"Mickey’s Monkey" was written and produced by Motown’s
main songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and
Eddie Holland, who later went on to write two more hits for
the Miracles, which was unusual, as most Miracles songs
were composed by the group members themselves.

 

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. turned 73 in February

This stamp was issued in 2006 as part of a set of four commemorating the
300th anniversary of Franklin’s birth.

The United States Post Office (USPO) was created in Philadelphia under Benjamin
Franklin by decree of the Second Continental Congress.Today Franklin is referred
to as the “Father of the United States Postal System”.

The Franklin Post Office on 316 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA is
still open for business.

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   Walter Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) 

Brennan is one of three men to win three Oscars, having won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on three occasions
between 1936 and 1940. He is best known for playing Grandpa
McCoy on The Real McCoys, ABC/CBS 1957-1963).

1960

Sandy Koozell

Mike Stoller

Songwriter Mike Stoller, the co-writer of "Hound Dog", upon a return trip to New
York from Europe, survived the sinking of the ship Andrea Doria after it collided
with the MV Stockholm, near Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Stoller and his first wife Meryl had to finish the journey to New York aboard
another ship, the Cape Ann. After their rescue, Leiber greeted Stoller at the
dock with the news that their song "Hound Dog" had become a hit for Elvis
Presley.

From left: Jerry Leiber, Elvis Presley, and Mike Stoller in 1957