1952: An 8-year old singer named Gladys Knight appears on the America’s Got Talent of its day, Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour, broadcast over the now-defunct Dumont Television Network.
Gladys takes home the $2,000 first prize for her rendition of “Too Young,” a song popularized by Nat King Cole.

1970: An unassuming little group known as The Festfolk Quartet performs for the first time at a restaurant in Sweden. The group will soon change their name to ABBA.