This Day In History

May 3rd

St. James

1810  Lord Byron swims the Hellespont in 70 minutes
1927  Francis E.J. Wilde, of Meadowmere Park, New York patented the electric sign flasher.
1933  The United States Mint was under the direction of a woman for the first time by Nellie Ross
1952  The first airplane landed at the geographic location of the North Pole
1957  The Brooklyn Dodgers moved the team from Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York to sunny Los Angeles, California

1469  Philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli
1920  Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson
1928  The Godfather of Soul James Brown
1937  Singer Frankie Valli, originally Francis Castellucio of Newark, New Jersey
1947  Magician Doug Henning
1951  Singer Christopher Cross (Geppert)

1939  

• Beer Barrel Polka - The Andrews Sisters for Decca Records

1956

• Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

• Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff

• The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson

• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

1965

• Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits

• Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders

• I Know a Place - Petula Clark

• Baby the Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough

1974

• TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees

• I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song - Jim Croce

• Lookin' for a Love - Bobby Womack

• Hello Love - Hank Snow

1983

• Beat It - Michael Jackson

• Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

• Overkill - Men at Work

• You're the First Time I've Thought about Leaving - Reba McEntire

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