Today in History

1853
elevator inventor, Elisha Otis installs his 1st elevator in NYC at 488 Broadway
1923
Frank Silver&Irving Conn publish their hit song' Yes, We Have No Bananas'
1945
U.S. Navy ships bomb Japanese Island, Okinawa in preparation of Allied invasion
1965
NASA launches Gemini3, with 2 astronauts, Gus Grissom&John Young,the 1st U.S. man space flight
1999
singer/ songwriter, Ricky Martin's single' Livin la Vida Loca' is released sells over 8 million copies
2001
Russian Mir space station breaks up in atmosphere before falling into the S. Pacific Ocean near Fiji
2015
British actor/ comedian, James Corden becomes host of CBS'The Late Late Show' until 2023
 
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