Slash Born: Rock's Most Recognizable Guitar Hero
Slash's opening riff on "Sweet Child O' Mine" became one of the most recognizable guitar lines in rock history, propelling Guns N' Roses from the Sunset Strip to global dominance. His blues-rooted, Les Paul-driven tone revived hard rock guitar at a moment when synthesizers threatened to bury it. The top hat and dangling cigarette became as synonymous with 1980s rock excess as the music itself.
July 23, 1965
61 years ago
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Johannes V. wird Papst; er folgt auf Benedikt II.
مقتل آخر خلفاء الدولة الأموية مروان بن محمد على يد أتباع العباسيين.
Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I sacks Pliska, seizing Khan Krum's treasury in a brutal raid that temporarily crushes Bulgarian resistance. This victory, however,…
Im Zweiten Kreuzzug beginnt die Belagerung von Damaskus durch die vereinigten Heere der Könige Balduin III., Konrad III. und Ludwig VII.
Unter großem Jubel der Bevölkerung kommen die vermeintlichen Reliquien der Heiligen Drei Könige in Köln an.
Friedrich II. wird in Aachen zum zweiten Mal zum römisch-deutschen König gekrönt.
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