2003 After 
Ruben Studdard beats Clay Aiken to win Season 2 of American Idol, their first singles debut at the top of the Hot 100. Aiken takes the top spot, becoming the first new artist to go straight to #1 on the chart.
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2010 Jake Holmes finally gets around to suing Led Zeppelin for plagiarizing his 1967 song "Dazed And Confused." Led Zeppelin released a very similar song with the same title on their 1969 debut album, but Holmes waited decades to take legal action. The case is eventually settled, with the writing credit on the song changed to "Jimmy Page, Inspired By Jake Holmes."
1975 David Bowie releases "Fame," featuring John Lennon on backing vocals. It become Bowie's first #1 hit in the US.
1968 Aretha Franklin appears on the cover of Time magazine under the banner, "The Sound Of Soul."
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