TIMELINE July 2, 1939: Paul Williams was born. December 17, 1939: Eddie Kendrick of the Temptations is born. January 18, 1941: David Ruffin was born. October 30, 1941: Otis Williams was born. October 12, 1942: Melvin Franklin was born. February 3, 1943: Dennis Edwards was born. April 11, 1964: The Temptations hits #11 with “The Way You Do the Things You Do.” March 6, 1965: The Temptations hit #1 with “My Girl”. October 1, 1966: The Temptations hit #3 with “Beauty’s Only Skin Deep”. February 1, 1969: The Temptations win Motown its first Grammy for “Cloud Nine.” October 18, 1969: ...