| 1978 | Jan 22, 1978 - Roberto Duran knocked out Esteban DeJesus at 2 minutes 32 seconds of the 12th round today to gain the undisputed lightweight boxing championship. Roberto Duran knocked out Esteban DeJesus at 2 minutes 32 seconds of the 12th round today to gain the undisputed lightweight boxing ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D10FB3A5A13728DDDAB0A94D9405B888BF1D3
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| 1980 | May 1980 - Le Bon's ex-girlfriend, Fiona Kemp (a barmaid at the Rum Runner nightclub where Duran Duran was rehearsing), introduced him to the band in May 1980, recommending him as a potential vocalist. As band legend has it, he turned up for the audition wearing pink ...Le Bon's ex-girlfriend, Fiona Kemp (a barmaid at the Rum Runner nightclub where Duran Duran was rehearsing), introduced him to the band in May 1980, recommending him as a potential vocalist. As band legend has it, he turned up for the audition wearing pink leopard-print trousers, and carrying a notebook containing a large collection of poetry he had written - all of which would later become tracks on the early Duran Duran albums.  Show more  Show lessen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Le_Bon
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| 1981 | Sep 22, 1981 - By STEPHEN HOLDEN. DURAN DURAN is one of the bands in the so-called New Romantics movement currently fashionable in British rock. What this Birminghambased quintet offered at the Ritz on Friday and Saturday was a skillful though passionless synthesis of German synthesizer music, ... www.nytimes.com/1981/09/22/arts/rock-british-duran-duran.html
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| 1983 | Jun 16, 1983 - since Roberto Duran quit in disgrace against Sugar Ray Leonard, he had heard the talk. Thursday night, he did something about it. Showing the fire of old, Duran battered Davey Moore into submission in the eighth round and won the World Boxing Association junior middleweight title be ... news.google.com/newspapers?id=CtQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=su4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3427,702624&dq=duran+ duran&hl=en
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| 1984 | Jan 19, 1984 - Duran Duran, it appears, will not be content to have every schoolgirl with cable television scrawling the name Simon Le Bon in her geography notebook for the next two years. Though they have recorded some moderately enthralling pop singles ("Hungry like the Wolf," "Rio," "Girls on ... www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/107736/review/19136108?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium= CDreview
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| 1985 | Nov 24, 1985 - Earlier this year, Duran Duran's John Taylor and Andy Taylor teamed up with singer Robert Palmer and Chic drummer Tony Thompson to form the rock and roll band Power Station. Now Duran Duran's Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor are climbing the charts with "Election Day," the ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/25076461.html?dids=25076461:25076461&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date...DURAN+DURAN...
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| 1993 | Oct 26, 1993 - Duran Duran has postponed its concerts tonight, tomorrow and Friday at Radio City Music Hall because Simon LeBon, the singer, has torn a vocal cord. Duran Duran is trying to reschedule the concerts and plans an announcement for ticketholders next week. For refunds, see the ticket ... www.nytimes.com/1993/10/26/arts/duran-duran-cancels.html
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| 2003 | Nov 10, 2003 - By Joe D'Angelo. ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — Despite their reunion tour's first show taking place at a hotel and casino, Duran Duran aren't ready for the time-warped Vegas circuit yet. After more than 18 years apart, the original Fab Five's enthusiasm to be back together seemed to ... www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480304/20031110/duran_duran.jhtml
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| 2004 | Oct 18, 2004 - By Jennifer Vineyard. Nearly three and a half years since they announced that the original members were reuniting for another go-round, Duran Duran are back with a new album — and it couldn't be soon enough for bass player John Taylor. "It's like we're James Bond," he said. ... www.mtv.com/news/articles/1492307/20041015/index.jhtml?headlines=true
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| 2008 | Apr 17, 2008 - By Alastair Himmer. TOKYO (Reuters) - Pop stars Duran Duran, who shot to fame for a string of smash hits and dodgy suits in the 1980s, are officially cool at last. Once panned for being pretty boys who used enough hairspray to blow a hole in the ozone layer, the British band have ... www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUST21000520080417
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