This Day In History

March 25th

Greek Independence Day

1936  The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons in the longest hockey game to date - nearly 3 hours.
1937  The first perfumed ad appeared in the Washington, DC Daily News
1937  Babe Ruth reported to have received $25,000 a year for the Quaker Oats Company
1941  The first paprika mill was incorporated in Dollon, SC
1943 Jimmy Durante & Garry Moore premiered on network radio
1954  Radio Corporation of America (RCA, who now own NBC) began commercial production of televistion sets that could receive programs in color at the tune of $1000+

1867  Musician Arturo Toscanini
1901  Actor Ed Begley, Sr.
1920  Announcer Howard Cosell
1935  Feminazi Gloria Steinem
1940  Singer Anita Bryant
1942  Singer Aretha Franklin
1943  Actor Paul Michael Glaser
1947  Musician Elton John (birth name Reginald Kenneth Dwight)

1955

• Earth Angel - The Crew-Cuts

• Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters

• Hearts of Stone - The Fontane Sisters

• The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes / Fess Parker

1964

• I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

• She Loves You - The Beatles

• Please Please Me - The Beatles

• Stop and Think It Over - Dale & Grace

1973

• Love Train - O'Jays

• Last Song - Edward Bear

• Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) - Four Tops

• Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild

1982

• I Love Rock 'n Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

• Open Arms - Journey

• Pac-Man Fever - Buckner and Garcia

• Mountain of Love - Charlie Pride

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