This Day In History

August 9th

1831  The first steam locomotive train began its run between Albany and Schenectady, in New York
1859  Nathan Ames, of Saugus, Massachussetts patented the escalator
1969  Cult leader Charles Manson and his disciples entered the home of movie director, Roman Polanski and brutally murdered his actress wife, Sharon Tate, movie director Voityck Frykowski, famous hair stylist, Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent and coffee heiress, Abigail Folger
1974  US President Richard Nixon's resigned due to the Watergate scandal, becoming the first to resign office

1927  Actor Robert Shaw
1963  Singer Whitney Houston
1967  Football Star Deion Sanders

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1962

• Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton

• Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka

• Ahab, the Arab - Ray Stevens

• I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

1970

• Close to You - Carpenters

• Make It with You - Bread

• Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon and War

• Don't Keep Me Hangin' On - Sonny James

1978

• Miss You - The Rolling Stones

• Three Times a Lady - Commodores

• Grease - Frankie Valli

• Love or Something Like It - Kenny Rogers

1986

• Glory of Love - Peter Cetera

• Papa Don't Preach - Madonna

• We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart

• Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain - The Judds (Wynonna & Naomi)

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