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On this day in 1984, Michael Jackson underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair damage done after his hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial….

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool of Green Day perform onstage during the 2017 Global Citizen Festival: For Freedom. For Justice. For All. in Central Park on September 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

On this day in 1984, Michael Jackson underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair damage done after his hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.

Popular American musician Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009) stands in a graffiti-filled subway car during the filming of the long-form music video for his song 'Bad,' directed by Martin Scorsese, New York, New York, November 1986. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In 2006, a line from U2's 1992 track "One" was voted the UK's favorite song lyric by music channel VH1. A poll of 13,000 people claimed the line "One life, with each other, sisters, brothers" deserved to come out on top. 

Also in 2006, Elton John raised more than $25,000 for his AIDS charity. John sold over 10,000 pieces of his clothing during a five-day sale in New York City at the specially-created shop, Elton's Closet, located at New York's Rockefeller Centre.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Elton John performs onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

In 2015, Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of the 2015 class,. This was their first year of eligibility.