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Birth
Michael Jackson was born in Gary,Indiana.He is the seventh of the nine childs born to steelworker Joe Jackson and his wife Katherine. -
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Michael Jackson
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Off the wall
He's first album with, 21 years old, produce 4 hit singles and spends eight months in top 10. -
Accident on set of commercial
He's treated in the hospital for serious burns to his head after gis hair caught fire during an accident while singging his hit "Billie Jean" for a Pepsi commercial -
'Bad'released
'Bad' the hotly anticipated follow-up to"Thriller", is released.It tops the charts for eight weeks and yields seven hits singles including "I Just Can't Stop loving you, "Bad", " The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana" -
Debut of "black or white"
Jackson's controversial 11-minute "Black or white" video debuts on television. It is a teaser for "Dangerous", his third No. 1 album in a row and the source of seven more hit singles. -
Living Legend Award
Jackson recives the Living Legend Award at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, wich was viewed by 1.2 million people worldwide. -
Sexual abuse allegations
In the summer of 1993, Evan Chandler accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing his 13-year-old son, Jordan. The relationship between Jackson and Evan had begun in May 1992; Chandler initially welcomed and encouraged the friendship, and bragged about his connection to a celebrity. The friendship became well known as the tabloid media reported that Jackson became a member of the Chandler family. -
Marriage to Lisa Marie Presley
They had first met in 1975, when a seven-year-old Presley attended one of Jackson's family engagements at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, and were reconnected through a mutual friend -
Second marriage
Just months after he divorced from Presley and walks back up the aisle with Debbie Rowe.
She bears him a child and they divorced three years later. -
Death
He is pronunced dead after being rushed to the hospital
