In 1941 Ernest Tubb records "Walking The Floor Over You." In 1960 Filming begins on the Elvis Presley movie "G.I. Blues." In 1964 The Beatles attend Roy Orbison's belated 28th birthday party in London. In 1967 16-year-old Janis Ian sings "Society's Child" on the CBS special "Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution" hosted by Leonard Bernstein. In 1969 "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1970 The Broadway musical "Company," by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, opens at the Alvin Theatre in New York. In 1971 "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Sammi Smith goes gold. In 1975 "Old Days" by Chicago enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1975 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B.J. Thomas is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1976 The Rolling Stones' album "Black & Blue" is certified gold. In 1977 New York's d...

In 1514 Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn. In 1607 An expedition of English colonists, including Captain John Smith, go ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, to establish the first permanent English settlement in the New World. In 1865 12 days after killing President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth is surrounded by federal troops near Bowling Green, VA, and killed. In 1880 The first scuba gear is demonstrated. In 1937 Planes from Nazi Germany raid the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. In 1941 The Nazis take control of Greece during World War II. In 1945 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the head of France's Vichy government during World War II, is arrested. In 1954 Nationwide tests of the Salk anti-polio vaccine begin. In 1961 Roger Maris hits the first of a record 61 homeruns in a single season at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. In 1964 The African nations of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania. In 1968 The U.S. explodes, beneath the Nevada deser...

In 1659 Novelist/journalist, Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe) In 1718 Naval officer, Esek Hopkins (first U.S. naval commodore) In 1785 American artist/naturalist, John James Audubon In 1802 Educator, Calvin Ellis Stowe (professor of biblical studies) In 1812 Businessman, Alfred Krupp (armaments and munitions magnate) In 1822 Landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted (Central Park) In 1834 American humorist, Artemus Ward (influenced Mark Twain) In 1879 Physicist, Sir Owen Richardson (electron emission by hot metals) In 1884 Actor, Harry Sothern (Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers) In 1886 Blues singer, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey ("Mother of the Blues") In 1890 Actor, Edgar Kennedy (Keystone Kops) In 1893 American author/playwright, Anita Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) In 1894 Rudolf Hess, third in command of Nazi Germany In 1899 Merchant, Papa Joe (founded San Diego Fish Company) In 1899 Actor, Guinn Williams (Big Boy-Circus Boy) In 1900 Seismologist, Charles Richter (Richter Scale) [d:...

 

In 1957 Ricky Nelson's first single "Teenager's Romance" b/w "I'm Walkin'" is released. In 1958 Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Lymon, and Danny & the Juniors perform at "Alan Freed's Big Beat Show" in Milwaukee. In 1958 Dion and the Belmonts' first single, "I Wonder Why" is released. In 1959 "Your Hit Parade" ends a 24-year run on radio and TV. In 1959 The Drifters' single "There Goes My Baby" is released, the first rock & roll record with a string section. In 1961 Bob Dylan makes his recording debut playing harmonica on the title track of Harry Belafonte's "Midnight Special" album. In 1961 "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson and "Tossin' & Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis both enter the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1961 "Runaway" by Del Shannon hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 4 weeks. In 1965 "Ticket To R...

In 1704 The first American newspaper published on a regular basis, the Boston News Letter, is published for the first time. In 1800 Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, appropriating $5,000 "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary." In 1833 The soda fountain is patented by Jacob Ebert and George Dulty. In 1877 Federal troops end occupation of New Orleans, ending the North's post-Civil War rule in the South. In 1888 The first Kodak camera hits the market. In 1897 William Price begins work for the Washington Star, where he becomes the first reporter to cover the White House on a regular basis. In 1898 Spain declares war on the U.S. after rejecting America's ultimatum to get out of Cuba. In 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the U.S. by car. They traveled from Los Angeles to New York in a Packard in 32 days, 5 hours and 25 minutes. In 1913 The Woolworth Building opens in New York. In 19...

In 1581 French clergyman, St. Vincent de Paul In 1620 Statistician, John Graunt In 1743 English inventor, Edmund Cartwright (power loom) In 1766 Publisher, Robert Bailey Thomas (founded Old Farmer's Almanac) In 1797 Linguist, Benjamin Lee Whorf In 1815 Novelist/inventor, Anthony Trollope (invented the mailbox) In 1856 French general, Henri Philippe Petain (Battle of Verdun) In 1874 Architect, John Russell Pope (Jefferson Memorial) In 1904 Painter, Willem de Kooning (abstract expressionism) [d: 3-19-97] In 1905 Author/poet, Robert Penn Warren (All The King's Men) [d: 9-15-89] In 1911 Comedian, Jack E. Leonard [d: 5-10-73] In 1916 Film/theatre critic, Stanley J. Kauffmann [d: 10-9-13] In 1916 Wrestler, Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz [d: 4-28-02] In 1922 Actor, J.D. Cannon (Peter-McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory) [d: 5-20-05] In 1924 Country singer, Ira Loudermilk (Louvin Brothers) [d: 6-20-65] In 1926 Actress, Marilyn Erskine (Eddie Cantor Story) (98) In 1928 Jazz performer, Jo...