This Day In History

January 8th

St. Apollonaris, Bishop

1642  Galileo died in Arcetri, Italy.
1675  The New York Fishing Company is the first corporation charted in the US.
1815  US forces under the command of General Andrew Jackson defeated British forces at the Battle of New Orleans.
1959  Castro takes control of Cuba.
1964  US President Johnson declares "War on Poverty".

1926  Comedian Soupy Sales (born as Milton Supman Hines)
1935  Singer/Actor/Legend Elvis Presley born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
1948  Singer David Bowie Jones

1952

• Because of You - Tony Bennett

• Undecided - The Ames Brothers

• Slow Poke - Pee Wee Hunt

• Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford

1961

• Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley

• Exodus - Ferrante and Teicher

• Calcutta - Lawrence Welk

• North to Alaska - Johnny Horton

1970

• Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - B.J. Thomas

• Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante and Teicher

• I Want You Back - Jackson 5

• Baby Baby (I Know You're a Lady) - David Houston

1989

• Two Hearts - Phil Collins

• Waiting for a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl

• Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox & Al Green

• Hold Me - K.T. Oslin

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