"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 ...

In 1942 "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" by Bing Crosby entered the U.S. singles chart. In 1955 Billboard magazine reported that sales of 45 rpm singles had surpassed 78 rpm rivals for the first time. In 1956 Little Richard's single "Long Tall Sally" was released. In 1960 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles made their first TV appearance on ABC-TV's "American Bandstand." In 1961 "Pony Time" by Chubby Checker hit #1 on the U.S. top 40 charts and stayed there for 3 weeks. In 1967 Pink Floyd's first single, "Arnold Layne," was released. In 1969 "Stormy" by the Classics IV was certified gold. In 1970 Simon & Garfunkel's single "Bridge Over Troubled Water" went gold. In 1970 Jefferson Airplane was fined $1000 for profanity on stage at a concert in Oklahoma City. In 1971 "What Is Life" by George Harrison entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1974 Joni Mitchell's album "Court And Spark...

In 1801 Washington, DC, was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress. In 1813 Congress authorized the use of steamboats to transport mail. In 1827 The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in New Orleans. In 1844 The Dominican Republic gained its independence. In 1861 In Warsaw, Russian troops fired on a crowd protesting Russian rule over Poland, killing five. In 1879 The artificial sweetener saccharin was discovered. In 1883 The first practical cigar-rolling machine was patented. In 1890 Boxers Danny Needham and Patsy Kerrigan fought 100 rounds in San Francisco before the match was declared a draw. In 1908 The design of the U.S. 46-star flag (adding Oklahoma) was officially released. In 1919 The American Association for the Hard of Hearing was formed in New York City. In 1922 The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed a woman's right to vote. In 1922 Reader's Digest began publication. In 1932 Physicist James Chadwick...

In 1807 American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In 1850 Philanthropist/railroad builder, Henry E. Huntington In 1877 Sports owner Walter Briggs (Detroit Tigers) In 1888 Historian, Arthur Meier Schlesinger In 1889 Physiologist, Charles Herbert (discovered insulin) In 1891 Inventor, David Sarnoff (founded RCA, NBC) In 1892 Actor, William Demarest (Uncle Charley-My Three Sons) In 1895 Actor, Edward Brophy (The Last Hurrah) In 1902 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Gene Sarazen (invented the sand wedge) [d: 3-13-99] In 1902 Author, John Steinbeck (The Grapes Of Wrath) [d: 12-20-68] In 1903 Actor, Reginald Gardiner (The Pruitts of Southhampton) [d: 4-25-90] In 1904 American author James Thomas Farrell (Studs Lonigan) [d: 8-22-79] In 1904 Singer/actress Elisabeth Welch (Stormy Weather) [d: 7-15-03] In 1905 Actor, Franchot Tone (Dr. Freeland-Ben Casey) [d: 9-18-68] In 1910 Actress, Joan Bennett (Little Women, Dark Shadows) [d: 12-7-90] In 1910 Auto racer Ted Horn (most consecutive national titles 1946-48...