🐝💛Ebony Edwards-Ellis💛🐝
70s Xennial. OG KHive. 92 Percenter! ADHD girlie. I live in NYC and wrote two books nobody's read.🤷🏾♀️ #Blacksky
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- Superbowl XL took place #20yearsagotoday. The Pittsburgh Steelers squared off against the Seattle Seahawks in front of 90 million Americans. The Steelers who won 21-10, clinched their 1st Superbowl victory since 1980. The Rolling Stones performed a 3-song set at the halftime show. #xyearsagotoday
- "Black Sheep," starring Chris Farley and David Spade, was the number one film in the country #30yearsagotoday. The last movie where Farley and Spade would appear in together, "Black Sheep" would gross over $30 million despite mixed to poor reviews. #xyearsagotoday
- "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy and RikRok was the #1 song in the US #25yearsagotoday. The song, which was never intended as a single, created a sensation when a Hawaiian radio DJ illegally downloaded the album and played the song on air. It has sold over a million copies as of 2017. #xyearsagotoday
- #45yearsagotoday, Blondie's "The Tide Is High" was at #1 on the Hot 100. A cover of the 1967 song by The Paragons, Blondie's interpretation was featured on their album, "Autoamerican." "The Tide Is High" was the 1st single from the album. "Rapture" was the 2nd. #xyearsagotoday
- #35yearsagotoday, a runway collision at LAX killed 35 people and injured 29 others. A series of errors led to one plane being told to taxi on the same runway where another was landing. #xyearsagotoday
- "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #50yearsagotoday. The 2nd single from the band's 7th studio album, "Love Rollercoaster" is certified gold. The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered the song for the soundtrack of "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America." #xyearsagotoday
- #70yearsagotoday, the home of Martin Luther King was bombed. King wasn't home but his wife, Coretta, their daughter, Yolanda, and a neighbor were inside. They were unharmed. King rushed home and convinced supporters not to riot in response. No one was ever prosecuted for the crime. #xyearsagotoday
