The Grand Canyon becomes a national park, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album hits No. 1, a truck bomb explodes under the World Trade Center, and teenager Trayvon Martin is shot and killed, all on this day.
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Epic Records
1983: Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, where it would stay for an initial run of 17-straight weeks and a record-setting 37 weeks overall.