In 1939 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra record their signature theme, "Let's Dance" for Columbia records in New York. In 1942 "I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo" by Glenn Miller is #1 on the charts. In 1960 Neil Sedaka records "Calendar Girl." In 1960 "I Want To Be Wanted" by Brenda Lee is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1962 James Brown's Apollo Theatre concert is recorded and becomes the first million selling R&B album. In 1963 The Beatles leave for their first tour outside of Great Britain. In 1964 "Walking In The Rain" by the Ronettes enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1967 The Beatles' movie "A Hard Days Night" airs on NBC-TV. In 1967 Tommy James & the Shondells appear on TV's "Joey Bishop Show." In 1970 President Nixon asks record companies in America to reduce the number of songs containing lyrics about sex and drugs. In 1970 "One Less Bell To Anwser" by the Fifth Dimension enters...

In 1537 Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI. In 1648 The Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War and effectively destroyed the Holy Roman Empire. In 1836 The match is patented. In 1851 William Lassell discovers Ariel and Umbriel, satellites of Unranus. In 1861 The first transcontinental telegraph message is sent as Justice Stephen J. Field of California transmitted a telegram to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC. In 1901 Anna Edson Taylor, a 43-year-old widow, is the first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell about it. In 1929 "Black Thursday," the beginning of the stock market crash. In 1931 The George Washington Bridge connecting New York to New Jersey is opened. In 1939 Nylon stockings are sold for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1940 The 40-hour work week takes effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. In 1945 The United Na...

In 1632 Dutch scientist, Antony van Leeuwenhoek (discovered microbes) In 1788 Journalist/poet, Sarah Josepha Hale (Mary Had A Little Lamb) In 1830 Attorney/social reformer, Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood In 1855 James Schoolcraft Sherman, 27th U.S. vice president (1909-1912) In 1882 English actress, Sybil Thorndike (Prince & the Showgirl) [d: 6-9-76] In 1896 Actor, Jack Warner (A Christmas Carol, Jigsaw, Dominique) In 1898 Artist, Lillian Oppenheimer (origami paper folding) In 1904 Playwright, Moss Hart (You Can't Take It With You) [d: 12-20-61] In 1911 FBI director, Clarence M. Kelley [d: 8-5-97] In 1911 Blues singer/songwriter, Sonny Terry (Brownie & Sonny) [d: 3-11-86] In 1911 Inventor, Nathaniel Wyeth (plastic soda bottle) [d: 7-6-90] In 1915 Cartoonist, Bob Kane (created Batman in 1939) [d: 11-3-98] In 1917 Football player, Marshall Goldberg (Chicago Cardinals) [d: 4-3-06] In 1923 American poet, Denise Levertov (Joy Beneath The Skin) [d: 12-20-97] In 1925 Blues singer/pian...