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On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.

<p>On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.<br><br>On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.</p>

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.

Elizabeth Cotten born / "Rapper's Delight" becomes first Top 40 hip-hop song - January 5th Flashback

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