Even the amendments most history books gloss over.

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In 1830, King William I of Netherlands celebrated his birthday with an opera. The performance would help destroy his country.
Long before the wonders of keyboard cat, felines and music had a tense relationship. The two were tied by an infernal instrument—the katzenklavier, or cat organ.
Willy Wonka and Quasimodo were only the beginning of MJ's big-screen aspirations.
It sat in storage for almost a decade.
Guy Holmes popped the tape into the cassette player in his car and waited. The British record promoter was eager to hear new acts, but knew that the majority of them weren’t going to be good or unique enough to cut through the noise of the worldwide music
The best music documentaries deliver a stellar soundscape, offer a backstage pass to the real humans who make it, and hold our ears even if we aren’t already devoted fans. If a little history gets made in the process, even better.
Before the 20th century, concert musicians might tune their instruments to wildly different pitches, depending on where they were playing.
To Louis Armstrong's millions of fans, every note the legendary musician let loose made the world feel a bit more wonderful.
At the time, live records weren’t considered a legitimate product; bands released them mainly to fulfill contracts—but that didn't stop Kiss and their label's CEO.
If you don't want to spend the rest of the day humming "We Built This City," "Who Let the Dogs Out," or "We Are the World," stop reading this article right now.