ARMSTRONG WALKS ON MOON:
July 20, 1969


At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Stepping off the lunar landing module Eagle, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.

1940 Billboard's first chart


On this day in 1940, Billboard magazine publishes its first "Music Popularity Chart." The first No. 1 hit was "I'll Never Smile Again" by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, on which Frank Sinatra sang vocals. From then on, Billboard published its list of top sellers once a week

Hi Christine!

Here's a complete history of today's date....
(I wish I had found the wreck of the Atocha!)
http://www.scopesys.com/today/