TODAY'S HISTORY JULY 31

THE HISTORY OF JULY 31

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Raspberry Cake Day and National Cotton Candy Day

1790  The first patent in the U.S. was granted – a method of manufacturing potash was given to Samuel Hopkins

1875  The 17^th President Andrew Jackson died at age 66

1919  Sportscaster Curt Gowdy was born

1928  MGM released the first talking movie – “White Shadow on the South Seas” – the MGM lion roared for the 1^st time

1932  The George Washington quarter went into circulation – commemorated Washington’s birth 200 years ago

1945  Musician Gary Lewis was born – Gary Lewis & the Playboys

1962  Actor Wesley Snipes was born

1965  J.K. Rowling was born – Harry Potter author

1968  The Beatles record “Hey Jude”

1971  Apollo astronaut David Scott took a drive on the Moon in the land rover

1988  The last Playboy Club in the country closed in Michigan

1991  The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow

1991  The U.S Senate voted to allow women to fly combat air missions

1995  Walt Disney Co. acquired Capital-Cities-ABC for $19 billion – the deal also included ESPN

1998  Nicholas Cage received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2000  The Republican National Convention opened in Philadelphia – George Bush’s name was put in nomination

2001  The U.S. House of Representatives voted 265-102 to criminalize all human cloning

2008  Exxon-Mobil reported a 2^nd quarter profit of $11.68 billion – short of Wall Street expectations

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 31

2005  Bengi and Jose Melina each hit a HR off Randy Johnson

2005  Ryne Sandberg and Wade Boggs inducted into the Hall of Fame

2004  Ichuro Suzuki gets his 50^th hit of the month – 1^st player since Joe Medwick (1936) to have two 50 hits months in the same season – 1^st player since Pete Rose to have three 50 hit months in a career

2004  The Red Sox trade Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs

1999  Barry Bonds hits a HR in his first two at bats for the second day in a row

1998  Chicago’s Albert Belle hits his 16^th HR of the month – MLB record for July

1998  Losing by 9 runs to Oakland in the 8^th, Cleveland sends outfielder Mark 

Whiten in to pitch – gave up a double, hit by a pitch, and 2 walks, but struck out 3 batters – only player in MLB history with at least one inning pitched to get every out with a strike

1997  Oakland trades Mark McGwire to St. Louis

1997  Red Sox trade for Jason Vatriek and Derek Lowe

1994  Giants Matt Williams hits his 40^th HR of the year – NL mark for HRs through July – MLB record is 41 (Ruth in 1928 and Jimmie Foxx in 1932)

1994  Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher, and Phil Rizzuto inducted into the Hall of Fame

1988  Jose Canseco becomes the first player to have 30 or more HRs in his first three seasons in the league

1987  Eddie Murray hits his 300^th HR – ends with 504

1983  Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, and Walter Alston are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1981  50 days after the strike began, MLB players and owners reach an agreement

1978  Pete Rose ties Willie Keeler’s 81 year old record of hitting in 44 consecutive games

1972  Chicago’s Dick Allen hits 2 inside the park HRs in the game – 1^st since 1950 and only the 7^th in MLB history

#1 SONGS on JULY 31

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  The Morning After – Maureen McGovern

1975  One of These Nights – The Eagles

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Miss You – The Rolling Stones

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  Magic – Olivia Newton-John

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1990  Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera

TODAY'S HISTORY JULY 30

THE HISTORY OF JULY 30

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cheesecake Day

1729  The city of Baltimore was founded

1844  The New York Yacht club was formed

1863  The founder of Ford Motors, Henry Ford, was born

1931  A long distance flying record was recorded – NYC to Istanbul, Turkey in 49 hours and 20 minutes

1941  Singer/songwriter Paul Anka was born

1947  Arnold Schwarzenegger was born

1952  The 4.4 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland officially opened

1954  Elvis Presley made his first professional appearance at the Overton Park Shell concert in Memphis

1956  Actress Delta Burke was born – “Designing Women”

1956  The phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. motto

1963  Actress Lisa Kudrow was born – “Friends”

1965  President Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law – effective next year

1971  Apollo 15 landed on the Moon – David Scott and James Irwin used the first lunar rover to explore the surface

1974  Hilary Swank was born – “Million Dollar Baby”

1974  President Nixon released the Watergate tapes to the House Judiciary Committee – within 10 days he resigned

1975  Former Teamster head Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of a suburban Detroit restaurant – remains never found

1990  General Motors first Saturn rolled off the assembly line in Tennessee

2002  A 1933 Double Gold Eagle coin sold at auction for $6.6 million

2003  The last Volkswagen Beatle rolled off the production line

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 30

2006  Mets Carlos Beltran hits his 3^rd grand slam this month to tie MLB record – Mets have a total of 6 this month to also tie MLB record

2004  Mike Tyson KO’d in the 4^th by British fighter Danny Williams

2002  Lisa Leslie becomes the first woman to slam dunk in a professional basketball game

2000  Tom Glavine gets his 200^th win – ends with 305

1998  Alex Rodriguez steals his 30^th base – becomes the 6^th 30 base 30 HR player in AL history

1995  Mike Schmidt inducted into the Hall of Fame – 3 time MVP

1994  Detroit catcher Chad Kreuter ties MLB record with 3 sacrifice flies in a game – 9^th in MLB history

1990  Jack Clark hits his 300^th HR – ends with 340

1988  Reds pitcher John Franco gets his 13^th save for the month – MLB record

1978  Montreal beats Atlanta 19-10 on 28 hits and NL record 8 HRs

1969  Hank Aaron hits his 537^th HR to move pass Mickey Mantle

1969  Jimmy Wynn and Denis Menke of Houston both hit grand slams in the 9^th inning of a game vs. the Mets – 1^st time this century in the NL that 2 grand slams were hit in the same inning

1960  Phillies pitcher Art Mahaffey picks off the first batter to get a hit off of him – does it again on the next hitter to reach base – also picked off the 1^st runner to reach in the next game

1959  Willie McCovey makes his MLB debut – goes 4 for 4

1948  Red Sox get their 25^th win of the month

1917  Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt follow each other in the batting order – all three go 5 for 5

#1 SONGS on JULY 30

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1968  Hello, I Love You – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  The Morning After – Maureen McGovern

1974  Annie’s Song – John Denver

1975  One of These Nights – The Eagles

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Miss You – The Rolling Stones

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  Magic – Olivia Newton-John

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Shout – Tears for Fears

1990  Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera

TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 29

THE HISTORY OF JULY 29

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Lasagna Day

1883  Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was born

1914  1^st  transcontinental phone call was made – NYC to San Francisco

1921  Hitler became President of the Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis)

1938  Newsman Peter Jennings was born

1945  The USS Indianapolis was hit by a Japanese sub – nearly 600 died

1953  Documentary film maker Ken Burns was born

1957  Jack Paar made his debut as host of the “Tonight Show”

1958  President Eisenhower signed a bill creating NASA – in 11 years Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon

1965  Queen Elizabeth attended the premier of the Beatles’ movie “Help”

1966  Country singer Martina McBride was born

1967  A fire on the USS Forrestal killed 134 off the coast of Vietnam – Lt. Cmdr. John McCain survived

1974  Singer Mama Cass Elliot died from an apparent heart attack

1981  Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married – an estimated 500 million viewers in 74 countries watched

1998  13 machinists in Ohio who had pooled their money won the $292 million Powerball jackpot

1998  The UAW ended a 54 day strike against General Motors

1998  OJ Simpson’s mansion was demolished to build a new home by the investment banker who bought the property

2004  John Kerry gave his acceptance speech at the Democrat’s National Convention in Boston – “I’m John Kerry, and I’m reporting for duty”

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 29

2006  Tony Perez ties MLB record with 4 doubles in the game and is 5 for 5 as Tampa Bay beats the NYY 19-6

2003  Red Sox player Bill Mueller hits 2 grand slams in a 14-7 win – only player in MLB history to hit 2 in a game from each side of the plate – also hit another HR

1998  Tampa Bay pitcher Tony Saunders gets his 1^st win after 16 straight without getting one

1996  Tommy Lasorda announces his retirement from the LA Dodgers as manager

1995  KC beats Detroit 5-4 on Jon Nunnall’s 16^th inning HR – prior to the HR Kansas City had 21 hits – all of them singles

1991  Seattle gets 4 consecutive doubles in an inning and beats the Orioles 11-4

1990  Red Sox set AL record with 12 doubles in a game vs. Tigers (11 by Detroit in 1934)

1989  Oakland’s Rickey Henderson has 4 walks and 5 stolen bases in a loss to the Mariners – had no official at bats recorded

1988  Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe steals home – 1^st pitcher since 1984 and 1^st Cub since 1919

1973  Wilbur Wood of Chicago wins his 20^th game of the season

1969  Oakland’s Vida Blue gets his 1^st MLB win – ends with 209

1965  Pirates and Philadelphia combine for a record 26 strikeouts in a game

1961  Giants beat Philadelphia 4-3 – Phillies will lose 23 straight before getting a win

1951  Willie Mays steals his 1^st base – then gets picked off 2^nd

#1 SONGS on JULY 29

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1966  Wild Thing – The Troggs

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1968  Hello, I Love You – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  The Morning After – Maureen McGovern

1974  Annie’s Song – John Denver

1975  One of These Nights – The Eagles

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  Magic – Olivia Newton-John

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Shout – Tears for Fears

1986  Glory of Love – Peter Cetera

1990  Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls – TLC

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  The Boy is Mine – Brandy & Monica

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera

TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 28

THE HISTORY OF JULY 28

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Milk Chocolate Day

1896  The city of Miami was incorporated

1900  The hamburger was created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut

1914  Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand – within months countries across Europe had formed alliances and declared war

1929  Jackie Kennedy Onassis was born

1933  The first singing telegram was delivered

1943  FDR announced the end of coffee rationing

1943  NBA player/Senator Bill Bradley was born

1945  A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79^th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 – fog was blamed for the accident

1945  The U.S. Senate ratified the UN Charter by a 89-2 vote

1948  Actress Sally Struthers was born – “All in the Family”

1951  Walt Disney released “Alice in Wonderland”

1965  President Johnson announced he was increasing the number of troops in Vietnam to 175,000

1973  Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett were married

1976  An earthquake in China killed over 240,000 people

1978  Gold closed over $200 an ounce for the first time

1998  Monica Lewinsky was granted immunity from prosecution to testify concerning her relationship with President Clinton

2000  Kathie Lee Gifford made her final appearance as co-host of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee”

2004  Democrats named John Kerry their Presidential nominee – VP John Edwards proclaimed – “help is on the way”

2005  The Irish Republican Army formally ended its armed campaign following more than 30 years of violence

2006  Mel Gibson is arrested for driving drunk and goes on an anti-Semitic tirade

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 28

2009  In his first start since the perfect game, Mark Buehrle sets down the first 17 batters he faced

2002  Ozzie Smith is inducted into the Hall of Fame

2001  Pittsburgh scores 7 runs with 2 outs in the 9^th and nobody on to beat the Astros 9-8

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his second grand slam in 4 at bats – hit one yesterday

1996  Darryl Strawberry hits his 300^th HR – ends with 335

1994  Texas Rangers’ Kenny Rogers pitches a perfect game – 1^st lefthander in AL to do so

1993  NY Mets Anthony Young wins in relief – his first win after losing 27 in a row

1993  Phillies Darren Daulton hits a grand slam and a two run triple in a 14 -6 win

1991  Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game vs. Dodgers – Alfredo Griffin goes hitless vs. Martinez and it is his 3^rd time as an opponent in a perfect game (1988 and 1981)

1990  Cal Ripken gets an error – his 1^st in 95 consecutive games – MLB record for shortstops

1990  Cubs Shawon Dunston gets 3 triples in the game – ties MLB record

1989  Cardinals Vince Coleman is caught stealing – had succeeded the previous 50 consecutive times – MLB record

1987  Angel Cordero Jr. becomes the 4^th jockey to win 6,000 races

1985  Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1982  Phil Niekro gets his 250^th win – ends with 318

1979  Red Sox execute their 3^rd triple play of the season (5/10 and 7/23) – it is the 3^rd triple play that Texas has hit into this season – a MLB record

1972  Steve Carlton gets his 10^th straight win for last place Philadelphia

1970  Angels catcher Tom Eagan is charged with 5 passed balls (MLB record) all from different pitchers – also had an error

#1 SONGS on JULY 28

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  Magic – Olivia Newton-John

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Shout – Tears for Fears

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera

TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 27

THE HISTORY OF JULY 27

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Crème Brule Day and National Scotch Day

1789  President Washington established the Department of Foreign Affairs (The State Department)

1888  Philip Pratt demonstrated an electric tricycle to the public

1909  Orville Wright tested the Army’s first plane with Lt. Frank Lahm as a passenger – flight lasted a record 1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds at a speed of 40 MPH

1922  TV pioneer Norman Lear was born – “All in the Family”

1940  Bugs Bunny made his debut in the movie “A Wild Hare”

1945  The U.S. Communist Party was formed

1953  An armistice ending the Korean War was signed by the UN, Korea, and China – a demilitarized zone and demarcation at the 38^th parallel was established

1960  VP Richard Nixon was nominated for President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago

1964  President Johnson sent an extra 5,000 advisors to Vietnam

1974  The House Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with the 1^st of 3 articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice – the vote was 27-11

1976  John Lennon was granted a green card by the U.S.

1980  The deposed Shah of Iran died in Egypt

1984  Actor James Mason died at age 75

1990  Zsa Zsa Gabor began a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a cop in 1989

1993  IBM reported a $8.4 billion loss for the quarter

1995  The Korean War Veteran’s Memorial was dedicated in Washington by President Clinton

2002  A fighter jet crashed into spectators at an air show in the Ukraine killing 85 and injuring 100’s

2003  Bob Hope died in California – born 1903

2004  Barack Obama gave a keynote speech at the Democratic Convention

SPORTS HISTORY on JUNE 27

2009  Washington’s Josh Willingham hits 2 grand slams in the game – 13^th time in MLB history

2005  Ryan Freel of the Reds steals 5 bases in the game

2004  Twins Corey Koskie is hit 3 times by White Sox pitchers – ties MLB record

2003  Braves Marcus Giles ties MLB record with 4 consecutive doubles

2003  Gary Carter and Eddie Murray are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1998  Sammy Sosa hits a grand slam – it is his first and 248^th HR

1996  A bomb explodes at Atlanta’s Olympic Park killing one person

1992  Houston begins a 26 game road trip – Republican National Convention being held in Astrodome

1988  Tommy John commits 3 errors on one play vs. Brewers – MLB record

1985  Mets score 16 unearned runs in a 16-4 win over the Astros

1984  Pete Rose gets his 3,053^rd single passing Ty Cobb’s MLB record

1983  Gaylord Perry gets his 3,500^th strikeout – Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton do the same this year                                                                      

1982  Rickey Henderson is caught stealing 3 times in the game – 1^st player since 1916 to get caught 3 times – but he did manage to steal his 95^th

1968  Denny McLain gets his 20^th win of the season – record now 20-3 – ends season 31-6 with 1.96 ERA

1953  Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1950  Stan Musial’s 30 game hitting streak comes to an end, but everybody else on the team got a hit

1946  Rudy York of the Red Sox hits two grand slams in the same game – had 10 RBI on the day

#1 SONGS on JULY 27

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1966  Wild Thing – The Troggs

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1974  Annie’s Song – John Denver

1975  The Hustle – Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  Magic – Olivia Newton-John

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Every Time You Go Away – Paul Young

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls – TLC

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera

TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 26

THE HISTORY OF JULY 26

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Coffee Milkshake Day

1775  The Continental Congress established a postal system for the colonies – Ben Franklin was 1^st Postmaster General

1788  New York became the 11^th state to ratify the Constitution

1881  Thomas Edison filed a patent for a facsimile telegraph

1895  Gracie Allen was born – comedian/wife of George Burns

1903  The 1^st cross country automobile trip was completed in NYC – Horatio Jackson and his mechanic had left San Francisco 63 days earlier

1922  Actor Jason Robards was born

1928  Director Stanley Kubrick was born

1943  Mick Jagger was born

1945  Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister after his party had been defeated in the elections

1946  President Truman ordered the U.S. military forces to be desegregated

1947  President Truman signed the National Security Act – created the Defense Department, CIA, and FBI

1952  The first lady of Argentina, Evita Peron, died

1956  Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal

1964  Actress Sandra Bullock was born

1964  Jimmy Hoffa was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of union pension funds

1965  Actor Jeremy Piven was born – “Entourage”

2008  California is the first state to bar trans fat being used in restaurants and retailers

2009  India is the 6^th country to launch a nuclear submarine

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 26

2009  Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice are inducted into the Hall of Fame

2005  Greg Maddux gets his 3,000^th strikeout – 13^th in MLB history – ends with 3,371

2000  Philadelphia trades Curt Schilling to Arizona

1998  Trevor Hoffman tries to get MLB record 42^nd straight save, but gives up a run in the 9^th – he did win it in the 10^th

1992  Nolan Ryan gets his 319^th career win and strikes out his 100^th batter for MLB record 23^rd straight season

1991  Expos Mark Gardner pitches 9 no hit innings vs. Dodgers, but loses it in the 10^th – Expos had only 2 hits themselves

1987  Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1987  Paul Molitor ties MLB record by stealing 2^nd,3^rd, and home in the 1^st inning

1980  Baltimore’s Steve Stone wins his 14^th straight game

1978  Johnny Bench hits his 300^th HR – ends with 389

1970  Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive HRs and has 7 RBI vs. Cardinals, Orlando Cepeda does the same in a game vs. the Cubs

1964  In a double header, the Mets and Braves use a total of 22 pitchers – a two team MLB record

1962  Warren Spahn sets a HR record by a pitcher with his 31^st

1961  NYY John Blanchard ties MLB record by hitting his 3^rd and 4^th HRs in 4 at bats over 3 games

1957  Mickey Mantle gets his 200^th HR – ends with 536

1948  Babe Ruth attends the NYC premier of “The Babe Ruth Story”

#1 SONGS on JULY 26

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1961  Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1966  Wild Thing – The Troggs

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1974  Annie’s Song – John Denver

1975  The Hustle – Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me – Billy Joel

1981  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Every Time You Go Away – Paul Young

1986  Sledge Hammer – Peter Gabriel

1988  Roll With It – Steve Winwood

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls – TLC

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera