This Day In History

June 13th

1789  Mrs. Alexander Hamilton served ice cream to General George Washington for the first time.
1888  Congress creates the Department of Labor.
1898  The Yukon Territory of Canada was organized.
1927  New York City held a ticker tape parade welcome Charles Lindberg.
1927  For the first time, an American flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor
1944  Germany began launching flying bomb attacks against Britain.
1971  Singer Francis Sinatra, made an attempt to retire from show business, but soon returned.
1971  The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers.
1983  The space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system, 11 years after it was launched.

1865  Poet & Writer William Butler Yeats
1892  Actor Basil Rathbone
1913  TV/Radio Host Ralph Edwards
1926  Comedian/Actor Paul Lynde
1943  Actor Malcolm McDowell
1946  Film Critic Roger Ebert
1951  Actor Richard Thomas
1954  Actor/Comedian Tim Allen
1962  Actress Ally (Alexandra) Sheedy

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1955

• Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

• Learnin' the Blues - Frank Sinatra

• It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - Somethin' Smith and The Redheads

• Ballad of Davy Crockett - Tennessee Ernie Ford

1963

• It's My Party - Lesley Gore

• Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto

• Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer - Nat "King" Cole

• Still - Bill Anderson

1971

• Want Ads - The Honey Cone

• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

• Rainy Days and Mondays - Carpenters

• You're My Man - Lynn Anderson

1979

• Love You Inside Out - The Bee Gees

• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

• We are Family - Sister Sledge

• She Believes in Me - Kenny Rogers

TIGERX.COM HOME  ||  History Date Index  ||  Memorial  ||  Sponsor A Page  ||  EMail

© Copyright 1995-1999 (MCMXCIX) TIGERX.COM Webhosting & Design - - November 4, 1999