This Day In History

July 4th

United States Independence Day

1776  The 13 Colonies of the New World proclaim their independence from England, thus forming the United States of America
1826  3rd US President Thomas Jefferson dies
1831  5th US President James Monroe dies
1832  America was sung in public for the first time at the Park Street Church in Boston
1884  Bullfighting was introduced in America this day in Dodge City, Kansas
1886  The first rodeo in America was held in Prescott, Arizona
1976  Countries from all over the world came into the Hudson River between New York & New Jersey to celebrate the United States' 200th Birthday

1804  Nathaniel Hawthorne born.
1872  30th US President Calvin Coolidge
1883  Inventor & Cartoonist Rube Goldberg
1900  Musician Louie Armstrong
1918  Advice Columnist Ann Landers (Esther Pauline Friedman) and her twin Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman)
1927  Playwright Neil (Marvin) Simon
1928  Actress  Gina Lollobrigida
1930  New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner
1943  Reporter/TV Host Geraldo Rivera
1955  Singer John Waite

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1958

• Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley

• Yakety Yak - The Coasters

• Patricia - Perez Prado

• The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley

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

1966

• Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra

• Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells

• I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel

• Red Rubber Ball - Cyrkle

1968

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

• Mony Mony - Tommy James and The Shondells

• Here Come the Judge - Shorty Long

• D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette

1974

• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

• Rock Your Baby - George McCrae

• If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John

• Room Full of Roses - Mickey Gilley

1976

• Silly Love Songs - Wings

• Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore

• Kiss and Say Goodbye - Manhattans

• El Paso City - Marty Robbins

1982

• Don't You Want Me - The Human League

• Rosanna - Toto

• Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

• Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap

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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