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• Michael Jackson's memorial service took place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Los Angeles News. The service began at 10:00 a.m. PST and was broadcast at the Nokia Theatre in L.A.http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/07/76019/ 11,000 free tickets were available to the public for the Staples Center with an additional 6,500 for the simulcast for the Nokia Center. Fans could register for the random drawing for free tickets at StaplesCenter.com through 6:00 p.m. PST on July 5, 2009. The memorial will also be available live on television and will be streaming live on the Internet.

  Jackson was photographed rehearsing at the Staple Center shortly before his death.

  Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Usher performed at the memorial.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615358/20090706/carey_mariah.jhtml

• Fast Facts

  1. Date: July 7, 2009
  2. Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles
  3. Death: June 25, 2009
  4. Jackson rehearsed at the Staples Center just days before his death
  5. Memorial service was simulcast at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles
  6. Service begans 10:00 a.m. PST
  7. Coliseum has a capacity to seat 20,000
  8. Jackson's coffin is solid bronze and plated in 14-karat gold
  9. Reverend Al Sharpton Speaks at Funeral: Standing ovation
  10. Mariah Carey: Sings "I'll Be There"

• Fan Memorial

  Michael Jackson fans created their own memorials to the pop star, following his tragic death on June 25, 2009. Fans gathered at another Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as the trappings from the opening of the film "Bruno", blocked the icon's star. Fans have inundated social networking pages with online notes, posts, tributes and remembrances. Candlelight vigils are being held in every major city throughout the world. Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York City has placed his wax statue in front of the museum the day he passed. A memorial will be at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Even sites such as the "Eternal Moonwalk" EternalMoonWalk.com were created.

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