DYR Today, July 2

“Born Today”

• Johnny Weir (31)
• Margot Robbie (25)
• Lindsay Lohan (29)
• Ashley Tisdale (30)
• Michelle Branch (32)
• Owain Yeoman (37)
• Erin Burnett (39)
• Peter Kay (42)
• Yancy Butler (45)
• Monie Love (45)
• Jose Canseco (51)
• Samy Naceri (54)
• Bret Hart (58)
• Jerry Hall (59)
• Wendy Schaal (61)
• Larry David (68)
• Richard Petty (78)
• Thurgood Marshall (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Ernest Hemingway (Born: July 21, 1899 / Died: July 2, 1961)
• Jimmy Stewart: (Born: May 20, 1908 / Died: July 2, 1997)
• Mario Puzo: (Born: October 15, 1920 / Died: July 2, 1999)
• Betty Grable: Born: December 18, 1916 1916 / Died: July 2, 1973)(Featured Above)
• Beverly Sills: (Born: 1929: May 25, 1929 / Died: July 2, 2007)
• Lee Remick: (Born: December 14, 1935 / Died: July 2, 1991)

“Movies”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

• 1964 – The Moon-Spinners
• 1969 – Three into Two Won’t Go
• 1971 – Shaft
• 1975 – Gone with the West
• 1980 – Airplane!
• 1980 – Alligator
• 1982 – The Secret of NIMH
• 1986 – About Last Night
• 1986 – Big Trouble in Little China
• 1986 – Psycho III
• 1986 – The Great Mouse Detective
• 1993 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)
• 1993 – Son-in-Law
• 1997 – Men in Black
• 1997 – Wild America
• 1999 – Summer of Sam

“Music”

• 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

• 1956 – Buddy Holly’s first single “Blue Days, Black Nights” b/w “Love Me” was released.
• 1961 – The Drifters released the single “Sweets For My Sweet.”
• 1966 – Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Strangers In The Night’.
• 1969 – Working on tracks for the Abbey Road album, Paul McCartney recorded ‘Her Majesty’. Then Paul, George, and Ringo record 15 takes of ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’.
• 1976 – For the first time in 12 years, Brian Wilson joined the Beach Boys on stage.
• 1971 – Queen appeared at Surrey College, England.
• 1981 – Bruce Springsteen played the first show ever at the 21,000 seat Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey.
• 1983 – Rod Stewart started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Baby Jane’

• 1984 – Epic Records set a record as two million copies of the Jacksons’ “Victory” were shipped to stores.
• 1988 – Tracy Chapman started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with her self-titled debut LP.
• 1988 – Michael Jackson became the first artist to have five number one singles from one album when ‘Dirty Diana’ went to the top of the US charts

• 1991 – “Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time” was released.

“TV/Radio Today”

• 1955 – ABC Television premiered “The Lawrence Welk Show.”

• 1998 – Cable News Network (CNN) retracted a story that alleged that U.S. commandos had used nerve gas to kill American defectors during the Vietnam War.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1881 – Charles J. Guiteau fatally wounded U.S. President James A. Garfield in Washington, DC.
• 1937 – American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world at the equator.

• 1939 – At Mount Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt’s face was dedicated.
• 1962 – Wal-Mart Discount City opened in Rogers, Arkansas. It was the first Walmart store.
• 1962, Jimi Hendrix was honourably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers, after breaking his ankle during his 26th and final parachute jump.
• 1964 – U.S. President Johnson signed the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” into law. The act made it illegal in the U.S. to discriminate against others because of their race.
• 1976 – North Vietnam and South Vietnam were reunited.
• 1979 – The U.S. Mint officially released the Susan B. Anthony coin in Rochester, NY.

• 1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter reinstated draft registration for males 18 years of age.
• 1982 – Larry Walters (“Lawnchair Larry”) took flight in his homemade airship that consisted of a lawnchair with 45 helium-filled weather balloons attached to it. He stayed in flight for about an hour.

• 1985 – General Motors announced that it was installing electronic road maps as an option in some of its higher-priced cars.
• 1991 – Axl Rose (Guns ‘n’ Roses) sparked a riot during a concert outside of St. Louis when he jumped off the stage and attacked a fan who was videotaping the concert. 60 people were hurt.
• 1995 – “Forbes” magazine reported that Microsoft’s chairman, Bill Gates, was the worth $12.9 billion, making him the world’s richest man.