The song "I Get Around" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the rock band the Beach Boys and was released as a single in May 1964 with "Don’t Worry Baby" as its B-side. It became the group’s first number- one charting song in the United States. In 2016, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Roads meet in Promontory, UT on this day in 1869. A golden spike was driven in the track at the celebration of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
The identical twin of the Last Spike.
The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany on this day in 1933.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa’s first black president on this day in 1994.
Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 57 years old today.
Bono is the front man of U2, known for such hits as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Beautiful Day." The band has earned over 20 Grammy Awards and has sold over 150 million records. He is also a well-known philanthropist who has championed causes in his native Ireland, in Africa, and all over the world.
He spent his childhood singing. Growing up on O’Connell Street in a suburb of Dublin, he earned his nickname "Bono" from the phrase "Bono Vox of O’Connell Street," which means "good voice of O’Connell Street." He was named the Time Person of the Year in 2005, along with Bill and Melinda Gates.
From left: Naval aviators Floyd Bennett and Richard Byrd.
William Martin "Billy" Joel is 68 years old today.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel gained fame for his song "Piano Man" and became the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. From 1973 to 2013, he wrote 33 top forty hits, including "Just the Way You Are," which hit #3 in 1977.
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. was born in Westfield, Alabama.
Willie Mays is a Hall of Fame outfielder and 24-time All-Star known as the "Say Hey Kid." He hit 660 home runs for the New York and San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets and was a 2-time National League MVP as well as a World Series Champion with the Giants in 1954.