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'The Shape of Water' wins the Golden Lion for best film

The Shape of Water is a 2017 American romantic dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer.

U2 album released on iTunes for free

Bono called the album "a gift (from Apple)... to all their music customers", and said that the group wanted to "get (the album) to as many people as possible because that's what our band is all about". The record was automatically added to the "purchased" section of users' iTunes music libraries.

First season debut of the TV series 'Glee'

The first season of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee features the fictional high school show choir New Directions competing for the first time on the show choir circuit, while its members and faculty deal with sex, bullying, body image, homosexuality, teenage pregnancy, disabilities, adoption and other social issues.

'Band of Brothers' premieres on HBO

The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, up until Japan's capitulation and the war's end.

Coolio featuring L.V. scores his first US #1 single

"Gangsta's Paradise" is a song by American rapper Coolio, featuring singer L.V. The song was released on Coolio's album of the same name, as well as the soundtrack for the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. The song was listed at number 85 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time and number one biggest selling single of 1995 on U.S. Billboard.

New Kids On The Block score their second US #1 single

"Hangin' Tough" is a 1989 single from New Kids on the Block which was released on Columbia Records. It was the fourth single from the group's second album of the same name. "Hangin' Tough" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and topped the UK Singles Chart where it became the first No. 1 single of the 1990s.

John Lennon releases his 'Imagine' album

Imagine is the second studio album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, the album is more heavily produced in contrast to the basic, raw arrangements of his previous album, the critically acclaimed John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is the most popular of his solo works and the title track is considered one of Lennon's finest songs.

The Rolling Stones are at #1 in the UK

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in 1965. "Satisfaction" was a hit, giving the Stones their first number one in the US. In the UK, the song initially was played only on pirate radio stations, because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive.

The Beatles are at #1 on the UK singles chart

"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock group the Beatles. The single set and surpassed several records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States as one of the five Beatles songs that held the top five positions in the charts simultaneously.

Elvis Presley appears on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' for the first time

Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, even though Sullivan had previously vowed never to allow Presley on the show. Elvis mythology states that Sullivan censored Presley by only shooting him from the waist up.

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