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On This Day in 1987, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inducted Its First Ever Woman—Followed by a Chaotic, Haphazard Speech Weeks Later

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On This Day in 1976, Queen Released an Iconic Freddie Mercury-Penned Track Heavily Inspired by Aretha Franklin

On This Day in 1987, Aretha Franklin Hit the Charts for the First Time in Two Decades With a George Michael Collab

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