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On July 3rd, 1973, David Bowie performed a concert at the Hammersmith in London, where he shocked the crowd by announcing the end of the band. While he was referring to the Spiders from Mars and associated persona, it still whipped the crowd into a frenzy of disbelief and shock.

It's easy to find the concert online today and remains a shocking testament to David Bowie's creative vision and ability to electrify a crowd with a combination of costuming, dance, mime, and absolute raw vocal power.

I celebrate every July 3rd as David Bowie Day.

#TodayInHistory 1955 - Namco Limited, Japanese video game and entertainment company, is founded.

Namco was one of the most influential companies in the arcade game industry, producing game franchises such as #PacMan, Galaxian, #TEKKEN, and Ridge Racer.

Namco entered the home market in 1984 with conversions of its arcade games for the #MSX and the #Nintendo Famicom / NES.

In 2006, Namco merged with Bandai to form what is now named Bandai Namco Holdings.