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Bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes is 34.

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1968 - Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones purchased Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England, where A.A. Milne had written Winnie The Pooh. Statues of various Pooh characters decorated the estate.

1992 - Elton John appeared before 90,000 fans in Mexico. It was his first concert South of the border.

2000 - The Beatles launched their first official website, www.thebeatles.com. The site went live on the same day as the release of their retrospective Compilation 1 album.

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