On this day in 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into the Potomac River. It was also a day for heroes, such as the stories of passengers Arland Williams and Lenny Skutnik plus bystander Roger Olian. The 3 were awarded the Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal. Later, the bridge was renamed the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge. It was a day of tragedy and heroes!
1964: The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" entered the Billboard USA Top 100....it jumped to #1 the next week......and stay at #1 for 7 weeks.....the biggest song of 1964....it ranks as # 16 in Rolling Stone's Top 500 songs. In the UK, the B-side was "This boy". In the US, the B-side was "I saw her standing there".......You can hear the songs here: "I want to hold your hand"........."I saw her standing there"...........and "This boy"............
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