Discover what happened this week in history

• “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles becomes the  No.1 Single in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

• Late Night with David Letterman premieres on NBC February 1, 1982.

• Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan and many other superstars finish tracks for “We Are the World” on Jan. 28, 1985. The project,  which was suggested by singer-activist Harry Belafonte, raised over $60 million for African famine relief.

•  Soap opera General Hospital debuted  heart throb actor Jack Wagner as Frisco Jones in 1984. Many will always remember Frisco for his song “All I need.”

• Sadly, in 1986 all seven of the United States space shuttle Challenger crew were killed shortly after takeoff.

• GM- General Motors  reported the biggest profit of any United States company in history in 1965.

• In 1958 Brooklyn Dodgers Roy Campanella was injured in a serious auto accident and would never return to play again.

• “Barnaby Jones” debuted on CBS- TV.
  • Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles.  source: Wikipedia
•  In 1950 a loaf of bread was  $0.14 cents

Sources: wiki.answers.com, AARP, Ask.com

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