This Day In History

July 2nd

1850  The gas mask was patented by B.J. Lane of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1857  New York City's first elevated railroad officially opened for business

1922  Comedian Dan Rowan
1930  Jazz musician Ahmad Jamal
1937  Auto Racer Richard Petty
1952  Actress Cheryl Ladd (Stoppelmoor)

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis

• Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles

• A Rockin' Good Way - Dinah Washington and Brook Benton

• Burning Bridges - Jack Scott

1968

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

• Mony Mony - Tommy James & Shondells

• Here Come the Judge - Shorty Long

• D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette

1976

• Silly Love Songs - Wings

• Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore

• Kiss and Say Goodbye - Manhattans

• El Paso City - Marty Robbins

1984

• The Reflex - Duran Duran

• Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

• Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

• I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Tonight)  - Vern Gosdin

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