This Day In History

June 30th

1841  The Erie Railroad rolled out its first passenger train
1921  Radio Corporation of America (RCA) formed and soon rivaled its main competitor, General Electric (GE)
1936  Margaret Mitchell's book, Gone with the Wind, was published in New York City.
1939  Frank Sinatra made his first appearance with Harry James' band, he was center stage at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland where he sang, "My Love for You"
1953  The first Corvette came off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan, selling for $3,250, 1/10 of what it costs in 1998
1975  Cher married rock star Greg Allman and announced her divorce from Allman just days after
1985  For the 13th time since 1972, the world's official timekeeper atomic clock ticked off one extra second at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time (also called UCT, Universal Coordinated Time) or 7:59:59 p.m. in New York. The leap second was added to compensate for the gradual slowing of the Earth's rotation. The practice continues every few years, but the adjustments are now made on New Year's Eve.
1985  The creator of the Twinkie, James A. Dewar, died

1768  Elizabeth Kortright, First Lady and wife of 5th US President James Monroe
1917  Singer Lena Horne
1966  Heavyweight Champion Boxer Mike Tyson, he also went on to professional wrestling

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1962

• I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

• The Stripper - David Rose

• Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon

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

1970

• The Love You Save - The Jackson 5

• Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night

• Ball of Confusion - The Temptations

• Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty

1978

• Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

• Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

• It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler

• I'll be True to You - The Oak Ridge Boys

1986

• On My Own - Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

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

• Invisible Touch - Genesis

• Living in the Promiseland - Willy Nelson

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