In 1928 George Gershwin finished writing "An American in Paris." In 1936 Ella Fitzgerald, 18, makes her first recording, "My First Affair." In 1952 Bill Haley marries his pregnant girlfriend, 4 days after a divorce became final from his first wife. In 1954 "Mambo Italiano" by Rosemary Clooney is banned by ABC Radio and TV for so-called offensive lyrics. In 1956 Fats Domino performs "Blueberry Hill" on the "Ed Sullivan Show." In 1957 Ricky Nelson's records "Stood Up." In 1964 The Supremes appear on TV's "Shindig!" singing "Baby Love" and"Come See About Me." In 1967 "Daydream Believer" by the Monkees enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1968 Spiral Staircase record "More Today Than Yesterday." In 1968 After the cover is redesigned, the Rolling Stones' album "Beggars Banquet" is released. In 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience's third album, "Electric Ladyl...

In 1820 Antarctica is discovered by U.S. Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer. In 1865 Using the pen name "Mark Twain," Samuel L. Clemens publishes "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in the New York Saturday Press. In 1883 The U.S. and Canada adopt Standard Time Zones to avoid confusion across the continent. In 1886 Chester A. Arthur, the 21st U.S. president, dies at age 56. In 1902 Inspired by Teddy Roosevelt, Morris Michtom invents the Teddy Bear. In 1903 The U.S. and Panama sign the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty giving the U.S. the rights to build the Panama Canal. In 1909 The U.S. invades Nicaragua and later overthrows President Zelaya. In 1913 Lincoln Deachey performs the first airplane loop-the-loop. In 1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in "Steamboat Willie," the first sound-synchronized animated cartoon at the Colony Theatre in New York. In 1932 "Flowers and Trees" receives the first Academy Award for a cartoon. In 1942 ...

In 1787 Civil rights leader, Sojourner Truth (women's and black's rights) In 1789 Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, developed a method of photography In 1801 Businessman, John Butterfield (founded American Express) In 1832 Finnish explorer, Nils Nordenskjold (Northeast Passage) In 1836 Playwright/lyricist, Sir W.S. Gilbert (Gilbert and Sullivan) In 1836 Italian founder of criminology, Cesare Lombroso In 1874 Humorist/essayist, Clarence Day (Life With Father) In 1881 Hockey player, Percy Lesueur (invented large goalie glove) In 1889 Italian operatic soprano, Amelita Galli-Curci In 1897 Pianist/songwriter, Jules Buffano (Jimmy Durante Show) In 1899 Conductor, Eugene Ormandy (Philadelphia Orchestra) In 1901 Pollster, George H. Gallup (Gallup Poll) [d: 7-28-84] In 1906 Biochemist, George Wald (vitamin A in rentina) [d: 4-13-97] In 1908 Actress, Imogene Coca (Your Show of Shows) [d: 6-2-01] In 1909 Lyricist, Johnny Mercer (Moon River, Old Black Magic) [d: 6-25-76] In 1912 Actor, Arthur ...

In 1956 Elvis Presley's makes his film debut with the premiere of "Love Me Tender." In 1964 The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones misses three days of their tour hospitalized with a 104-degree fever in Chicago. In 1964 The TV special "Around The Beatles," filmed in London during the previous spring, airs in the U.S. on ABC. In 1965 The Rolling Stones perform "Get Off Of My Cloud" on NBC-TV's "Hullabaloo." In 1965 The Beach Boys' album "Surfin' USA" is certified gold. In 1968 "Who's Making Love" by Johnnie Taylor is certified gold. In 1969 Janis Joplin is arrested in Tampa for using "vulgar and indecent language" onstage. In 1969 The Beatles early stomping ground, the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, closes its doors. In 1969 The Beatles appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In 1969 "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5 and "Jam Up Jelly Tight" byTommy Roe both enter the U.S. ...

In 1492 Christopher Columbus notes in his journal the use of tobacco among Indians, the first recorded reference to tobacco. In 1577 Sir Frances Drake of England departs on a voyage worldwide. In 1777 The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States. In 1806 Explorer Zebulon Pike sights the mountaintop in Colorado now known as "Pikes Peak." In 1864 Confederate General Sherman sets Atlanta, Georgia, on fire. In 1869 Free postal delivery is formally inaugurated. In 1881 The American Federation of Labor (AFL) is founded in Pittsburgh. In 1889 Brazil's King Pedro II abdicates, and Brazil is proclaimes a republic. In 1901 The first electric hearing aid, "the Acousticon," is patented. In 1920 The League of Nations holds its first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1926 The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) goes on-the-air with a network of 24 radio stations. In 1937 Air conditioning is installed in...

In 1738 Astronomer, Sir William Herschel (discovered Uranus) In 1787 Pioneer, Sir Samuel Cunard (trans-Atlantic steam navigation) In 1816 Astronomer, Lewis Morris Rutherford (celestial photography) In 1862 Writer, Gerhart Hauptmann (Before Dawn) In 1879 Actor, Lewis Stone (Prisoner Of Zenda) In 1887 American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe In 1891 German field marshall, Erwin Rommel (World War II) In 1905 Bandleader, Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Donkey Serenade) [d: 3-29-80] In 1906 Air Force General, Curtis E. LeMay ("Iron Eagle") [d: 10-1-90] In 1919 Actress, Carol Bruce (Mrs. Carlson-WKRP in Cincinnati) [d: 10-9-07] In 1919 Judge, Joseph Albert Wapner (People's Court) [d: 2-27-17] In 1928 Country singer, C.W. McCall (Convoy, Keep On Truckin' Cafe) [d: 4-1-22] In 1929 Actor, Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) [d: 8-29-21] In 1930 Actress, Adrienne Corri (Lease of Life, A Clockwork Orange) [d: 3-13-16] In 1930 Actor, Whitman Mayo (Grady-Sanford & Son, Hell Tow...