This Day In History

November 21st

1783  Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis Francois Laurant d'Arlandes made the first flight in a balloon.
1871   M.F. Gale of New York City patents the cigar lighter.
1877  Thomas A. Edison produces the finished phonograph which played cylinder records.
1938  WBOE in Cleveland, Ohio became the first school-operated radio station.
1944  The Roy Rogers Show was first heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
1981  The first of 10 weeks at the top of the charts for Olivia Newton-John's song, Physical, which was so controversial at the time, that it was banned from some radio stations.

1694  Author Voltaire (born as Jean Francois Arouet)
1927  Actor Joseph Campanella
1933  Country Singer Jean Shepard
1939  Actress Marlo Thomas, daughter of entertainer Danny Thomas and wife of TV Host Phil Donahue
1945  Actress Goldie Hawn (born as Btudlendgehawn)
1966  Football Quatterback Troy Aikman
1969  Baseball Great Ken Griffey, Jr.

1955

• Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams

• Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

• I Hear You Knocking - Gale Storm

• That Do Make It Nice - Eddy Arnold

1963

• Deep Purple - Nino Tempo and April Stevens

• I'm Leaving It Up to You - Dale and Grace

• Maria Elena - Los Indios Tabajaras

• Love's Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens

1971

• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes

• Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread

• Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites

• Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) - Merle Haggard

1979

• Still - Commodores

• No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer

• Babe - Styx

• Come with Me - Waylon Jennings

1981

• Physical - Olivia Newtown John

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