baby One More Time) at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Dublin. Birthdays: 1944 : Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods) 1945 : Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) 1945 : Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds) 1947 : Pat Daugherty (Black Oak Arkansas) 1950 : Jim Peterik (The Ides Of March, Survivor) 1952 : Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills) 1953 : Andy Partridge (XTC) 1980 : LeToya Luckett (Destinys Child)
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