This Day In History

October 8th

1871  A Wisconsin forrest fire destroyed the town of Peshtigo and burned through 6 counties, killing over 1100 people.
1935  Bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard married.  They later had a show on ABC-TV entitled The Adventurs of Ozzie & Harriet.
1952  The Complete Book of Etiquette first published.
1984  Anne Murray becomes the first woman to win the Country Music Association's Album of the Year.

1939  Australian Actor Paul Hogan
1941  Reverend Jesse Jackson
1943  Actor/Comedian Chevy (Cornelius) Chase, also SNL Alumni
1949  Actress Sigourney (Susan) Weaver

1959

• Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

• Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka

• Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods

• The Three Bells - The Browns

1967

• The Letter - The Box Tops

• Never My Love - The Association

• Little Old Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby

• Turn the World Around - Eddy Arnold

1975

• Fame - David Bowie

• Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman

• Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka

• Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Willie Nelson

1983

• Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

• Making Love Out of Nothing at All - Air Supply

• King of Pain - The Police

• Don't You Know How Much I Love You - Ronnie Milsap

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