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In 1896 Gilbert & Sullivan's last operetta, "Grand Duke," debuts in London. In 1917 The first jazz record, "The Dixie Jazz Band One-Step," was released. In 1939 Guy Lombardo & the Royal Canadians recorded "Auld Lang Syne." In 1960 "Sink The Bismarck" by Johnny Horton entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1962 The Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio. In 1964 "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan & Dean and "Needles & Pins" by the Searchers entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1967 Bobby Darin and actress Sandra Dee were divorced. In 1967 The Beatles finished recording "Lovely Rita." In 1969 The Who's single "Pinball Wizard" was released. In 1969 "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe was certified gold. In 1970 "Up The Ladder To The Roof" by the Supremes entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1973 "Dueling Banjos" by Eric Weissberg and "Your Mama Don't Dance" b

In 1644 Massachusetts established the first two-chamber legislature in the colonies. In 1778 Captain James Cook first sighted the Oregon coast at Yaquina Bay. In 1801 Massachusetts enacted the first state voter registration law. In 1850, in a 3-hour speech before the U.S. Senate, Daniel Webster endorsed the Compromise of 1850 to preserve the Union. In 1854 Charles Miller patented the first U.S. sewing machine to stitch buttonholes. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. In 1897 Dr. John Kellogg served the world's first cornflakes to his patients at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, MI. In 1911 Coin-operated storage lockers were patented. In 1911 The U.S. sent 20,000 troops to the Mexican border as a precaution in the wake of the Mexican Revolution. In 1912 Roald Amundsen announced the discovery of the South Pole. In 1926 The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation occurred between New York and London. In 1932 Four were killed when 3

In 1707 Judge Stephen Hopkins (signed the Declaration of Independence) In 1707 Confederate army general John Bratton In 1849 Horticulturist/scientist, Luther Burbank In 1850 Statesman, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk (founder of Czechoslovakia) In 1857 Psychiatrist, Julius Wagner von Jauregg (Nobel 1927) In 1862 Inventor, Joseph Lee (pioneered playgrounds for kids) In 1872 Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian In 1875 Composer, Maurice Joseph Ravel (Bolero) In 1908 Actress, Anna Magnani (Rose Tattoo, Miracle) [d: 9-26-73] In 1908 Jazz trumpeter, Nat Gonella [d: 8-6-98] In 1914 Stage director Morton da Costa (Music Man, Mame) [d: 1-29-89] In 1922 Basketball Hall-Of-Famer, Andy Phillip [d: 4-28-01] In 1924 Playwright, Kobo Abe (Woman, The Dunes) [d: 1-22-93] In 1929 Singer, Marion Marlowe (Arthur Godfrey & Friends) [d: 3-24-12] In 1930 Actor, James Broderick (Brenner, Doug-Family) [d: 11-1-82] In 1930 Photographer, Lord Snowdon (Princess Margaret's ex-) [d: 1-13-16] In 1931 Writer, Donal

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"La Traviata" premieres in Venice, Italy. In 1913 The San Francisco Bulletin featured an article on Al Jolson in which they legitimized the term "jazz." In 1940 Harry James first recorded "Two O'Clock Jump." In 1959 The Drifters recorded "There Goes My Baby." In 1961 Del Shannon's first hits, "Runaway" and "Blue Moon" by the Marcels, entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1964 Elvis Presley's 14th film "Kissin' Cousins" premiered. In 1965 "My Girl" by the Temptations was #1 on the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1967 The Beatles finished recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," the title track of their next album. In 1970 The Beatles' album "Hey Jude" was certified gold. In 1971 "Another Day" by Paul McCartney and "Chick-A-Boom" by Daddy Dewdrop entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1972 The U.S. Immigration Service canceled John Lennon's work vi

In 1521 Magellan discovered Guam. In 1665 "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society" was published. In 1810 Illinois passed the first U.S. state vaccination legislation. In 1834 The Canadian city of York was renamed Toronto. In 1836 Davy Crockett, James Bowie, Col. William Travis, and 184 Texas soldiers were wiped out as the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell into the hands of the Mexican Army. In 1857 The U.S. Supreme Court declared in its "Dred Scott" decision that Scott, an enslaved person, could not sue for his freedom in a federal court. In 1906 Nora Blatch was the first woman elected to the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1930 Clarence Birdseye developed the quick-freezing food method. In 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed a 10-day bank holiday. In 1935 Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes died. In 1944, U.S. bombers staged the first American raid against Berlin in World War II. In 1950 Silly Putty was invented. In 1

In 1475 Painter/sculptor Michelangelo (David) In 1619 Poet/playwright Cyrano de Bergerac (A Voyage to the Moon) In 1724 Statesman, Henry Laurens (President of the Continental Congress) In 1787 German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer (studied the sun's spectrum) In 1791 American painter, Anna Claypoole Peale In 1806 English poet/author, Elizabeth Barrett Browning In 1812 Aaron Lufkin Dennison, father of American watchmaking In 1831 Civil war general Philip Sheridan (Union Army) In 1834 French illustrator/novelist George De Maurier (Punch) In 1891 Actor, Victor Kilian (Raymond-Mary Hartman Mary Hartman) In 1893 Singer/guitarist Furry Lewis (originated the bottleneck guitar) In 1898 NFL Hall-of-Famer, Jimmy Conzelman (owned Detroit Panthers) In 1899 Publisher, Richard Simon (co-founded Simon and Shuster) In 1900 Baseball player Robert "Lefty" Grove (300-game-winner) [d: 5-22-75] In 1903 U.S. diver Elizabeth Pinkston Becker (Olympic-Gold-1928) [d: 4-6-89] In 1905 Country legen

In 1611 English mathematician John Pell (introduced the division sign) In 1810 Polish composer/pianist, Frederic Chopin In 1837 Novelist/critic, William Dean Howells In 1848 Sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (designed a 1907 $20 gold piece) In 1882 Actress, Ida Moore (RCA Victor Show) In 1886 Avant-garde artist, Oskar Kokoschia In 1895 Edmund Fitzgerald (the ship named after him sunk in Lake Superior) In 1904 American bandleader Glenn Miller [d: 12-15-44] In 1904 Actor, Paul Hartman (Bert-Petticoat Junction) [d: 10-2-73] In 1910 Actor, David Niven (Casino Royale, The Rogues) [d: 7-29-83] In 1914 Jazz drummer Barrett Deems [d: 9-15-98] In 1914 Author, Ralph Waldo Ellison (Invisible Man) [d: 4-16-94] In 1917 Journalist, Ralph Gleason (co-founded Rolling Stone) [d: 6-3-75] In 1917 Poet, Robert Lowell (Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean) [d: 9-12-77] In 1917 Singer, Dinah Shore (Dinah Shore Show) [d: 2-24-94] In 1917 Bassist/songwriter Cliffie Stone (Popcorn Song) [d: 1-17-98] In 1918