This Day In History

March 8

St. John

1894  New York state enacts the first dog licensing law in the US.
1917  Rioting and strikes break out in St. Petersburg Russia.
1999  NY Yankees Baseball Legend Joe DiMaggio dies

1783  First Lady Hannah Van Buren (wife of 8th US President Martin Van Buren)
1841  Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes born in Boston, Massachusetts
1943  Actress Lynn Redgrave
1945  Singer Mickey Dolenz
1946  Singer Randy Meisner
1968  Child Actor Gary Coleman

1956

• Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle

• The Great Pretender - The Platters

• See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & The Comets

• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

1961

• Pony Time - Chubby Checker

• Surrender - Elvis Presley

• Calcutta - Lawrence Welk

• Don't Worry - Marty Robbins

1970

• Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

• The Rapper - The Jaggerz

• Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas

• It's Just a Matter of Time - Sonny James

1981

• I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

• Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon

• Hello Again - Neil Diamond

• Do You Love as Good as You Look - The Bellamy Brothers

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