The number one country and western single today in 1956 was the singer’s number one number one:

The number one British album today in 1984 was the Thompson Twins’ “Into the Gap”:

The number one single today in 1984 was adapted by WGN-TV for its Chicago Cubs games …

… a good choice given that the Cubs that season decided to play like an actual baseball team:

The number one British single today in 1989:

Today in 1995, Frank Sinatra sang before a live audience for the final time, at a private party at his Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament:

Birthdays begin with George Harrison …

…  and end with Stewart Wood of the Bay City Rollers:

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