U.S. top 40 for July 6, 1968.
Top 5 features two Bacharach-David compositions and two instrumentals.
And then “Here Comes the Judge” and “MacArthur Park” in the top 10.
Good times.
No fireworks.
No barbecue.
Just Bruce, Sandy… and brother Danny Federici making the Fourth of July an eternal Asbury Park.
Bruce Springsteen – 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
June 5, 1968
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, after delivering a speech to his supporters following his imminent victory in the California primary.
Former Giants and Rams great Rosey Grier — who had been a member of RFK's security detail throughout his campaign — disarmed and subdued the assailant, Sirhan Sirhan, following the fateful shots.