(Saturday, July 23, 1955) — “Learnin’ the Blues” by Frank Sinatra was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two weeks.
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‘Razzle-Dazzle’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago today (July 23 1955)
(Saturday, July 23, 1955) — “Razzle-Dazzle” by Bill Haley and His Comets was the #15 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Henri Petain, former head of pro-Axis Vichy government, goes on trial 70 years ago today (July 23 1945)
Video: 'Guilty : The Trial of Petain'
(Monday, July 23, 1945; during World War II) — French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the pro-Axis Vichy government during World War II, went on trial today, charged with treason.
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Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant dies in Wilton, New York 130 years ago this hour (July 23 1885)
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(Tuesday, July 23, 1885, 8:06 a.m. local time) — Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) and Commanding General of the Union Army during the American Civil War, died today at a cottage on the slopes of Mount McGregor, in Wilton, New York, of throat cancer only days after completing this memoir. He was 63. Continue reading Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant dies in Wilton, New York 130 years ago this hour (July 23 1885)
