The song “Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin was his first hit and 
helped give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on
the pop singles chart.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1917

Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the
first men to reach the North Pole on this day in 1909.

First modern Olympic Games on this day in 1896. 

The song “Moonlight Serenade” was a Top Ten hit on the
pop charts in 1939, reaching number three on the Billboard
charts, where it stayed for fifteen weeks. It was the number
5 top pop hit of 1939 in the Billboard year-end tally. Glenn
Miller had five records in the top 20 songs of 1939 on
Billboard′s list. In 1991, Miller’s recording of this song was
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff)

Retired singer and actress Doris Day made romantic comedies with Rock
Hudson. One of her first hit songs was "Sentimental Journey," which was
released in 1945. She received an Academy Award nomination for her
performance in the 1959 film Pillow Talk.

President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 2004 for her work on behalf of animal welfare.

(AP) – Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and
medal.

Klas Ostergren, a member of the Swedish Academy, said the 75-year-old
American singer-songwriter received his award during a small gathering
Saturday afternoon at a hotel next to the conference center where Dylan
was performing a concert later that night.

Ostergren told The Associated Press that the ceremony was a small, intimate
event in line with the singer’s wishes, with just academy members and a
member of Dylan’s staff attending.

                                       Nobel Medal for Literature.