‘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 25 1915: Allied troops land on Gallipoli Peninsula, face fierce resistance from Ottoman forces
Apr 25 1945: U.S. and Soviet troops link up, cutting Nazi Germany in two
Apr 25 1945: Stimson briefs Truman on ‘most terrible weapon ever known'
Apr 25 1945: Conference to form United Nations meets in San Francisco
Apr 26 1865: Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth fatally shot by Union soldiers
Apr 26 1865: General Johnston surrenders 89,270 Confederate soldiers to General Sherman
Apr 26 1945: Vichy leader Philippe Petain arrested after crossing into France from Switzerland
Apr 26 1975: ‘(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song’ by B.J. Thomas peaks at #1 in USA
Apr 26 1975: ‘Supernatural Thing’ by Ben E. King peaks at #5 in USA
Apr 26 1975: ‘Stand by Me’ by John Lennon peaks at #20 in USA

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@ Appointed VP under the 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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