This Day In History

January 18th

1778  Captain James Cook thought he discovered a group of islands and named them the Sandwich Islands in honor of the Earl of Sandwich.  Too bad the polynesians already named them Hawaii, later to become the 50th US Territory or state.
1886 A Field Hockey Association formed in England.
1896  X-Ray machine exhibited in New York City for the first time.

1892  Silent/Talking Film Comedian Oliver Hardy born in Harlem, Georgia
1904  Archibald Leach, better known as Cary Grant
1913  Actor Danny Kaye
1955  Actor Kevin Costner

1951

• Slow Poke - Pee Wee Hunt

• Undecided - The Ames Brothers

• Charmaine - The Four Freshmen

• Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

1960

• Why - Frankie Avalon

• Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Freddy Cannon

• The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher

• El Paso - Marty Robbins

1979

• Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson

• My Life - Billy Joel

• You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

• Lady Lay Down - John Conlee

1988

• Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison

• Could've Been - Tiffany

• The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson

• One Friend - Dan Seals

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