This Day In History

April 2

St. Francis

1513  Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida
1792  US Congress authorizes the first US mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1872  GB Brayton of Boston, Massachussettes receives patent for the gas-powered street car.
1872  Samuel FB Morse, inventor of the Morse Code (telegraph communication) dies in New York.
1889  Charles Hall patents aluminum
1917  President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany.

1896  Madison Square Garden in New York City hosts the season premiere of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
1902  The first motion picture theatre opened in Los Angeles.
1978  Prime Time Soap Opera Dallas first seen on CBS-TV.

1725  Famous Lover Casanova
1805  Hans Christian Anderson born in Denmark.
1875  Auto Manufacturer Walter Chrysler
1908  Actor Buddy (Christian) Ebsen
1914  Actor Sir Alec Guinness
1939  Singer Marvin Gaye
1948  Singer Emmylou Harris
1955  Comedian & Saturday Night Live Alumni Dana Carvey

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of... 

1957

• Little Darlin' - The Diamonds

• Round & Round - Perry Como

• Teen-age Crush - Tommy Sands

• Gone - Ferlin Husky

1966

• 19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones

• (You're My) Soul & Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers

• Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel

• Ballad of the Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler

1975

• Lady Marmalade - La Belle

• Philadelphia Freedom - The Elton John Band

• Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton

• The Bargain Store - Dolly Parton

1984

• Footloose - Kenny Loggins

• Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell

• Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins

• Let's Stop Talkin' about It - Janie Frickie

1999

• Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

• Its All Been Done Before - Bare Naked Ladies

• Believe - Cher

• Every Morning - Sugar Ray

• Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

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