In 1964 "My Heart Only Belongs To You" by Bobby Vinton enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1964 "Meet The Beatles" is #1 on the U.S. album chart. "Introducing The Beatles" is #2. The pair remained back to back for nine weeks. In 1968 The Beatles win Best Album Grammy for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." "Up, Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension is Record of the Year, while Aretha Franklin wins her first Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Female Vocal for "Respect." In 1972 John Lennon's U.S. immigration visa expires, triggering a 3-year fight to stay in the states. In 1972 "Hurting Each Other" by the Carpenters is certified gold. In 1980 Buddy Holly's glasses and the Big Bopper's watch are discovered in police files. In 1980 Journey releases the album "Departure." In 1984 The album "Sports" by Huey Lewis & The News is certified platinum. In 1992 "To Be With You" b...

In 1504 Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew. In 1796 President Washington proclaims Jay's Treaty, which settled some outstanding differences with Britain, in effect. In 1880 The Gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland and Italy opens. In 1892 The U.S. and Britain agree to submit to arbitration their dispute over seal-hunting rights in the Bering Sea. In 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt appoints a 7-member commission to expedite the Panama Canal. In 1906 Ladies Home Journal reports that well bred ladies do not wear perfume. In 1920 Czechoslovakia becomes an an independent nation. In 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Second Neutrality Act, banning all loans to belligerents. In 1940 "Gone With The Wind" wins the Best Picture Oscar for 1939. In 1948 Thirty British soldiers are killed by terrorist bomb in Palestine....

In 1468 Religious leader, Pope Paul III (1534-49) In 1736 Ann Lee, founder of U.S. Shaker movement In 1792 Italian composer, Gioacchino Rossini (Barber of Seville) In 1840 Inventor, John Philip Holland (submarine building) In 1860 Inventor, Herman Hollerith (first electric adding machine) In 1896 Movie director, William W. Welmman (The High And The Mighty) In 1900 Film director, Jean Negulesco [d: 7-18-93] In 1904 Bandleader, Jimmy Dorsey (So Rare) [d: 6-12-57] In 1908 French painter, Balthus [d: 2-18-01] In 1908 Businessman, Earl A. Scheib (painted cars) [d: 2-29-92] In 1916 Singer, Dinah Shore [d: 2-24-94] In 1920 Actor, Arthur Franz (Sands Of Iwo Jima, The Caine Mutiny) [d: 6-16-06] In 1920 Actor, James Mitchell (Palmer Courtlandt-All My Children) [d: 1-22-10] In 1920 Actress, Michele Morgan (Joan Of Paris, Two Tickets To London) [d: 12-20-16] In 1920 Poet/novelist, Howard Nemerov [d: 7-5-91] In 1928 Actor, Joss Ackland (The Hunt For Red October, Lethal Weapon 2) [d: 11-19-23] In 19...

In 1925 "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris is #1 on the charts. In 1930 Ted Lewis & his Orchestra recorded "On the Sunny Side of the Street." In 1945 Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie registered together for the first time. In 1958 Chuck Berry records "Johnny B. Goode." In 1959 Cash Box magazine uses a red "bullet" on its record charts to indicate the most muscular upward movement. In 1963 Paul McCartney & John Lennon composed "From Me To You" in the car on their way from York to Shrewsbury during the Helen Shapiro tour. In 1966 Liverpool's Cavern Club, an early Beatles stomping ground, closes when its owners go bankrupt. In 1968 Frankie Lymon ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love") dies of a heroin overdose at age 25. In 1970 "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" by John Lennon, "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum, and "Celebrate" by Three Dog Night all entered the U.S. Top 40 chart. In 1970 ...

In 1827 The first U.S. railroad chartered to carry passengers and freight, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, was incorporated. In 1844 U.S. Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas W. Gilmer, and several others are killed when a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes. In 1849 The ship California arrives in San Francisco with the first gold seekers. In 1854 Some 50 opponents to slavery meet at a schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, to call for a new political group. The organization would later become known as the Republican Party. In 1861 The Territory of Colorado is organized. In 1883 The first vaudeville theater opens. In 1902 A Colorado mine disaster kills over a thousand. In 1933 Leftist playwright Bertolt Brecht leaves Germany. In 1934 "Palooka" opens and introduces Jimmy Durante and "Inka Dinka Do." In 1940 The British ship "Queen Elizabeth" is launched. In 1940 The first college basketball game is televised on W2XBS/Ne...

In 1516 England's Queen Mary I (1553-58) In 1533 French essayist, Michel de Montaigne In 1820 Illustrator, Sir John Tenniel (Alice in Wonderland) In 1824 French acrobat Charles Blondin (crossed Niagra Falls on a tightrope) In 1890 Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky In 1893 Novelist/playwright Ben Hecht (The Front Page) In 1901 Chemist, Linus Pauling (Nobel-1954, 1962) [d: 8-19-94] In 1906 Gangster, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel [d: 6-20-47] In 1907 Cartoonist, Milton Caniff (Steve Canyon) [d: 4-3-88] In 1908 Actress Billie Bird (Benson, Dear John) [d: 11-27-02] In 1909 Actor, Olan Soule (Mr. Pfeiffer-My Three Sons) [d: 2-1-94] In 1909 English poet Sir Stephen Spender [d: 7-16-95] In 1910 Film director Vincente Minnelli (American In Paris) [d: 7-25-86] In 1914 Actor, Jim Boles (One Man's Family) [d: 5-26-77] In 1915 Zoologist, Sir Peter Medawar (Nobel-1953) [d: 10-2-87] In 1915 Actor, Zero Mostel (Fiddler on the Roof) [d: 9-8-77] In 1923 Actor, Charles Durning (The Sting, Tootsi...

In 1942 "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" by Bing Crosby entered the U.S. singles chart. In 1955 Billboard magazine reports that sales of 45 rpm singles had surpassed 78 rpm rivals for the first time. In 1956 Little Richard's single "Long Tall Sally" is released. In 1960 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles make 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 chart and stayed there for 3 weeks. In 1967 Pink Floyd's first single, "Arnold Layne," is released. In 1969 "Stormy" by the Classics IV is certified gold. In 1970 Simon & Garfunkel's single "Bridge Over Troubled Water" goes gold. In 1970 Jefferson Airplane is 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 chart. In 1974 Joni Mitchell's album "Court And Spark" is certifi...