The number one song today in 1970:

The number one song today in 1973:

Britain’s number one album today in 1984 was David Bowie’s “Tonight”:

The number one album today in 2002 was “Elvis Presley’s Number One Hits,” despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that Presley had been dead for 25 years:

Just two birthdays of note, and they were on the same day: Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon …

… was born the same day as David Hidalgo of Los Lobos: