Wednesday 1 July 1959
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 1, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Vincent D'Onofrio and Anne Smith.
In that special week of July people in US were listening to The Battle Of New Orleans by Johnny Horton.
In UK Roulette by Russ Conway was in the top 5 hits.
The Mouse That Roared, directed by Jack Arnold, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while Charley Weaver'S Letters From Mamma by Cliff Arquette was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Heidi.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) - national holiday of Canada. Moving Day in the province of QuTbec
- 1899 - Indiana Jones's birthday.
- In Bulgaria, there is a tradition called July Morning dating from the hippy period in 1980s and maybe as far back as the 1970s. Young (and not so young) people from all over the country travel (often hitchhike) to the Black Sea coast to meet the first sun rays on the 1st of July. Naturally Uriah Heep's July Morning is the main refrain. Although the tradition is linked to the hippy movement in America, it is still popular in Bulgaria. Strangely, it seems that there is no such tradition in other
- Surinam Keti Koti (Breaking of Chains) Day of Liberty; On July 1, 1863 slavery was abolished.
- Memorial Day in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
Famous Birthdays:
- Vincent D'Onofrio: Actor.
- Anne Smith: Dallas, Texas -- Tennis star.
- Dale Midkiff: American actor.
Facts:
- Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany
- World Refugee Year begins
- WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, WI (IND) begins broadcasting
- Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1959?
- LIFE: Zsa Zsa and ghostwriter
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Queen Elizabeth II -- June 29, 1959
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7621
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
- Lloyd Price - Personality
- Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
- Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
- Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar
- Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- Martin Denny - Quiet Village
- The Coasters - Along Came Jones
- Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
Top #10 R&B songs
- Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Personality
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
- Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
- The Fiestas - So Fine
- The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
- The Falcons - You're So Fine
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Brook Benton - So Close
- Fats Domino - I'm Ready
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Charley Weaver'S Letters From Mamma
From coast to coast more people are keeping their television sets on much later, more nights because of Cliff Arquette. A regular on NBC's "Jack Paar Show," Cliff's meteoric rise
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Folk Medicine
In an essential work for any sufferer of the debilitating illness, the best-selling author of Folk Medicine focuses his extraordinary talents on providing natural and effective remedies for
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The Light Infantry Ball
The Light Infantry Ball, 1959 1st Edition, by Hamilton Basso. Hardcover with dust jacket, 476 pages, published by Doubleday & Company.
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