This Day In History

August 1st

1873  The first cable streetcar in America began operation on Clay Street Hill in San Francisco, California
1893  Henry Perky and William Ford of Watertown, New York invented shredded wheat
1894  George Samuelson and Frank Harbo completed a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat, landing in England after having left New York on June 6th
1944  13-year-old Anne Frank made the last entry in her diary while hiding from the German Nazis in Amsterdam Holland
1981  MTV debuted with the first music video they broadcasted on cable was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles

1770  Explorer of the American West William Clark, commissioned by US President Thomas Jefferson
1779  Poet & Attorney Francis Scott Key who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner, the US national anthem
1819  Aurthor Herman Melville
1933  Comedian/Actor Dom Deluise
1936  Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent (Henry Mathieu)
1937  Republican Politician Alfonse M. D'Amato
1942  Musician Jerry Garcia
1953  Singer Robert Cray

1962

• Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton

• Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland

• Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone

• Wolverton Mountain - Claude King

1970

• Close to You - Carpenters

• Make It with You - Bread

• Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder

• Wonder Could I Live There Anymore - Charley Pride

1978

• Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

• Miss You - The Rolling Stones

• Last Dance - Donna Summer

• Only One Love In My Life - Ronnie Milsap

1986

• Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

• Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

• Glory of Love - Peter Cetera

• On the Other Hand - Randy Travis

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