TODAY IN HISTORY AUGUST 3

THE HISTORY OF AUGUST 3

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Watermelon Day

1492  Columbus left Palos, Spain with three ships

1678  Robert LaSalle built the first ship in America – the “Griffon”

1852  The first collegiate rowing race in America – Harvard beat Yale by 4 lengths

1882  Congress passed the first law restricting immigration – banned Chinese immigration for 10 years

1914  Germany declared war on France – the beginning of WWI

1923  Coolidge became the 30^th President after the death of President Harding – sworn in by his father at a farm house in Vermont

1926  Tony Bennett was born

1940  Actor Martin Sheen was born

1941  Entrepreneur Martha Stewart was born

1943  General Patton slapped a private at a hospital for cowardice – ordered by Eisenhower to apologize

1958  The “Nautilus” became the first sub to cross under the ice of the North Pole

1966  Comedian Lenny Bruce died from a morphine overdose

1967  President Johnson announced plans to send 45,000 more troops to Vietnam

1975  The Louisiana Superdome was dedicated

1981  U.S. air traffic controllers went on strike – Reagan threatened to fire them – most of the 13,000 refused to return to work and he fired them

1993  The U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsberg

2000  George Bush accepts the Republican nomination for President

2003  Episcopal Church voted to approve the appointment of Mr. Robinson as Bishop – he was openly gay

2009  Japan held its first jury trial since WWII

SPORTS HISTORY on AUGUST 3

2004  Albert Pujols hits his 30^th HR – 1^st player in MLB history to hit 30 in his first 4 seasons

2003  Eddie Murray, Gary Carter, and Bob Uecker inducted into the Hall of Fame

2002  Barry Bonds hits his 30^th HR for the 11^th consecutive season – will end with 13 consecutive

2002  Mariners Edgar Martinez hits 3 sacrifice flies – ties MLB record

1998  Houston pitcher C.J. Nitkowski hits 3 consecutive Florida batters in the 8^th inning – Dock Ellis and Wilbur Wood are the only other two to do so

1997  Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, and Tommy Lasorda inducted into Hall of Fame

1990  Cleveland’s Alex Cole ties MLB record by stealing 7 bases in 2 games – had 5 yesterday

1989  Reds send 20 men to bat in one inning, also set a record with 16 hits in the inning, scored 14 runs in the 1^st

1989  Jorge Valesquez becomes the 5^th jockey to win 6,000 races

1987  Minnesota’s Joe Niekro is suspended for 10 games when he is caught with a file on the mound

1987  Jack Morris throws 5 wild pitches (ties AL record) – will end the season with 24 – MLB record at the time

1986  Willie McCovey and Bobby Doerr inducted into the Hall of Fame

1983  Nolan Ryan pitches his 9^th career one hitter

1980  Al Kaline and Duke Snider inducted into the Hall of Fame

1969  Orioles Dave McNally suffers his first loss of the year – record now 15-1

1962  NY Mets Frank Thomas becomes only the 2^nd player in NL history to have 6 HRs in 3 consecutive games

1961  St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 19-0 – most lopsided shutout since 1906

1944  Tommy Brown, 16 years, 8 months old, makes his MLB debut with Brooklyn- had one error, a double, and scored a run

1933  NY Yankees are shut out for the first time in 308 games

1863  Saratoga Race Track opens

#1 SONGS on AUGUST 3

1964  A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles

1965  I’m Henry VIII, I Am – Herman’s Hermits

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

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

1971  How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – The Bee Gees

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1975  Jive Talkin’ – The Bee Gees

1976  Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Miss You – The Rolling Stones

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

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

1987  I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2

1990  Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

1995  Waterfalls - TLC

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera