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Porl Thompson
1957Nov, 8

Porl Thompson

Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter
Pearl Thompson (born 8 November 1957) is an English musician and artist. Thompson is best known as a member of the English gothic rock band The Cure from 1983-1994 and 2006-2010, credited as Porl Thompson and playing mainly guitar. Thompson retired from music and turned to painting.

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Events on 1957

  • 9Jan

    Suez Crisis

    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
  • 8Mar

    Suez Crisis

    Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
  • 24Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • 6Jul

    Paul McCartney

    John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
  • 24Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.