March 16, 1968
On this day in 1968, a platoon of American soldiers brutally kill between 200 and 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam
Events
1850 - The novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time.
1882 - The U.S. Senate approved a treaty allowing the United States to join the Red Cross.
Birthdays
1926 - Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch)
comedian, actor; in Newark, New Jersey, would someday wear the crown of the ‘King of Crazy’!
1954 - Nancy Wilson (Nancy Lamoureux Wilson)
musician: guitar, singer: group: Heart: Crazy on You, Magic Man, Barracuda, Straight On; actress: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Wild Life
Events
1950 - Congress voted to remove federal taxes on oleomargarine
Music
1955 - The Ballad of Davy Crockett, by Bill Hayes, reached the number one spot on the pop music charts
1963 - Peter, Paul and Mary released the single, Puff The Magic Dragon. Through the years, controversy continually surrounded the song. It was banned by several radio stations whose management figured that the song was about the elicit joys of smoking marijuana. The group denied this startling assumption. “It’s about a magic dragon named Puff,” they said. So there.
1985 - People magazine listed the top 57 money-making show-biz stars. At the pinnacle was Paul McCartney, former Beatle and leader of the group, Wings, whose music empire was said to be worth $500 million. Bob Hope made the list with a worth of about $200 million.
7 comments:
Little Jackie Paper was Puffs best friend, great song !
Loved reading about the music ~ I didn't know Nancy was that old, I guess I still picture her young & rockin! Puff, that was always one of my favorite songs growing up.
Lisa
Wow! Jerry Lewis sure is getting old!!
be well,
Dawn
http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/
Have a good week coming up.
Missie
Puff the Magic Dragon was out in '63. Wow, I thought I was a bit older when it came out. Interesting how old the celebrities are getting. Hope you have a nice sunny week coming up...lol...of course, you do. Love ya, Chris
LOL I'm singing puff the magic dragon now ;-)
Jenny
http://journals.aol.co.uk/Jmoqueen/MyLife
Pics missing in this entry and the last one. ;) C.
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