This Day In History

June 29th

1860  The first iron pile lighthouse completed at Minot's Ledge, Massachusetts
1925  Patent for the frosted electric light bulb filed by Marvin Pipkin
1953  The US Federal Highway Act authorized the construction of 42,500 miles of freeways from coast to coast

1858  Engineer George Washington Goethals of the Panama Canal
1930  Actor Robert Evans

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1955

• Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley The Comets

• Honey-Babe - Art Mooney

• Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughn

• Ballad of Davy Crockett - Tennessee Ernie Ford

1956

• The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

• I'm in Love Again - Fats Domino

• The Church Bells May Ring - The Diamonds

• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

1963

• Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto

• Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis

• Surf City - Jan & Dean

• Still - Bill Anderson

1964

• A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon

• I Get Around - The Beach Boys

• People - Barbra Streisand

• Memphis - Johnny Rivers

1971

• It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King

• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

• Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

• Bright Lights, Big City - Sonny James

1972

• The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond

• Nice to be with You - Gallery

• That's Why I Love You Like I Do - Sonny James

1979

• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

• We Are Family - Sister Sledge

• The Logical Song - Supertramp

• Nobody Likes Sad Songs - Ronnie Milsap

1980

• Coming Up - Paul McCartney & Wings

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

• She's Out of My Life - Michael Jackson

• Trying to Love Two Women - The Oak Ridge Boys

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