This Day In History

June 5th

1783  The Montgolfier made the first balloon ride this day to 1,500 feet for ten minutes.
1865  The first safe deposit vault opened in New York City
1933  The United States goes off the gold standard.
1967  The Six-Day war begins.
1968  US Senator Robert Kennedy assasinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan.
1999  Jazz Legend Mel Torme dies

1895  Actor William Boyd
1934  Journalist Bill Moyers
1971  Actor/Singer Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark)

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1955

• Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

• A Blossom Fell - Nat 'King' Cole

• Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets

• The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes

1956

• The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

• Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads

• I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley

• Transfusion - Nervous Norvus

1963

• It's My Party - Leslie Gore

• If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul

• Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals

• Still - Bill Anderson

1964

• Love Me Do - The Beatles

• Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups

• People - Barbra Streisand

• Memphis - Johnny Rivers

1971

• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night

• Rainy Days and Mondays - Carpenters

• You're My Man - Lynn Anderson

1972

• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

• The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

• The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo

1979

• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

• We are Family - Sister Sledge

• The Logical Song - Supertramp If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It

• Against Me - The Bellamy Brothers

1980

• Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

• Against the Wind - Bob Seger

• Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes

• My Heart - Ronnie Milsap

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