This Day In History

May 24th

1844  Samuel F.B. Morse tapped out the message "What hath God wrought" in Morse Code through a telegraph from Washington DC to Baltimore, Maryland.
1883  The Brooklyn Bridge opened, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, this is the world's longest suspension bridge

1895  Billionaire Samuel I. Newhouse who published 31 newspapers, 7 magazines, 6 TV, 20 cable and 5 radio stations
1944  Singer Patti LaBelle (Holt)
1945  Actress Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, once married to the King, Elvis, mother to Lisa Marie
1955  Singer Roseanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1959

• Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

• Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

• Quiet Village - Martin Denny

• The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

1967

• Groovin' - The Young Rascals

• Respect - Aretha Franklin

• Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) - Engelbert Humperdinck

• I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James and The Shondells

1975

• Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire

• Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

• Old Days - Chicago

• I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter

1983

• Let's Dance - David Bowie

• Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara

• Time (Clock of the Heart) - Culture Club

• Common Man - John Conlee

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