In 1941 Sammy Kaye and his orchestra recorded "Until Tomorrow." In 1943 "Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition!" by Kay Kyser was #1 on the U.S. charts. In 1960 Eddie Cochran arrived in Britain to begin a tour. (He dies there in an April 17th auto accident.) In 1961 "Wonderful By Night" by Bert Kaempfert Orchestra hit #1 on theU.S. top 40 charts and stayed there for 3 weeks. In 1962 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens was certified gold. In 1965 "Tell Her No" by the Zombies and "Heart Of Stone" by the Rolling Stones entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1965 The Beatles had 3 LPs in the top ten of the U.S. albums chart, including: "Beatles '65," "A Hard Day's Night," and "The Beatles' Story." In 1968 John Lennon appeared on the cover of Look magazine. The issue was devoted to the "Sound and Fury in the Arts," including a special pullout section on the Beatles. In 1971 The ...

In 1788 Connecticut became the 5th U.S. state. In 1793 Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first hot-air balloon flight in North America between Philadelphia and Woodbury, New Jersey. In 1799 The first income tax was imposed in England. In 1839 Thomas Henderson measured the first stellar parallax AlphaCentauri. In 1854 The Astor Library opened in New York. In 1861 Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union. In 1861 The Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements to Federal troops at Fort Sumter, SC, during the Civil War, retreats after being fired upon by a battery in the harbor. In 1875 Cheyenne, Wyoming, records its all-time low temperature of 38 degrees below zero. In 1912 The U.S. marines invaded Honduras. In 1931 The film "Little Caesar" opens starring Edward G. Robinson. In 1936 Semi-automatic rifles were adopted by the U.S. army. In 1941 Color television is first demonstrated. In 1942 The U.S. Joint Chiefs Of Staff was created. In 1945 Amer...

In 1554 Pope Gregory XV (1621-23) In 1728 Poet, Thomas Warton (Pleasures of Melancholy) In 1859 Feminist, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (founded the League of Women Voters) In 1870 Civil engineer Joseph B. Strauss (built Golden Gate Bridge) In 1878 Psychologist, John Broadus Watson (spokesman for behaviorism) In 1890 Playwright/novelist Karel Capek (coined the word "robot") In 1898 English actress Gracie Fields (We're Going To Be Rich) In 1901 Cartoonist, Chic Young (Blondie) [d: 3-14-73] In 1904 Dancer/choreographer George Balanchine [d: 4-30-83] In 1908 French author Simone de Beauvoir (The Second Sex) [d: 4-14-86] In 1913 Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president (1968-74) [d: 04-22-94] In 1914 Jazz drummer Kenny Clarke (modern bebop drums) [d: 1-25-85] In 1915 Actor, Fernando Lamas (Won Ton Ton, Cheap Detective) [d: 10-8-82] In 1915 Actress, Anita Louise (My Friend Flicka) [d: 4-25-70] In 1917 Actor, Herbert Lom (Detective Superior-The Pink Panther) [d: 9-25-12] In 1920 Jazz s...

In 1942 Frank Sinatra opens at New York's Paramount Theatre for an 8-week engagement. 400 policemen were used to control the crowds. In 1944 Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys make their debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1962 Brenda Lee is slightly injured when she runs into her burning Nashville home to rescue her poodle, Cee Cee. In 1966 The Beatles record "When I'm 64" at Abbey Road Studios in London. In 1966 Billboard magazine reports that the Beatles held the #1 position on the charts in 13 countries. In 1967 "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 3 weeks. In 1969 "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul and Mary is certified gold. In 1972 Nilsson's album "Son Of Schmilsson" is certified gold. In 1972 "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by the Spinners enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1974 The entity known as The Beatles legally comes to an end, four years after Pau...

In 1809 Wearing masks at parties and balls is banned in Boston, MA. In 1853 The U.S. bought some 45,000 miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase (the southern part of Arizona and New Mexico). In 1894 Suffragist Amelia Jenks Bloomer dies. She was best known for wearing a short skirt and baggy trousers that became known as "bloomers." In 1903 602 people died when a fire broke out in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago. In 1911 Sun Yat-sen was elected the first president of the Republic of China after the fall of the Chinese dynasties. In 1916 Grigori Rasputin is assassinated in Russia. In 1922 Vladimir I. Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). In 1924 Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other Milky Way systems. In 1935 Italian bombers destroyed a Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia. In 1936 A massive sitdown strike erupted at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, MI, when workers learned 5 employees wer...

In 1850 Geologist, John Milne (invented the seismograph) In 1851 Businessman, Asa Griggs Candler (founded Coca-Cola Corp. in 1873) In 1865 English poet/short story writer Rudyard Kipling (Jungle Book) In 1867 American capitalist/philanthropist, Simon Guggenheim In 1869 Canadian economist/humorist, Stephen Leacock In 1876 Spanish violinist, Pablo Casals In 1883 Actress, Mary Forbes (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Les Miserables) In 1884 Japanese Prime Minister Tojo Hideki (World War II) In 1892 Actor, John Litel (Sam Aldrich-Henry Aldrich movies) In 1898 Actor, Tom Keene (Plan Nine From Outer Space) In 1910 Author, Paul Bowles (Sheltering Sky) [d: 11-18-99] In 1911 Actress, Jeanette Nolan (The Virginian) [d: 6-5-98] In 1912 Actress, Rosina Lawrence (Our Gang, Little Rascals) [d: 6-23-97] In 1914 Emcee/game show host Bert Parks (Miss America) [d: 2-2-92] In 1919 Actress, Jo Van Fleet (East of Eden) [d: 6-10-96] In 1920 Actor, Jack Lord (Det. Steve McGarrett-Hawaii Five-O) [d: 1-21-98] In 19...

In this week’s look around the Air Force, highlights the 71st annual Operation Christmas Drop, a humanitarian event that brings U.S. and partner nations together to provide food, tools and clothing to more than 56 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific.