This Day In History

October 9th

1855  Isaac Singer of New York patents the sewing machine motor.
1858  Stagecoach mail service began between San Francisco, California and St. Louis, Missouri and was delivered in 23 days.
1872  The Montgomery Ward department store issued the first mail order catalog.
1940  St. Peter's Cathedral suffered some damage when the German Nazis bombed London
1946  The first electric blanket sold for $39.50 in Petersburg, Virginia.
1967  Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson and became musical director of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on NBC-TV.
1973  Elvis and Priscilla Presley got divorced after two years of separation in Santa Monica, California.  Priscilla got $1.5 million in cash, $4,200/month in alimony, half interest in a $750k home and 5% interest in two of Elvis' publishing companies.
1985  2.5 acres named Strawberry Fields in Central Park were dedicated to John Lennon widow Yoko Ono.
1986  Joan Rivers debuted on The Late Show on the fledgling FOX network opposite friend and boss Johnny Carson on NBC-TV, it was also the end of their friendship.  

1940  John Lennon
1940  Joe Pepitone
1948  Jackson Browne
1958  Mike Singletary
1975  Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon & Yoko Ono
1981  Zachery Ty Bryan

1958

• It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards

• Rock-in Robin - Bobby Day

• Tea for Two Cha Cha - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

• Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers

1959

• Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

• Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka

• Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods

• The Three Bells - The Browns

1966

• Cherish - The Association

• Reach Out I'll be There - Four Tops

• 96 Tears - ?(Question Mark) and The Mysterians

• Almost Persuaded - David Houston

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

1974

• I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John

• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston

• Beach Baby - First Class

• I Love My Friend - Charlie Rich

1975

• Fame - David Bowie

• Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman

• Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka

• Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Willie Nelson

1982

• Jack & Diane - John Cougar

• Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project

• Who Can It be Now? - Men At Work

• Yesterday's Wine - Merle Haggard and George Jones

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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