In 1905 "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" by Billy Murray is #1 on the charts. In 1943 The Earl Hines Band, with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Sarah Vaughan, open at New York's Apollo Theater. In 1956 Elvis Presley makes his Las Vegas debut, opening for Shecky Green. In 1960 John Lennon and Paul McCartney perform as a duet at Caversham, Berkshire, calling themselves the Nerk Twins. In 1960 Paul Anka, Billy Bland, Billy & Lilly and the Brothers Four perform on Dick Clark's Saturday night TV show. In 1962 The Beatles' single "My Bonnie" b/w "The Saints" is released. In 1963 Jan & Dean record "Surf City." In 1965 The Rolling Stones begin their third North American tour with a show at the Forum in Montreal. In 1965 Frank Sinatra appears on the cover of Life magazine. In 1965 The Four Tops' single "I Can't Help Myself" is released. In 1966 Sonny & Cher appear on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. I

In 1348 King Edward III of England establishes the Order of the Garter. In 1616 English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare dies at age 52. In 1616 Spanish poet Cervantes dies in Madrid, Spain. In 1662 Connecticut is chartered as an English colony. In 1789 President-elect George Washington and wife Martha move into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House in New York City. In 1851 The first postage stamps are issued in Canada. In 1896 The "Vitascope" system for projecting movies onto a screen is demonstrated at a music hall in New York City. In 1904 The Academy of Arts and Letters is founded. In 1940 200 people die in a dance hall fire in Natchez, Mississippi. In 1954 Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his 755 major-league home runs, in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1962 The first satellite launched from Cape Canaveral reaches the moon. In 1965 The first Soviet communications satellite is launched. In 1968 The Methodist Church and the

In 1564 Poet/playwright/dramatist, William Shakespeare In 1728 Explorer/navigator, Samuel Wallis (Easter Island) In 1731 Merchant, William Williams (signed Declaration of Independence) In 1791 James Buchanan, 15th U.S. president (1857-61) In 1813 Politician, Stephen Douglas (the "Little Giant," debated Lincoln) In 1844 Attorney, Sanford Dole (first president of the Republic of Hawaii) In 1854 Poet, Edwin Markham (American Academy of Poets Award, 1937) In 1856 Inventor, Granville T. Woods (induction telgraph) In 1858 German physicist, Max Planck (Quantum theory) (Nobel, 1918) In 1891 Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev (Peter & the Wolf) In 1894 Singer/pianist, Cow Cow Davenport (pioneered Boogie-Woogie) In 1894 English actor, Basil Sydney (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) In 1895 Bandleader/clarinetist, Jimmie Noone Sr. In 1897 General, Lucius D. Clay (director of civilian affairs after WWII) In 1897 Canadian prime minister, Lester Bowles Pearson (Nobel, 1956) In 1

 

In 1944 "San Fernando Valley" by Bing Crosby is #1 on charts. In 1959 Alan Freed's last rock & roll movie, "Go, Johnny, Go," premieres featuring Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens and Jackie Wilson. In 1961 The first annual Country Music Festival is held in Jacksonville, FL. In 1966 The Troggs' single "Wild Thing" is released. In 1967 "Groovin'" by the Young Rascals enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1968 Herb Alpert sings "This Guy's In Love With You" on a TV special as something special for his audience, but after the program ended the demand was so great that it became a million seller. In 1968 The Monkees' album "The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees" is released. In 1969 The Carpenters sign with A&M Records. In 1969 The Who perform "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time at an unannounced concert in Dolton, England. In 1969 "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" is recorded by John Lennon

In 1509 Henry VIII ascends to the throne of England following the death of his father Henry VII. In 1864 Congress votes to include the phrase "In God We Trust" on all U.S. currency. In 1889 The Oklahoma Land Rush begins at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims. In 1898 The first shot of the Spanish-American War is fired when the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship off Key West, Florida. In 1915 The German army uses poison gas for the first time in World War I. In 1930 The U.S., Britain and Japan sign the London Naval Treaty which regulates submarine warfare and limits shipbuilding. In 1937 Thousands of college students in New York City stage the 4th annual "peace strike." In 1944 During World War II, U.S. forces begin invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia. In 1952 An atomic test conducted in Nevada is the first such explosion to be shown live on network television. In 1954 The televised U.S. Senate Army-McCarth