In 1950 "Mona Lisa" by Nat "King" Cole hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 8 weeks. In 1957 "Whispering Bells" by the Dell-Vikings enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1957 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 7 weeks. In 1958 The soundtrack to "Oklahoma!" is the first album certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1963 Freddie & the Dreamers record "I'm Telling You Now." In 1964 The Beatles' appear on BBC-TV's "Top Of The Pops." In 1965 The Dave Clark Five movie "Catch Us If You Can" opens in theaters in London. It's released later in the U.S. as "Having A Wild Weekend." In 1966 The Beatles' album "Yesterday And Today" is certified gold. In 1969 Marianne Faithful attempts suicide while co-starring in "Ned Kelly" with then-boyfriend Mick Jagger...

In 1663 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island. In 1776 Colonel John Nixon gives the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Square in Philadelphia. In 1777 Vermont becomes the first state to abolish slavery. In 1796 The first American Passport is issued by the U.S. State Department. In 1853 An expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Yedo Bay, Japan, on a diplomatic and trade mission. In 1889 John L. Sullivan wins by a knockout in the last bareknuckle bout. In 1889 The first issue of "The Wall Street Journal" is published. In 1891 Future president Warren G. Harding marries Florence K. DeWolfe. In 1896 William Jennings Bryan gives his famous speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago saying, "You shall not crucify mankind upon a gold cross." In 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies" on a New York Theater rooftop. In 1911 Nan Jane Aspinwall is the first woman to cross th...

In 1831 Inventor, John Pemberton (Coca Cola) In 1838 Inventor/airship designer, Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin In 1839 Industrialist, John D. Rockefeller (Standard Oil) In 1869 Playwright/poet, William Vaughn Moody (Death of Eve, Faith Healer) In 1872 Composer/songwriter, Harry Von Tilzer (Tin Pan Alley) In 1889 Actor, Eugene Pallette (Adventures of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro) In 1906 Banjoist, Joe Wolverton (Spike Jones) [d: 8-27-94] In 1907 U.S. Secretary of HUD, George W. Romney (1969-73) [d: 7-26-95] In 1908 Blues singer/saxophonist, Louis Jordan [d: 2-4-75] In 1908 Nelson A. Rockefeller, 41st U.S. vice president [d: 1-26-79] In 1913 Drama critic, Walter Kerr (New York Times) [d: 10-9-96] In 1914 Singer, Billy Eckstein (Tenderly, A Fool In Love) [d: 3-8-93] In 1917 Actress/panelist, Faye Emerson (I've Got A Secret) [d: 3-9-83] In 1918 Actor, Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn, Invisible Man) [d: 5-10-00] In 1923 U.S. sprinter, William Harrison Dillard (Olympic-Gold-1948) [d: 11-15-19]...

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