This Day In History

June 16th

1858  Abraham Lincoln during a speech for the US Senate race, declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
1903  The Ford Motor Company was incorporated.

1890  Silent & Talkie Crossover Comedian Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) of Laural & Hardy
1910  Actor Jack Albertson
1943  Actress Joan Van Ark

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers

• Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis

• Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell

• Burning Bridges - Jack Scott

1961

• Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

• Moody River - Pat Boone

• Running Scared - Roy Orbison

• Hello Walls - Faron Young

1968

• Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

• This Guy's in Love with You - Herb Alpert

• Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells

• Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

1969

• Get Back - The Beatles

• Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" - Henry Mancini

• Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye

• Running Bear - Sonny James

1976

• Silly Love Songs - Wings

• Happy Days - Pratt & McClain

• Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates

• I'll Get Over You - Crystal Gayle

1977

• I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band

• Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

• Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

• Luckenbach, Texas (Back To the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings

1984

• Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

• Against the Wind - Bob Seger

• It's Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel

• I Got Mexico - Eddy Raven

1985

• Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears

• Heaven - Bryan Adams

• In My House - Mary Jane Girls

• Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs

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