This Day In History

May 19th

1796  First national game law was approved.
1847  The first English-style railroad coach was put in service on the Fall River Line in Massachusetts.
1857  William F. Channing & Moses G. Farmer patented the electric fire alarm system in Boston, Massachusetts.
1911  Casear Cella in New York City was the first person to commit a crime and be convicted through the use of fingerprints.
1932  US Congressman Claude Fuller introduced a resolution to require all Civil Service employees to sing, write or recite the words to the 'Star-Spangled Banner'" by memory.

1890  North Vietnam Leader Ho Chi Mihn
1918  News Reporter Mike Wallace
1925  Black (or Afro-American) Activist Malcolm X (Little)
1929  Yankees Baseball Great Gil McDougald
1939  Actress Nancy Kwan
1945  Rock Musician Peter Townshend
1952  Model, Singer, Actress Grace Jones
1956  Actor Steve Ford, son of US President Gerald R. & Betty Ford

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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