This Day In History

July 18th

0064  Rome burned while Emperor Nero Caesar watched and fiddled a skyre, something similar to a violin

1913  Actor Red (Richard) Skelton
1918  South African President Nelson Mandela, also a Nobel Peace prize-winner and imprisoned for 28 years
1921  Astronaut John Glenn Jr., also became a senator
1940  Actor James Brolin (Bruderlin), also married Barbara Streissand in July 1998

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

• Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison

• Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland

• Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen

1968

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

• Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett and The Union Gap

• Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension

• D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette

1976

• Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

• Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck

• Love is Alive - Gary Wright

• Teddy Bear - Red Sovine

1984

• When Doves Cry - Prince

• Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol

• Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

• I Don't Want to be a Memory - Exile

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