This Day In History

December 29th

1848  President James Polk turned on the first gas light at the White House in Washington, DC.
1945  On this day, Sheb Wooley recorded the first commercial  record made in Nashville, Tennessee.
1949  KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut became the first ultrahigh frequency (UHF) TV station to begin operating on a regular schedule.
1952  Sonotone Corporation offered the first transistorized hearing aid.
1967  King of Jazz Paul Whiteman died at the age of 76.

1808  17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson (succeeded Abraham Lincoln, was impeached and aquitted.)
1917  Los Angeles, California Mayor Thomas Bradley
1937  Actress Mary Tyler Moore
1938  Actor John Voight
1947  Actor Ted Danson (Emmy Award-winning actor: Cheers

1957

• At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors

• Stood Up/Waitin' in School - Ricky Nelson

• Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

• My Special Angel - Bobby Helms

1965

• Over and Over - The Dave Clark Five

• The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

• Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers

• Buckaroo - Buck Owens and The Buckaroos

1973

• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce

• Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy

• The Joker - Steve Miller Band

• If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard

1981

• Physical - Olivia Newton-John

• I Can't Go for That - Daryl Hall & John Oates

• Harden My Heart - Quarterflash

• Love in the First Degree - Alabama

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