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TIL that the first ever global satellite broadcast aired live on 25 June 1967, featuring the Beatles performing “All You Need Is Love” to 400 million people. The song opened with with the first fe... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that the first ever global satellite broadcast aired live on 25 June 1967, featuring the Beatles performing “All You Need Is Love” to 400 million people. The song opened with with the first few bars of the French national anthem and closed with snippets of Bach and Glenn Miller.

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