1964: In the face of the BBC’s continued reluctance to play much rock music, England’s first 24 hour a day “pirate station” begins broadcasting. Radio Caroline signs on from a former Danish ferry, the Federicia, anchored off shore in the North Sea.
The station adopts the tone (and even the same jingles) that were popular in the United States.

2008: To celebrate April Fool’s Day, soon-to-be disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich declares the day “Cheap Trick Day,” honoring the band that originally hailed from that state.