DYR Today, January 13

“Born Today”

1962 – Chubby Checker was #1 with the single “The Twist”
1962 – Elvis started a six week run on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
1968 – The Beatles’ “Hello Goodbye” was #1 on the charts

1986 – Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done for Me Lately” was released
1990 – Milli Vanilli had the #1 album with their album Girl You Know It’s True
1990 – “Another Day In Paradise” by Phil Collins was the #1 song
1996 – Daydream by Mariah Carey was the top album
1996 – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men dominated the charts with the hit “One Sweet Day”

1906 – Hugh Gernsback, of the Electro Importing Company, advertised radio receivers for sale for the price of just $7.50 in “Scientific American” magazine.
1928 – Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television.
1939 – The animated short Donald’s Lucky Day released
1966 – Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on “Bewitched,” had a baby. The baby’s name was Tabitha.
1998 – NBC agreed to pay almost $13 million for each episode of the TV show E.R. It was the highest amount ever paid for a TV show.
1998 – ABC and ESPN negotiated to keep “Monday Night Football” for $1.15 billion a season.
1998 – One of the 110 missing episodes of the British TV show “Doctor Who” was found in New Zealand.

1794 – U.S. President Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union.
1942 – Henry Ford patented the plastic automobile referred to as the “Soybean Car.” The car was 30% lighter than the average car.
1966 – Robert C. Weaver became the first black Cabinet member when he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by U.S. President Johnson.
1984 – Wayne Gretzky extended his NHL consecutive scoring streak to 45 games.
1986 – “The Wall Street Journal” printed a real picture on its front page. The journal had not done this in nearly 10 years. The story was about artist, O. Winston Link and featured one of his works.
1990 – L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia, the nation’s first elected black governor, took the oath of office in Richmond.
1997 – Debbie Reynolds received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1999 – Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) announced his retirement from the NBA.
2002 – The exhibit “In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” opened at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. More than 100 artists supplied the collection of 120 works of art.