This Day In History

May 17th

1792  Twenty-four brokers sit down to develop the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in Manhattan.
1956 The first synthetic mica (synthamica) offered for sale in Caldwell, New Jersey. The crystal-like is substance is still used today in electronic applications to resist heat and electricity.

1939  WNBT-TV4 (now WNBC) in New York broadcast the first fashion show from the Ritz-Carleton Hotel in Manhattan.
1971  The musical, "Godspell", opened this night at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City.

1936  Actor Dennis Hopper
1956  Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
1956  Actor Bob Saget

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1958

• All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers

• Witch Doctor - David Seville

• Twilight Time - The Platters

• Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson

1960

• Little Boy Lost - Johnny Ashcroft

• Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers

• Stuck On You - Elvis Presley

1965

• Ticket To Ride - The Beatles

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

• King Of The Road - Roger Miller

1966

• Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas

• Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

• Message to Michael - Dionne Warwick

• The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers

1970

• Let It Be - The Beatles

• Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

• American Woman - The Guess Who

• Back Home - The England World Cup Squad

1974

• The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk

• The Streak - Ray Stevens

• Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur

• Is It Wrong (For Loving You) - Sonny James

1975

• Summer Love - Sherbet

• Oh Boy - Mud

• He Don't Love You Like I Love You - Tony Orlando & Dawn

• Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

1982

• Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder

• Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield

• I've Never Been to Me - Charlene

• Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson

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