In 1939 The Glenn Miller Orchestra completes a 14-week summer run at Glen Island Casino in New York that featured nightly radio broadcasts. In 1947 An audience at the Hollywood Bowl hears President Truman's daughter, Margaret, give her first public concert as a singer. In 1958 The Silver Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe) begin a 4-month stint at clubs in Hamburg, Germany. In 1962 John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell in Liverpool who is already pregnant with Julian. In 1963 Frank Sinatra and his son Frank Sinatra Jr. appear on the cover of Life magazine. In 1965 When hundreds of Rolling Stone fans show up to wait for the group outside a taping at the BBC in Manchester, England, police hose them down. In 1965 Gary U.S. Bonds performs "Quarter To Three" on TV's "Where The Action Is." In 1966 The Beatles play at New York's Shea Stadium. In 1968 Ringo Starr temporarily quits the Beatles over a disagreement. In 1968 "People

In 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in the colonies; 700,000 slaves freed. In 1838 One of the first colleges for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, MA, graduates its first students. In 1889 The first ship-to-shore wireless message is received. In 1914 Japan declares war on Germany during World War I. In 1919 The comic strip, "Gasoline Alley" premieres in the Chicago Tribune. In 1926 Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31. In 1927 Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 payroll robbery in a case that had drawn widespread controversy. In 1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty. In 1942 Some 600 Luftwaffe bombers kill 40,000 at Stalingrad during World War II. In 1944 Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is overthrown, paving the way for his country to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies. In 1955 The first one-day round-trip

In 1751 Publisher, John Fenno (founded the Gazette of the United States) In 1754 King Louis XVI of France (1774-93) In 1769 Naturalist, Georges Cuvier (science of comparative anatomy) In 1785 American naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry In 1829 German historian/mathematician Moritz Benedikt Cantor In 1842 Physicist/engineer, Osborne Reynolds (hydraulics, hydrodynamics) In 1849 British poet/editor, William E. Henley In 1869 American poet Edgar Lee Masters (Spoon River Anthology) In 1871 Irish painter, Jack Butler Yeats In 1875 Physicist, William Henry Eccles (radio communication) In 1883 General, Jonathan M. Wainwright (Bataan-World War II) In 1890 Publisher, Harry Guggenheim (co-founded Newsday) In 1896 Businessman, Howard B. Johnson (restaurant/motel chain) In 1900 Composer, Ernst Krenek [d: 12-23-91] In 1905 Cartoonist, Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy) [d: 8-15-82] In 1906 Actor/boxer, John "Rags" Ragland [d: 8-20-46] In 1912 Dancer/actor, Gene Kelly (Singing in Rain) [d: 2-2-96] In 19

In 1938 Count Basie records "Jumpin' At The Woodside" for Decca Records. In 1956 Elvis Presley begins work on his first movie "Love Me Tender." In 1962 The Beatles are captured on film for the first time by Grenada TV at Liverpool's Cavern Club. In 1964 The Beatles perform at Hollywood Bowl. The concert is recorded and released as an album in 1973. In 1964 "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks. In 1965 The Beatles perform at the Portland Coliseum in Portland, OR. Before the show they were visited by the Beach Boys' Mike Love and Carl Wilson. In 1966 The Beatles' "Revolver" album is certified gold. In 1968 Cynthia Lennon returns from vacation and finds Yoko Ono living in her home. She promptly sues John Lennon for divorce. In 1969 Elvis Presley ends an 8-year performing hiatus and opens at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. In 1969 The Beatles were last together all