This Day In History

March 14

St. Mathilda, Queen

1743  The first recorded town meeting in America held in Boston.
1794  Eli Whitney receives patent for the cotton gin.
1883  Karl Marx dies in London, England.
1900  The US goes on the gold standard.
1951  UN forces recaptured Seoul, Korea.
1951  Dennis the Menace first appears in the comics of  18 newspapers.
1964  A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald.

1879  Albert Einstein born in Ulm, Germany
1933  Actor Michael Cain
1933  Musician Quincy Jones
1934  US Astronaut Eugene Cernan
1947  Comedian Billy Crystal
1950  Son of US President Ford, Michael

1956

• Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

• The Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter

• No, Not Much! - The Four Lads

• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

1965

• Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

• My Girl - The Temptations

• The Birds and the Bees - Jewel Akens

• King of the Road - Roger Miller

1974

• Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

• Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks

• Dark Lady - Cher

• There Won't be Anymore - Charlie Rich

1983

• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

• Shame on the Moon - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

• Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club

• The Rose - Conway Twitty

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