In 1939 Frank Sinatra, 23, records "All Or Nothing At All" with the Harry James Band. In 1959 "Put Your Head On My Shoulders" by Paul Anka enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1962 "Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith is certified gold. In 1963 "Be My Baby" by the Ronnettes (produced by Phil Spector) enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1963 "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 3 weeks. In 1964 The Beatles' film "A Hard Days' Night" opens in London. In 1965 "I'm Henry The VIII, I Am" by Herman's Hermits is certified gold. In 1965 The Beatles perform at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA, the last concert of their 1965 U.S. tour. In 1967 Following the death of Brian Epstein, the Beatles announce they will assume management of their own affairs. In 1968 Private Eye magazine reports that John Lennon & Yoko Ono's album "Two Virgins"...

In 1688 Preacher and novelist John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's Progess," dies in London. In 1842 The U.S. Naval Observatory is authorized by an act of Congress. In 1881 The first U.S. tennis championships are played at Newport, RI. In 1886 The first major earthquake recorded in the eastern U.S. occurs at Charleston, South Carolina, killing up to 110 people. In 1886 Crocker-Woolworth National Bank is organized. In 1887 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, a device which produced moving pictures. In 1888 Mary Ann Nicholls is found murdered in London's East End in what is generally regarded as the first slaying of Jack The Ripper. In 1895 The first professional football game takes place in Latrobe, PA. In 1903 A Packard completes America's first transcontinental car trip, driving from San Francisco to New York in 52 days. In 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt signs an act prohibiting the export of U.S. arms to belligerents. In 1941 The radio program "The G...

In 12 Roman emperor, Caligula (37-41) In 1663 French physicist, Guillaume Amontons (temperature measurement) In 1786 French chemist, Michel-Eugene Chevreul (chemistry of fats) In 1805 British auctioneer, Samuel Sotheby In 1821 Scientist, Hermann Von Helmholtz (conservation of energy) In 1840 Italian writer, Giovannini Verga (Eros) In 1842 Physicist/writer, Mary Putnam Jacobi In 1844 Author/feminist, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward In 1870 Italian educator/physician, Maria Montessori In 1880 Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands (1890-1947) In 1889 A. Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball In 1897 Actor, Frederic March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) In 1903 Radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey (Talent Scout) [d: 3-16-83] In 1907 Saxophonist/composer, Edgar Sampson (Duke Ellington) [d: 1-16-73] In 1907 Editor, William Shawn (The New Yorker) [d: 12-8-92] In 1908 Novelist, William Saroyan (Time of Your Life) [d: 5-18-81] In 1913 English radio astronomer, Sir Bernard Lovell [d: 8-6-12] In 1914 Actor, Rich...

In 1889 Charles G. Conn of Elkhart, IN, patents the metal clarinet. In 1892 Fire seriously damages New York's original Metropolitan Opera House, located at Broadway and 39th Street. In 1962 Elvis Presley begins filming his next movie, "It Happened At The World's Fair." In 1962 Nat King Cole's album "Ramblin' Rose" is released. In 1964 The Beatles perform in Cincinnati to a crowd of 14,000. In 1965 Elvis Presley plays host to the Beatles in his Bel Air, CA, home. They met for the first and only time. A nervous Presley greets them while playing bass along with the music on a TV. John Lennon remembered the visit as one of the most exciting times of his life. In 1965 Bob Dylan's album "Highway 61 Revisited" is released. In 1966 The Beatles appear on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. In 1966 "Cherish" by the Association enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1967 The Beatles manager Brian Epstein is found dead in London of a sleepi...

In 1776 The Americans are defeated by the British in Battle of Long Island. In 1828 Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks between Brazil and Argentina. In 1859 The first successful oil well is drilled near Titusville, PA, by Colonel Edwin L. Drake. In 1881 700 die when a hurricane hits Florida and the Carolinas. In 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupts killing 36,000 in Java and Sumatra. In 1894 The U.S. Congress passes the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which contained a provision for a graduated income tax. It is later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1912 "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs appears as a magazine article. The first Tarzan novel is published 2 years later. In 1913 Lieutenant Peter Nestrov of the Imperial Russian Air Service performs a loop in a monoplane at Kieve, the first aerobatic maneuver in an airplane. In 1921 The Green Bay Packers are granted a NFL franchise. In 1928 60 nations agree to outlaw war with the Kellogg-B...

In 1770 German philosopher, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich In 1800 Congressman, Thomas Butler King (founded National Observatory) In 1809 Hannibal Hamlin, 15th U.S. vice president (1861-65) In 1858 Italian mathematician, Guiseppe Peano (symbolic logics) In 1863 Author/referee, George Hepburn (How to Play Basketball) In 1865 Charles Gates Dawes, 30th U.S. vice president (1925-29) In 1871 Novelist, Theodore Dreiser (Sister Carie, An American Tragedy) In 1874 German chemist, Carl Bosch (BASF; Nobel-1931) In 1877 Manufacturer/aviator, Charles Stewart Rolls (co-founded Rolls-Royce) In 1884 Actor, Harry Antrim (Miracle on 34th Street) In 1890 Painter, Man Ray (father of surrealism) In 1899 Novelist, C.S. Forester (The African Queen) In 1899 Actor, Byron Foulger (Wendall Gibbs-Petticoat Junction) In 1901 Actor/comedian, Al Ritz (The Ritz Brothers) [d: 12-22-65] In 1905 Actor, Frederick O'Neal (Wallace-Car 54 Where Are You) [d: 8-25-92] In 1908 Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th U.S. president (1963-1969) [...

In 1939 The Glenn Miller Orchestra completes a 14-week summer run at Glen Island Casino in New York that featured nightly radio broadcasts. In 1947 An audience at the Hollywood Bowl hears President Truman's daughter, Margaret, give her first public concert as a singer. In 1958 The Silver Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe) begin a 4-month stint at clubs in Hamburg, Germany. In 1962 John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell in Liverpool who is already pregnant with Julian. In 1963 Frank Sinatra and his son Frank Sinatra Jr. appear on the cover of Life magazine. In 1965 When hundreds of Rolling Stone fans show up to wait for the group outside a taping at the BBC in Manchester, England, police hose them down. In 1965 Gary U.S. Bonds performs "Quarter To Three" on TV's "Where The Action Is." In 1966 The Beatles play at New York's Shea Stadium. In 1968 Ringo Starr temporarily quits the Beatles over a disagreement. In 1968 "People ...