This Day In History

December 30th

1927  Tokyo, Japan becomes the first nation in the Orient to have a subway.
1970  Paul McCartney sued the other three Beatles to dissolve one of the most famous musical groups of all time, The Beatles.  A bitter feud ensued and would last for decades afterward.
1976  The Smothers Brothers team of Tom and Dick played their last show at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1980  After 25 years, The Wonderful World of Disney on NBC-TV was cancelled, and was the longest-running series in prime time television history.

1865  Novelisst Rudyard Kipling
1873  New York Governor Al Smith
1928  Musician Bo Diddley (born as Elias McDaniel Bates)
1930  Actor Jack Lord (born as John Ryan)
1939  Singer Del Shannon
1942  Musicain Michael Nesmith
1946  Musician David Jones
1957  TV Anchor Matt Lauer

1956

• Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell

• The Green Door - Jim Lowe

• The Banana Boat Song - The Tarriers

• Singing the Blues - Marty Robbins

1964

• I Feel Fine - The Beatles

• She's a Woman - The Beatles

• Dance, Dance, Dance - The Beach Boys

• Once a Day - Connie Smith

1972

• Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul

• Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan

• You're So Vain - Carly Simon

• She's Got to be a Saint - Ray Price

1980

• Starting Over - John Lennon

• Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond

• Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

• One in a Million - Johnny Lee

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