This Day In History

July 27th

1784  Courier De L'Amerique became the first French newspaper published in the US
1909  Orville Wright tested the US Army's first airplane by flying a passenger for 72 minutes
1940  Bugs Bunny made his film debut in the Warner Brothers release called A Wild Hare
1960  Richard M. Nixon nominated for president in Chicago
1974  The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend impeachment of Richard M. Nixon for conduct designed to obstruct justice.
1976  John Lennon finally got his request for permanent residency in the US approved after a long struggle with the US Government,  his immigration card number was A-17-597-321

1931  Actor Jerry Van Dyke
1948  Skater Peggy Fleming

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1959

• Lonely Boy - Paul Anka

• The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

• There Goes My Baby - The Drifters

• Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson

1967

• Windy - The Association

• Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli

• Light My Fire - The Doors

• Here We Go Again - Ray Charles

1975

• The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

• I'm Not in Love - 10cc

• Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John

• Touch the Hand - Conway Twitty

1983

• Every Breath You Take - The Police

• Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran

• Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics

• Pancho and Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson

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