This Day In History

June 22nd

1633  Officials of the Catholic Church forced Galileo to sign a document renouncing his belief that the earth moves around the sun. Galileo's whispered comment, after signing was, "Still it does so move."
1832  J.I. Howe patented the pin machine
1868  Arkansas was re-admitted to the Union.
1940 France forced to sign an armistice with Hitler after 8 days of fighting.
1941  Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
1946  Jet airplanes were used to transport mail for the first time
1969  Actress Judy Garland died at age 47 in London.
1970 President Nixon signed a bill to lower the voting age to 18.

1906  Director Billy Wilder
1922  Fashion Designer Bill Blass
1936  Songwriter Kris Kristofferson
1941  News Correspondent Ed Bradley
1948  Singer Todd Rundgren
1949  Singer Allen Osmond of the Osmond Family Utah
1949  Actress Meryl Streep
1949  Actress Lindsay Wagner
1954  Comedian/Actor Freddie Prinze (Preutzel) who later commited suicide
1960  Actress & Wife of Michael J. Fox Tracy Pollan

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1962

• I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

• Lovers Who Wander - Dion

• The Stripper - David Rose

• It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson

1970

• The Long & Winding Road - The Beatles

• The Love You Save - The Jackson 5

• Ball of Confusion - The Temptations

• Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty

1978

• Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

• Take a Chance on Me - Abba

• You Belong to Me - Carly Simon

• Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris

1986

• On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

• There'll be Sad Songs To Make You Cry - Billy Ocean

• Crush on You - The Jets

• Mama's Never Seen those Eyes - The Forester Sisters

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