This Day In History

March 24

St. Catherine

1882  Professor Robert Koch announces in Berlin, Germany of the discovery of the tuberculosis germ.
1958  Elvis Presley was drafted
1960  US Appeals Court ruled that the novel, Lady Chatterly's Lover, was not obscene and could be sent through mail

1874  Magician & Escape Artist Harry Houdini
1887  Silent Screen Actor Fatty (Roscoe) Arbuckle
1914  Actor Richard (Nicholas) Conte
1924  Actor Norman Fell
1930  Actor Steve McQueen

1956

• The Great Pretender - The Platters
• Memories are Made of This - Dean Martin
• No, Not Much! - The Four Lads
• Band of Gold - Don Cherry

1965

• Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
• My Girl - The Temptations
• Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
• King of the Road - Roger Miller

1974

• Dark Lady - Cher
• Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
• Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
• There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back) - Conway Twitty

1983

• Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
• Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club
• You Are - Lionel Richie
• I Wouldn't Change You if I Could - Ricky Skaggs

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