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On September 6, 1997, two to two and a half billion people worldwide were glued to their TV sets watching the funeral of Princess Diana, a similar number of TV viewers that watched the 2009 funeral of pop rocker Michael Jackson.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On September 6, 1997, two to two and a half billion people worldwide were glued to their TV sets watching the funeral of Princess Diana, a similar number of TV viewers that watched the 2009 funeral of pop rocker Michael Jackson.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-the-most-watched-tv-events-in-history
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diana%27s_funeral.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Members_of_Team_USA_during_2008_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II%27s_Funeral_and_Procession_(19.Sep.2022)_-_27.jpg
The image by UKinUSA from Washington, D.C., USA available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AFF_Royal_Navy_Photos_(52402856485).jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
The image by sun available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Jackson_Memorial_service.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
The low-resolution images available at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holmes_vs_Ali.jpg, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leon_Spinks_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II.jpg, and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Muhammad_Ali_vs._Antonio_Inoki.jpg are used briefly in a video intended for educational purposes per fair use.
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