This Day In History

July 7th

1754  Kings College opens in New York City
1802  The first comic book published in Hudson, New York, it was "The Wasp" by Robert Rusticoat.

1902  Director Vittorio DeSica
1922  Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin
1927  Bandleader Doc (Carl) Severinsen
1940  Musician Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
1949  Actress Shelley Duvall
1954  Singer Cherry Boone, daughter of singer Pat Boone

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1955

• Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

• A Blossom Fell - Nat "King" Cole

• Learnin' the Blues - Frank Sinatra

• Hummingbird - Les Paul and Mary Ford

1963

• Easier Said Than Done - The Essex

• Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton

• Surf City - Jan and Dean

• Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris

1971

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

• Indian Reservation - Raiders

• Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose

• When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed

1979

• Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

• Bad Girls - Donna Summer

• She Believes in Me - Kenny Rogers

• Amanda - Waylon Jenning

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