This Day In History

July 14th

1789  Bastille Day - the French Revolution began
1868  Tape measure patented by Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut

1910  Cartoonist William Hanna
1912  Folk Singer Woody Guthrie
1913  38th US President Gerald R. Ford (adopted as Leslie King, Jr.), he was the first non-elected vice-president and president and one of four left-handed Presidents, the others were James A. Garfield, Harry S. Truman and William Jefferson Clinton.
1918  Director Ingmar Bergman
1927 - John Chancellor (radio/TV newscaster: NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor; commentaries: The
1932 - Rosey (Roosevelt) Grier

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1956

• The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

• More - Perry Como

• Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

• Allegheny Moon - Patti Page

1964

• I Get Around - The Beach Boys

• Memphis - Johnny Rivers

• No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry

• Dang Me - Roger Miller

1972

• Lean on Me - Bill Withers

• Rocket Man - Elton John

• If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to be Right - Luther Ingram

• Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr.

1980

• Coming Up - Paul McCartney & Wings

• It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel

• Magic - Olivia Newton-John

• You Win Again - Charley Pride

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