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1990 "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book
1983 Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) 1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1962 Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy 1962 Mark Haddon, born in Northampton, England, novelist, poet, wrote, 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', written from perspective of boy with Asperger syndrome 1952 Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution 1943 Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1932 Henri Lazarof, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, composer, studied with Paul Ben-Haim, teacher, UCLA, known for Tableaux, written for piano and orchestra 1929 Gerd Zacher, born in Meppen, Germany, composer, organist, writer, contemporary compositions, written in graphic or verbal scores, include extended techniques, known as interpreter of works by Johann Sebastian Bach 1927 John Buller, born in England, composer, known for Proenca, written for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, one of his sons is Ed Buller, a record producer 1918 House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler 1911 1st U.S. group insurance policy written, Passaic, New Jersey 1896 "Stars and Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa 1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game 1830 "Mary Had A Little Lamb," is written 1818 Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly" 1751 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 1495 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller |
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