23 January 1986
FIRST ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Having been established in 1983, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first artists three years later. Among the first inductees were Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles (pictured left to right at the ceremony) as well as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Little Richard and Buddy Holly. The ceremony, the first of many, was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Since 1986, over 1,000 musicians and groups have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
22 January 1901
QUEEN VICTORIA DIES
At 6:30pm on 22 January 1901, Queen Victoria died at the age of 81. At the time of her death, she had been on the throne for…