Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 17 December 1971 by RCA Records. It was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and featured the Spiders from Mars backing band and Rick Wakeman (pictured) on piano. The songs are melodic and piano-based, with lyrics reflecting themes of artistic reinvention and occult philosophies. It also contains three tributes to American artists. The cover artwork was inspired by actresses of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Despite positive reviews, the album initially failed to chart, becoming a commercial success following Bowie's breakthrough with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972. Retrospectively, Hunky Dory has been acclaimed as one of Bowie's best works and features on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Within the context of his career, it is considered to be the album where Bowie definitively discovered his voice and style.

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1583:

Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeated Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg's troops at the siege of Godesberg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Godesberg

1918:

About 1,000 demonstrators marched on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burned an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_rebellion

1951:

The Civil Rights Congress presented a document to the United Nations Genocide Convention charging the United States government with genocide against African Americans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Charge_Genocide

2009:

The livestock transporter MV Danny F II capsized and sank in bad weather off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in 43 human and more than 28,000 sheep and cattle deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Danny_F_II

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nithing: 1. (archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch. 2. (archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully. 3. (archaic) Cowardly, dastardly. 4. (archaic) Notoriously evil or wicked; infamous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nithing

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