Today in History: June 1, priceless recordings destroyed in Universal Studios fire

Today is Sunday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2025. There are 213 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On June 1, 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 3 acres of the studio’s property, including a vault that held as many as 175,000 irreplaceable master audio recordings from hundreds of musicians including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Elton John and Nirvana.

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In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt.