This Day In History

July 1st

1847  The first adhesive postage stamps went on sale
1862  The Bureau of Internal Revenue. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill
1916  Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lieutenant in the US Army and later president, married Mamie Geneva Doud
1948  The New York City 5-cent subway fare doubled to a dime
1961  The first community air raid shelter built in Boise, Idaho
1973  "Jesus Christ Superstar" closed in New York City after 720 performances on Broadway

1899  Musician Thomas Dorsey
1908  Cosmetics mogul Estee Lauder
1915  Blues Musician Willie Dixon
1916  Actress Olivia DeHavilland, also sister of  actress, Joan Fontaine)
1930  Singer Bobby Day (Byrd)
1934  Actor Jamie Farr (Jameel Farah)
1934  Director Sydney Pollack
1946  Singer Deborah Harry
1952  Actor/Comedian & SNL Alumni Dan Aykroyd
1961  Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1961

• Quarter to Three - U.S. Bonds

• Raindrops - Dee Clark

• Every Beat of My Heart - Pips

• Moody River - Pat Boone

1969

• Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini

• Good Morning Starshine - Hair

• Israelites - Desmond Dekker and The Aces

• In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

1977

• Got to Give It Up (Part I) - Marvin Gaye

• Lucille - Kenny Rogers

• Jet Airliner - The Steve Miller Band

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

1985

• Heaven - Bryan Adams

• A View to a Kill - Duran Duran

• Raspberry Beret - Prince and The Revolution

• She Keeps the Home Fires Burning - Ronnie Milsap

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