‘Shotgun’ by Junior Walker & the All Stars peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 3 1965)

(Saturday, April 3, 1965) — “Shotgun” by Junior Walker & the All Stars peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

Apr 4 1865: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond
Apr 4 1865: C.S. President Jefferson Davis declares "no peace" will "ever be made with the infamous invaders"
Apr 4 1945: U.S. Army liberates the Ohrdruf concentration camp, the first Nazi camp liberated by American forces
Apr 4 1945: Soviet forces liberate Hungary from German occupation
Apr 4 1975: Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apr 4 1975: John Lennon is interviewed for Un jour Futur
Apr 5 1955: Winston Churchill, 80, resigns as UK Prime Minister after health issues
Apr 5 1965: The Beatles film Indian restaurant scenes for Help! film
Apr 5 1965: ‘Help Me, Rhonda/Kiss Me, Baby’ single by The Beach Boys released in USA
Apr 5 1975: Ford, Kissinger, Weyland conclude deadlock is best hope for Vietnam
Apr 5 1975: ‘Harry Truman’ by Chicago peaks at #13 in USA
Apr 5 1975: ‘No No Song’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 5 1975: ‘Lovin’ You’ by Minnie Riperton peaks at #1 in USA
Apr 5 1985: ‘We Are The World’ simultaneously broadcast globally on over 8,000 radio stations

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* Owned slaves while in office

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