In 1950 Frank Sinatra makes his TV debut appearing on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review" with Bob Hope. In 1957 Buddy Holly & the Crickets' single "That'll Be The Day" is released. In 1961 Johnny Cash appears on the NBC-TV drama "The Deputy." In 1962 Bob Dylan's album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," containing the track "Blowin' in the Wind," is released. In 1963 The Beatles' single "From Me To You" b/w "Thank You Girl" is released in the U.S. It wouldn't chart until the following March. In 1964 Eleven boys are suspended at a Coventry, England, school for having hair styles like Mick Jagger. In 1966 John Lennon and Bob Dylan appear in a TV documentary "Eat The Document" on New York's educational TV station WNDT. In 1967 Columbia Records and RCA Victor announce they would raise the list price of mono albums by one dollar on June 1. It's the first increase since 1953. In 19...

In 1647 The first recorded execution of a witch takes place by hanging in Massachusetts. In 1703 St. Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Peter the Great. In 1896 255 people are killed when a tornado strikes St. Louis, MO, and East St. Louis, IL; thousands were left homeless. In 1907 The Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco. In 1919 The first pop-up toaster is patented by Charles Strite of Minnesota. In 1921 After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty. In 1929 Charles Lindbergh marries Anne Spencer Morrow in Englewood, NJ. In 1930 Cellophane and masking tapes are patented by Richard G. Drew. In 1933 Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated short "The Three Little Pigs" is first released. In 1935 The U.S. Supreme Court declares the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional. In 1936 The ocean liner, "Queen Mary," leaves England on its maiden voyage. In 1937 The Golden Gate bridge, connecting San Francisco and Marin County,...

In 1818 Women's rights advocate, Ameila Jenks Bloomer (popularized bloomers) In 1819 Poet/social reformer, Julia Ward Howe (Battle Hymn of the Republic) In 1836 Industrialist, Jay Gould (railroad magnate) In 1837 American gunfighter/entertainer, "Wild Bill" Hickok In 1867 English novelist/playwright, Arnold Bennett (Great Babylon) In 1871 French expressionist painter, Georges-Henri Rouault In 1878 American dancer, Isadora Duncan (founded modern dance) In 1894 Author, Dashiell Hammett (Maltese Falcon, Thin Man) In 1897 Physicist, Sir John D. Cockroft (Radar) (Nobel-1951) In 1907 Scientist/author, Rachel Carson (deplored pesticide use) [d: 4-14-64] In 1909 Singer, Dolores Hope (Bob Hopes's wife) [d: 9-19-11] In 1911 Hubert Humphrey, 38th U.S. vice-president [d: 1-13-78] In 1911 Actor, Vincent Price (The Fly, House of Wax) [d: 10-25-93] In 1912 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Sam Snead (3-time Masters, PGA) [d: 5-23-02] In 1915 Novelist, Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War) [d: ...

A wedding ring helps a man in a job interview, but hurts a woman. 18% of women have gotten a credit card behind their spouse's back. Coca-cola cost just 5 cents for its first 73 years of existence. Most of us consider an alarm clock essential, but 12% of us don't have one. When it comes to eating, less than one out of five people eat at the kitchen or dining room table just once a week. The average American watches up to 18 different TV channels. Ladies, if a friend asks you to be a bridesmaid, it will cost you about $1,700. Although they can save you money, the amount of people using coupons has dropped over the last few years. The average guy thinks about this 6 times a day, the average women does 40 times. What? Their hair. Periodically, a rumor starts on the Internet that says natural redheads will become extinct by the year 2060. Lucky for gingers everywhere, this is a myth. It's true that the gene that causes red hair is recessive, meaning that both pare...

A big breakthrough in Australia as researchers have achieved a world record Internet speed of 44.2 terabits per second, allowing users to download 1,000 HD movies in a single second. Tomorrow at 4:33 p.m. EDT, veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will launch as co-commanders on SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle, which will lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A low-budget horror film called "The Wretched" has been the #1 movie in the country for the last three weeks, due to it's popularity among the drive-in theater crowd. ABC's "World News Tonight With David Muir" came out on top in all major categories (adults 25-54 and adults 18-49), becoming the number one newscast in America when it came to total viewers during the 2019-20 broadcast season. This is the first time in 24 years that "World News Tonight" has taken that trophy. Norway's Thomas Waerner won this year's Iditarod Trai...

In 1954 "Three Coins In The Fountain" by Frank Sinatra enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1958 "Rave On" by Buddy Holly enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1962 "Stranger On The Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1965 The Rolling Stones appear on TV's "Shindig!" along with Jackie DeShannon, Sonny & Cher and Jimmie Rodgers. In 1966 Bob Dylan's often-bootlegged performance takes place at London's Royal Albert Hall. In 1968 Guitarist Little Willie John dies of pneumonia in the Washington State Penitentiary at age 30. In 1969 At Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Hotel, John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second "Bed-in For Peace." In 1969 Janis Joplin appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine. In 1970 The Beatles' album "Let It Be" is certified gold. In 1971 Don McLean records "American Pie....

In 1521 Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings. In 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned king of Italy. In 1865 Arrangements are made in New Orleans, LA, for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi. In 1868 The Senate impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal as the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction. In 1913 The Actors Equity Association is formed. In 1917 The longest tornado path (293 miles) terrorizes Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana for 7 hours and 39 minutes. In 1940 Evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins during World War II. In 1946 A patent is filed in the U.S. for the Hydrogen Bomb. In 1960 U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accuses the Soviets of a hiding a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United...