
On This Day April 26
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Click each item below to learn more! 1735 – American Revolution patriot Paul Revere (d. 1818) 1938 – Tony-winning actor Frank Langella (“Dracula,” “Dave,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Unknown”) 1942 – Country Joe McDonald, lead singer of the 60s psychedelic rock group Country Joe & the Fish 1943 – Actor-comedian Don Novello, best known as Father Guido Salducci on “Saturday Night Live” 1969 – Actor Morris Chestnut (“Boyz n the Hood,” “The Best Man,” “Ladder 49”) 1959 – Country music legend Johnny Cash (a.k.a. “The Man in Black”) plays his first of many free concerts at California’s San Quentin Prison. The captive audience of inmates included future country music great Merle Haggard, who, at 19, was serving time for grand theft auto and armed robbery. 1966 – Simon & Garfunkel are No. 1 on the singles chart with “The Sounds of Silence.” 1983 – Hall & Oates dominate the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week with “Maneater.”
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Click each item below to learn more! 1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda 1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”) 1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life” 1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett 1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli 1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”) 1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.” 1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart. 1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.” 2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single. 2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
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