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The star was born
Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. -
His Solo Carer
At 13 years old, Jackson was taking over pop radio stations. He had started a solo career in the early 1970's, while still performing with the Jackson 5. "Got to Be There" and "Ben" became the first No. 1 single of Jackson's solo career. -
The Moonwalk
In the 1980's, he invented his signature move, "The Moonwalk." which he preformed on stage in 1983, while performing "Billie Jean" during the Motown 25th Anniversary show. -
Michael Jackson Thriller
Jackson defied the traditional Jackson defied the traditional length with a five-minute-and-57-second version of “Thriller” on his 1983 album of the same name. -
His commercial gone bad
In 1984 the shooting of a Pepsi commercial became such a nightmare that its star – none other than Michael Jackson – ended up on a stretcher, with second- and third-degree burns, injuries so severe it is thought that they sparked a painkiller addiction that would eventually end in his death -
His first marriage
The marriage of Michael Jackson to Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, on May 26, 1994 -
His first marriage had ended
Jackson and Presley were divorced after less than two years of marriage. By January 18, 1996, the marriage was done. -
His second marriage
November 14, 1996 - October 8, 1999 is the years his marrige with Debbie Rowe started and ended -
The two-day show
In 2001, after a successful solo career of almost 30 years, Jackson had a show that lasted 2 days called, "30th Anniversary Celebration, the Solo Years," at Madison Square Garden in New York City. -
His abusive childhood
"'I just remember my hearing my mother scream, ‘Joe, you’re gonna kill him, you’re gonna kill him, stop it', I was so fast he couldn’t catch me half the time, but when he would catch me, oh my God, it was bad. It was really bad.'” Says Micheal during a 2003 TV interview. -
The sad death
On June 25, 2009, Jackson died at age 50, having suffered cardiac arrest -
The Cause of Jackson's death
In early 2010, the cause of Micheal Jackson's death was revealed as acute propofol intoxication. Jackson had been administered the drug by his personal physician to reportedly help him sleep at night.
