God Bless America!

For now, "A Day in the Life..." is back online.  As most of you know, I an battling terminal lung cancer,
so this IS temporary.   As I have suggested in the past, if "A Day..." is of help to you, email me and I'll
get the entire 366 (counting Leap Year) folder set of files off to you.  No charge at all if emailed over
13 days, nominal charge if snail mailed on CD, to cover postage and shipping materials only, but energy IS fading.  Please respond rather quickly, I have no idea how much longer I have left.  This has been a work of love for over 40 years, material compiled since I started work at 1460-WBNS in early Aug. of 1963.
 

4 Aug.

1492                Christopher Columbus sets sail on the 'Santa Maria'.  He is accompanied by a crew of 90 and two
                        more ships, the 'Nina' and the 'Pinta'. They leave Spain half an hour before sunrise to begin the search
                        for a water passage to Cathay.

1933                The world-famous Mickey Mouse Watch is introduced. The timepiece sells for $2.75. A Mickey
                        Mouse Clock, for $1.50.

1949                The National Basketball Association is formed.

1959               Ricky Nelson's Sweeter Than You peaks at #9 (pop).

1963                The Beach Boys' Surfer Girl is issued.

1963                Comedian Allan Sherman’s summer camp parody, Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter
                        from Camp) is issued.

1963                The Beatles make their final appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

1963                #1 in 'Billboard' - So Much In Love by Tymes.

1968                #1 in 'Billboard' - Hello, I Love You by The Doors.  Peaking at #2: Classical Gas by Mason
                        Williams, at #5:  Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan.

1968               Jose Feliciano's Light My Fire and I Can't Stop Dancing by Archie Bell & The Drells enter
                        the Top 40.

1969                Mariner VII passes within 2200 miles of Mars and sends some spectacular photos back to earth.

1971                Ringo Starr's It Don't Come Easy is certified Gold.

1971                Paul McCartney forms a new band called Wings.

1974               The Hollies' The Air That I Breathe peaks at #6 (pop).

1974               Billy Preston's Nothing From Nothing enters the Top 40.

1983                Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn resigns after 14 years.  Initially, he had been asked to take the
                        job for six months or so.

1985                Mail service returned to Paradise Lake, FL -- a nudist colony.  Residents promise they'll wear
                        clothes or stay the heck out of sight when the mailperson comes to deliver.
 
 

                                                    1918 - Les Elgart
                                                    1926 - Tony Bennett
                                                    1941 - Beverly Lee (The Shirelles)
                                                    1949 - B.B. (Morris) Dickerson (War)
                                                    1951 - Johnny Graham (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 
 

                                                    1924 - Leon Uris
                                                    1940 - Martin Sheen
                                                    1941 - Martha Stewart
                                                    1950 - John Landis
                                                    1952 - Jay North
 
 

     Chart Toppers: August 3

    1960
        I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
        It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley
        Image of a Girl - Safaris
        Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin

    1962
        Roses are Red - Bobby Vinton
        The Wah Watusi - The Orlons
        Sealed with a Kiss - Brian Hyland
        Wolverton Mountain - Claude King

    1968
        Hello, I Love You - The Doors
        Classical Gas - Mason Williams
        Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
        Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

    1970
        (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
        Make It with You - Bread
        Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
        Wonder Could I Live There Anymore - Charley Pride
 
 

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