This Day In History

July 17th

1862  National cemeteries were authorized by the US government
1867  Harvard School of Dental Medicine was teh first to be established in Boston
1955  Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California
1961  Baseball legend Ty Cobb died of cancer at age 74
1999  John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, and her sister die in plane crash near Martha's Vineyard in Massachussetts

1899  Actor James Cagney
1912  Actor Art Linkletter
1917  Comediene Phyllis Diller (Driver)
1934  Actor Donald Sutherland
1951  Actress Lucie Arnez, daughter of Lucy Arnez
1952  Actor David Hasselhof

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1961

• Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

• Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group

• Hats Off to Larry - Del Shannon

• Dum Dum - Brenda Lee

1969

• In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans

• Good Morning Starshine - Oliver

• Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells

• Statue of a Fool - Jack Greene

1977

• Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy

• Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow

• I Just Want to be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

• It was Almost Like a Song - Ronnie Milsap

1985

• A View to a Kill - Duran Duran

• The Search is Over - Survivor

• Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young

• Forgiving You Was Easy - Willie Nelson

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