THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 13

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 13

WORLD EVENTS

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1788  New York City became the temporary capital of the U.S.

1851  Army surgeon Walter Reed was born – “Walter Reed Hospital”

1899  Henry Bliss became the first person in the U.S. to be killed by an automobile

1925  Singer Mel Torme was born

1943  Chiang Kai-shek became President of China

1944  Jacqueline Bisset was born – actress “Charlie’s Angels”

1948  Actress Nell Carter was born – Nell on “Gimme a Break”

1948  Margaret  Chase Smith (R-ME) was elected Senator – first woman to serve in both houses of Congress

1965  The Beatles released “Yesterday”

1970  The first NYC marathon took place – Fireman Gary Muhrucke was the winner – 127 runners participated

1971  11 hostages and 32 prisoners died in the takeover of Attica State Prison by the National Guard

1974  “The Rockford Files” with James Garner premiered on TV

1977  The first diesel automobile was introduced by General Motors – the Oldsmobile 88

1981  33^rd Emmy Awards – “Hill Street Blues” won big

1987  Paul Lynch of Great Britain did 32,573 pushups in 24 hours

1988  Hurricane Gilbert became the strongest (26.13 barometers) hurricane in the Western Hemisphere

1990  “Law and Order” premiered on TV

1993  “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” premiered on NBC

1996  Tupac Shakur died of gunshot wounds he received in Las Vegas on September 7

1998  “Frasier” won a record 5^th consecutive Emmy for Best Comedy

2001  Air traffic begins again in the U.S. following the 9/11 attacks

2004  Oprah Winfrey started her 19^th season – gave the audience new cars

SPORTS HISTROY ON SEPTEMBER 13

2009  Lions start where they left off last year – lose to New Orleans 45-27 – Drew Brees threw 6 TDs

2009  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 200^th hit for the 9^th straight year – MLB record

2007  The NFL fines Bill Belichick $500,000 and the Patriots $250,000 for illegal videotaping of the Jets during the game

2004  Sammy Sosa hits his 30^th HR – only 3^rd player in history to hit 30 or more 10 seasons in a row

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 61^st and 62^nd HR to pass Maris and pull into a tie with Mark McGwire

1997  Tom Candiotti of the Dodgers hits 3 batters in the 1^st inning and one in the 2^nd to tie MLB record

1983  Rickey Henderson steals his 100^th base for the 3^rd consecutive year 

1982  Joe Niekro beats his brother Phil 5-3 – only Phil’s 4^th loss of the season

1974  Philadelphia uses a NL record 27 players in the game and St. Louis uses 24 tying a MLB record 51 – Philadelphia won 7-3 in 17 innings

1971  Frank Robinson hits his 500^th HR – ends with 586

1969  Barry Bonds is the 4^th player in MLB history to have 30 steals and 30 HRs – will do it 4 more times in his career including a 40-40 year

1965  Willie Mays hits his 500^th HR – ends with 660

1951  Cardinals play an unusual double header – beat Giants in the afternoon and lose to the Braves at night

1942  Cubs shortstop Lennie Merullo makes 4 errors in the 2^nd inning (MLB record) – also made one in the 1^st game of the double header

1909  Ty Cobb hits his 9^th HR of the season – all inside the park

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 13

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith