Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitars, piano), Jonny Greenwood (guitars, keyboards, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitars, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass, synthesizers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. The song was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s. Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked an evolution in Radiohead's musical style, as the group incorporated experimental electronic music, Krautrock and jazz influences. Radiohead's work has appeared in a large number of listener polls and critics' lists. While the band's earlier albums were influential on British rock and pop music, musicians in a wide variety of genres have been influenced by their later work.

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421:

According to legend, the city of Venice (in modern Italy) was founded exactly at the stroke of noon with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo at the islet of Rialto. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice

1821:

Metropolitan Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag in the Monastery of Agia Lavra to symbolically mark the beginning of the Greek War of Independence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence

1911:

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed more than 140 garment workers, many of whom could not escape the burning building because the managers had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

1949:

The Soviet Union began mass deportations of over 90,000 people from the Baltic states to Siberia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Priboi

1975:

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musa'id. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia

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double act (n): A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double_act

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