WHAT HAPPENED!!??!!… On This Day In History – May 19
1536 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
1568 – Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
1911 – Parks Canada, the world’s first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
1945 – Singer, songwriter, producer, co-founder of The Who and rock n roll legend Pete Townshend was born in Chiswick, England
1960 – Alan Freed is indicted for accepting Payola. DJ Alan Freed was indicted for accepting up to $30,000 in bribe monies, called Payola, from 6 different record labels. Two years later he was convicted with a suspended sentence and a $300 fine. Those were the good ole’ days.
1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe’s rendition of “Happy Birthday”.
1968 – 20th Emmy Awards: “Get Smart”, “Mission Impossible” & Barbara Bain win
1977 – Film “Smokey & the Bandit” starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason premieres in NYC
1979 – Eric Clapton marries George Harrison’s ex-wife, Patti Boyd. Harrison, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney are among the musicians who perform at the wedding reception.
1983 – Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and current co-host of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update that is not married to Scarlett Johansson , Michael Che was born in Manhattan, New York
1984 – On this day, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has been on the American charts for 10 years solid.
2018 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
And the Top 10 Singles chart on this day in 1985 looked like this…
1 – ANYTHING FOR YOU – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
2 – ONE MORE TRY – George Michael
3 – SHATTERED DREAMS – Johnny Hates Jazz
4 – ALWAYS ON MY MIND – Pet Shop Boys
5 – NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) – Samantha Fox
6 – I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU – Foreigner
7 – ELECTRIC BLUE – Icehouse
8 – WAIT – White Lion
9 – EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES – Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 – TWO OCCASIONS – The Deele
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