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• 🦇 “What’s Going On?”
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Each of the following events happened on January 20. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat that was thrown on stage during his concert at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa.
• B) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to three terms in office, is inaugurated to his fourth—and final—term.
• C) Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" is released. In addition to being a massive hit, the song marked a turning point in Gaye's career and in the trajectory of Motown.
• D) The first US case of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is confirmed in a man from Washington state. The virus would quickly become a global pandemic.

Hint: “What’s Going On?” reached #2 on the Billboard Top 100

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B, C, A, D

• B) 1945 – FDR is inaugurated to an unprecedented 4th term. This leads to the passage of the 22nd Amendment in 1947, limiting future presidents to a maximum of two elected terms in office.
• C) 1971 – Marvin Gaye releases the song “What’s Going On?” It goes on to be recognized as a top-five song of all time by Rolling Stone.
• A) 1982 – Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat live on stage. In a later interview, Ozzy said he only did it because he thought it was a toy bat.
• D) 2020 – The first US case of Covid is confirmed by the CDC.

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