This Day In History

January 19th

1825  Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett of New York City patent the canning process to preserve salmon, oysters and lobsters.
1915  George Claude of Paris, France, patented the neon tube advertising sign.
1937  Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record, flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
1949  The salary of the US President increased from $75,000 to $100,000
1953  68% of all TV sets in the US were tuned to CBS-TV as Lucy Ricardo of "I Love Lucy" gave birth to a baby boy (in real life Desi Arnez Jr.)
1955  US President Eisenhower allowed a filmed news conference to be televised for the first time. 
1976  The Beatles turned down $30 million to play together on stage.

1736  Light Measurement Inventor James Watt
1807  US Confederate General Robert E. (Edward) Lee
1809  Edgar Allan Poe born in Boston, Massachusettes.
1922  Guy Madison
1923  Actress Jean Stapleton (Murray)
1939  Singer Phil Everly
1943  Singer Janis Joplin
1946  Country Singer & Actress Dolly Parton
1949  Musician Robert Palmer
1953  Pop star Desi Arnaz, Jr.

1950

• I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - Merv Griffin

• Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry

• Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Bing Crosby

• Mule Train - Frankie Laine

1969

• I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

• Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas

• Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited

• Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash

1978

• Baby Come Back - Player

• How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees

• Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton

• Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck

1987

• Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

• Control - Janet Jackson

• Notorious - Duran Duran

• What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire

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