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June 10, 2007

In the last scene of the HBO series The Sopranos, “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey plays on the jukebox while Tony Soprano sits at a diner. It cuts to black on the line, “Don’t Stop.”

June 11, 1998

Dozens of big-name acts, including Peter Gabriel, Sting, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, rock the stage at the Free Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley Stadium in London.

June 12, 1982

As part of the “No Nukes” movement during the Cold War, the largest political rally in US history takes place when about 750,000 people go to New York’s Central Park for the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament, which features performances by Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and Gary “U.S.” Bonds.

June 13, 1995

Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette releases her breakthrough album, the alt-rock classic Jagged Little Pill.

June 14, 1966

Deeming its “butcher cover” in poor taste, Capitol Records recalls the new Beatles album, Yesterday and Today, which is scheduled for release the next day and has already been sent to stores.

June 15, 2016

Jimmy Page takes the stand in a trial where he is accused of stealing part of the song “Taurus” for the intro to “Stairway To Heaven.” Led Zeppelin played on the same bills with the band Spirit, who performed “Taurus” in their sets, but Page says he never heard that song before writing “Stairway.” The jury rules in favour of Led Zeppelin.

June 16, 1972

David Bowie unveils his landmark album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. His breakthrough LP, it sells over 7 million copies and is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time.

June 17, 2008

Katy Perry’s major-label debut album, One of the Boys, is released, featuring the hit single “I Kissed a Girl.” It’s not her first album: In 2001 she released a gospel album under her real name, Katy Hudson.