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1954

You may know that we were married on Elvis Presley's birthday (1/8), but did you know that Elvis released his first single on 7/19/54? Kinda eerie isn't it? The song was "That's All Right" and was released by Sun Records. Here's a little sample - That's All Right.mp3 (317K)

 

1799

The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt.

 

1909

The first unassisted triple play in major league baseball was made by Cleveland Indians shortstop Neal Ball in a game against Boston. "Yer out! Yer out! And you, sir, are out number three!"

 

1946

Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test.

 

1951

Famous thoroughbred race horse Citation retired from racing.

 

1966

Frank Sinatra (50) married Mia Farrow (20). 

 

1969

The Rolling Stones released "Honky Tonk Women".

 

1974

The House Judiciary Committee recommended that US President Richard Nixon should stand trial in the Senate for any of the five impeachment charges against him.

 

1975

The Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts separated after being linked in orbit for two days.

 

1980

Billy Joel earned his first gold record with "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me".

 

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