THE HISTORY OF JULY 6
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Fried Chicken Day
1776 The Declaration of Independence
1858 A shoe manufacturing machine was patented by Lyman Blake
1885 Louis Pasteur tested an anti rabies vaccine on a child bitten by a dog – the vaccine virtually ended death by rabies in years to come
1908 Robert Peary set sail from NYC to the North Pole
1921 Nancy Reagan was born – wife of President Reagan
1925 TV personality/singer Merv Griffin was born
1935 The Dalai Lama was born
1944 186 people die in a fire in a tent at Ringley Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford , Conn.
1945 Actor Burt Ward was born – Robin on the TV series “Batman”
1946 Actor Sylvester Stallone was born – “Rocky”
1946 George W. Bush was born – 43rd U.S. President
1971 Jazz and Blues great Louis Armstrong died
1976 The U. S. Naval Academy admits women for the first time
1995 The prosecution rested its case against OJ Simpson
1998 Country singer and actor Roy Rogers died at age 86
1999 Hillary Clinton filed with the FEC to run as a Senatorial candidate from New York State
2001 Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen pleaded guilty to 15 criminal counts of spying for the Soviets
2003 Buddy Ebsen, star of The Beverly Hillbillies, died at age 95
2004 Presidential candidate John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate
SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 6
2000 Cardinals rookie Keith McDonald hits a HR in the 2nd inning and becomes only the second player in MLB history to homer in his first 2 at bats (Bob Nieman in 1951) – he also homered for his 3rd hit of the season – went 0-2 next season ending his career with 3 hits, 3 HRs, 9 at bats and 5 RBI
1999 Rookie Chris Singleton of White Sox hits for the cycle – 1st rookie since 1985, and only 16th since 1900, he went 5 for 6
1990 Andy Hawkins of NYY pitches 12 innings and loses to the Twins giving up only 6 hits, his previous start on July 1 he no hit the White Sox and lost 4-0
1986 Bob Horner of Atlanta 4 in a losing effort (Ed Delahanty 7/13/1896)
1983 AL
1980 Steve Carlton gets 7 K’s against Cardinals bringing his total to 2,836 – most by a left hander (Mickey Lolich had 2,832)
1976 Houston
1970 In a double header at Wrigley, Ron Santo hits a 2 run HR in the 1st game for a 3-2 win, in the 2nd game he has 8 RBI for a 14-2 win
1966 Orioles Boog Powell ties AL
1962 Maris and Mantle hit back to back HRs vs. Twins – 3rd time in 4 games they have done so
1957 Althea Gibson becomes the 1st black tennis player to win Wimbledon
1956 The Cy Young Award is inaugurated
1933 The American League wins baseball’s first All-Star game
#1 SONGS on JULY 6
1961 Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis
1964 I Get Around – The Beach Boys
1965 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
1966 Paperback Writer – The Beatles
1968 This Guy’s in Love with You – Herb Alpert
1969 In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans
1970 Mama Told Me Not to Come – Three Dog Night
1971 It’s Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move – Carole King
1972 Lean on Me – Bill Withers
1973 Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston
1974 Rock the Boat – The Hues Corporation
1975 Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain & Tennille
1976 Afternoon Delight – The Standard Vocal Band
1978 Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb
1979 Ring My Bell
1981 Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
1982 Don’t You Want Me – The Human League
1983 Every Breath You Take – The Police
1984 When Doves Cry – Prince
1985 Sussudio – Phil Collins
1986 Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
1987 Alone - Heart
1990 Step by Step – New Kids on the Block
1991 Rush Rush – Paula Abdul
1992 Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot
1994 I Swear – All-4-One
1995 Waterfalls – TLC
1997 I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
1998 The Boy is Mine – Brandy & Monica
1999 If You Had My Love – Jennifer Lopez
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