This Day In History

May 21st

1819  The first bicycles in the US were seen on the streets of New York City
1906 Louis H. Perlman of New York City received patent for the demountable tire-carrying rim similar to those used today.
1922  "On the Road to Moscow" by Rollin Kirby becomes the first cartoon awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
1929  The automatic electric stock quotation board put into operation by Sutro & Company of New York City.
1934  Oskaloosa, Iowa becomes the first city in the US to fingerprint each of its citizens.
1945  Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart married.

1688  Poet Alexander Pope
1904  Actor Robert Montgomery
1904  Blues Musician Fats (Thomas) Waller
1917  Actor Raymond (William) Burr
1941  Singer Ronald Isley
1948  Singer Leo (Gerard) Sayer

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1962

• Soldier Boy - The Shirelles

• Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk

• She Cried - Jay and The Americans

• Funny Way of Laughin' - Burl Ives

1970

• No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who

• Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel

• Everything is Beautiful - Ray Stevens

• My Love - Sonny James

1978

• With a Little Luck - Wings

• Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis

• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

• She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime) - Johnny Duncan

1986

• Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston

• What Have You Done for Me Lately - Janet Jackson

• Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine

• Ain't Misbehavin' - Hank Williams, Jr.

1995

• Back For Good -   Take That

• Dreamer - Livin' Joy

• This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan

• Mouth - Merril Bainbridge

• Unchained Melody - Robson Green & Jerome Flynn

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