On this day: January 8
POSTED: 03:18 PM PST Jan 07, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 07, 2013
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union, Elvis is born, 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins his first U.S. Chess Championships, and a gunman shoots Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Arizona, all on this day.
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1966: The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album goes No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart on the same day their single "We Can Work It Out" goes No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart as well. The album would stay at the No. 1 spot for six weeks while the single would last at No. 1 for three weeks. "We Can Work It Out," which was recorded during the "Rubber Soul" sessions but not released on the album, was the last of six No. 1 singles in a row for The Beatles on the American charts, a record at the time.
