This Day In History

March 6

St. Colette - - Virgin

1834  York, Canada, incorporates to become known as Toronto.
1836  187 days and 13 lives later, the Alamo falls.
1853  Verdi's opera La Traviata premiered.
1981  Respected & trusted CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite signs off
1982  Ayn Rand dies.

1475  Renaissance Artist Michelangelo de Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
1619  Soldier/Author Cyrano De Bergerac
1806  Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning born in Durham, England.
1906  Comedian Lou Costello (Cristillo)
1923  Radio/TV Announcer & Host Ed McMahon
1945  Actor Rob Reiner
1947  Singer Kiki Dee (born as Pauline Matthews)

1954

• Secret Love - Doris Day

• Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett

• Answer Me, My Love - Nat 'King' Cole

• Changing Partners - Patti Page

1963

• Walk Like a Man - The 4 Seasons

• Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades

• What Will Mary Say - Johnny Mathis

• The End of the World - Skeeter Davis

1972

• Without You - Nilsson

• Down by the Lazy River - The Osmonds

• Bang a Gong (Get it on) - T. Rex

• Bedtime Story - Tammy Wynette

1981

• I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

• Woman - John Lennon

• The Tide is High - Blondie

• I Feel like Loving You Again - T.G. Sheppard

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