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In 1965, R.C., “Iʹm Henry VIII, I Am” by Hermanʹs Hermits peaked at number one on the pop singles chart.
In 1965, R.C., “Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows” by Lesley Gore peaked at #13 on the pop singles chart.
In 1965, R.C., “To Know You Is To Love You” by Peter and Gordon peaked at #24 on the pop singles chart.
In 1970, The First Computer Chess Tournament took place on August 7, 1970, in New York City, organized by Monty Newborn of what later became the International Computer Chess Association.
In 1970, This day, on the continuning soap opera, “As The Fleetwood Mac Turns,” Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac as the groupʹs first female member this day. McVie was married to bass player, John McVie. She quit touring with the group in 1991.
In 1970, “Soul Train” leaves the station for the first time on Chicagoʹs WCIU. Disc jockey Don Cornelius hosts the show himself which makes it on the air, albeit UHF, with corporate funding from Sears Roebuck which wants to license the showʹs name to help sell record players.
In 1971, Frank Zappaʹs Mother of Invention record “Just Another Band from L.A.” at U.C.L.A. Itʹs the last Zappa album to incldue former Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The two leave to record on their own as Flo and Eddie.
In 1971, Henry (Homer) Haynes of the country comedy duo Homer and Jethro died at age 54. The duo specialized in parodies of popular songs, such as “That Hound Dog in the Window.”
In 1971, The Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
In 1971, The Bee Gees attain their first of seven number one records in America. Itʹs “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” From here, the group turns to Barry Gibbʹs falsetto and a disco beat which will jump start their careers.
In 1972, A minor-league baseball game was postponed due to grasshopper attack in Texas.
In 1972, READING ABOUT THE ROLLING STONES “NEWSWEEK” reports on the ROLLING STONES tour and includes an interview with MICK JAGGER
In 1972, Lawrence “Yogi” Berra, Josh Gibson, Vernon “Lefty” Gomez, Will Harridge, Sanford “Sandy” Koufax, Walter “Buck” Leonard, Early Wynn, and Ross Youngs were inducted into the Hall of Fame. BERRA, in 19 seasons, was selected as an all-star 15 consecutive times. GIBSON, during two of his seasons in the Negro Leagues, had slugging percentages over 1.000. GOMEZ set an unbeatable world series pitching mark. His winning percentage is 1.000 with a 6-0 record. HARRIDGE was American League president for more than 27 years and served the league in some capacity for nearly 60 years. KOUFAX recorded more than one strikeout per inning pitched and had a world series ERA of 0.95. LEONARD hit .328 in 15 years with the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues. WYNN had 300 victories in eight seasons…with the Washington Senators, a terrible team. YOUNGS hit .322 in his ten year career.
In 1965, “After Loving You” by Della Reese peaked at number 95 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Bring The Boys Home” by Freda Payne peaked at number 12 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Double Barrel” by Dave and Ansel Collins peaked at number 22 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “He's Gonna Step On You Again” by John Kongos peaked at number 70 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” by The Bee Gees peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “I Can't Work No Longer” by Billy Butler and The Chanters peaked at number 60 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “I Like It Like That” by The Dave Clark Five peaked at number 7 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “I'm A Fool To Care” by Ray Charles peaked at number 84 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Like An Open Door” by Fuzz peaked at number 77 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Rings” by Cymarron peaked at number 17 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” by Lesley Gore peaked at number 13 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “The Resurrection Shuffle” by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke peaked at number 40 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Theme From 'A Summer Place'” by The Lettermen peaked at number 16 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Theme From 'Harlow' (Lonely Girl)” by Bobby Vinton peaked at number 61 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “To Know You Is To Love You” by Peter and Gordon peaked at number 24 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Watching The River Flow” by Bob Dylan peaked at number 41 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “We're Doing Fine” by Dee Dee Warwick peaked at number 96 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Where Were You When I Needed You” by Jerry Vale peaked at number 99 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “You've Got To Earn It” by The Staple Singers peaked at number 97 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Bring The Boys Home” by Freda Payne peaked at number 39 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Chicago” by Graham Nash peaked at number 19 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Come Back Home” by Bobby Goldsboro peaked at number 89 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Country Princess” by Rick Neufeld peaked at number 85 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Crying The Blues” by Seeds Of Time peaked at number 90 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Don't Let Your Pride Get You Girl” by Joey Gregorash peaked at number 68 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “He's Gonna Step On You Again” by John Kongos peaked at number 77 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again” by The Fortunes peaked at number 12 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Here Comes The Night” by Them peaked at number 8 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Hey Hey Wnat A Beautiful Day” by Don Scardino peaked at number 67 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “I Don't Want To Do Wrong” by Gladys Knight and The Pips peaked at number 30 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “I'll Give You The Earth” by Keith Mitchell peaked at number 71 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “I'm A Believer” by Neil Diamond peaked at number 61 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Love Is Life” by Earth, Wind and Fire peaked at number 79 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Maggie” by Redbone peaked at number 81 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Mare, Take Me Home” by Matthews' Southern Comfort peaked at number 86 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Melting Pot” by Booker T. and The M.G.'s peaked at number 84 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Mother Freedom” by Bread peaked at number 52 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Nobody Knows What's Goin' On” by The Chiffons peaked at number 19 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Poor Little Pearl” by Billy Joe Royal peaked at number 91 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Set Me Free” by The Kinks peaked at number 2 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Small Town Girl” by The Staccatos peaked at number 20 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Sweet City Woman” by The Stampeders peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be” by Carly Simon peaked at number 15 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “The Last Time I Saw Her” by Glen Campbell peaked at number 42 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “The Resurrection Shuffle” by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke peaked at number 22 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Try A Little Harder” by Doctor Music peaked at number 78 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1965, “What's New Pussycat?” by Tom Jones peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “You're The Reason” by Ebondys peaked at number 88 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “You've Got A Friend” by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway peaked at number 82 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Devil's Answer” by Atomic Rooster peaked at number 4 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Flying Machine” by Cliff Richard peaked at number 37 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “He's Got No Love” by The Searchers peaked at number 12 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Help!” by The Beatles peaked at number 1 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5 peaked at number 33 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Never Ending Song Of Love” by The New Seekers peaked at number 2 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “There But For Fortune” by Joan Baez peaked at number 8 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Watching The River Flow” by Bob Dylan peaked at number 24 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “With These Hands” by Tom Jones peaked at number 13 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Funny Face / I Told The Brook” by Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs peaked at number 1 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1965, “(Say) You're My Girl” by Roy Orbison peaked at number 10 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Concerto d'Aranjuez” by Los Mayas peaked at number 10 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Get Down and Get With It” by Slade peaked at number 4 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “I Did What I Did For Maria” by Tony Christie peaked at number 21 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “I'm A Believer” by Neil Diamond peaked at number 29 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Let's Go To The Beach” by Dizzy Man's Band peaked at number 13 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Manuela” by Jacques Herb and De Riwi's peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Never Ending Song Of Love” by Delaney, Bonnie and Friends peaked at number 17 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Tonight” by The George Baker Selection peaked at number 15 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Watching The River Flow” by Bob Dylan peaked at number 18 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1971, “Won't Get Fooled Again” by The Who peaked at number 8 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1965, “Jag älskar dej ännu” by Sven-Ingvars peaked at number 10 on the Norway pop singles chart.
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