THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 25

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 25

WORLD EVENTS

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1493  Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on his 2^nd voyage to the Western Hemisphere

1513  Spanish explorer Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and proclaimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain

1639  The first printing press appeared in America

1789  Congress proposed a Bill of Rights – 10 of the 12 were rarified

1890  Congress established Yosemite National Park

1911  Ground breaking began on Fenway Park

1926  Henry Ford announced the 8 hour, 5 day work week

1929  Newswoman Barbara Walters was born

1944  Actor Michael Douglas was born

1952  Actor Christopher Reeve was born – “Superman”

1957  300 U.S. Army troops guarded nine black children as they entered Central High School on Little Rock, Arkansas

1961  Actress Heather Locklear was born

1968  Actor Will Smith was born – “Fresh Prince”

1969  Actress Catherine Zeta Jones was born – married to Michael Douglas

1979  The musical “Evita” opened in NYC – had 1,568 performances

1981  Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice

1983  35^th Emmy Awards – “Hill Street Blues” and “Cheers” were winners

1986  Antonin Scalia was appointed Supreme Court Justice

1992  In Orlando, Florida, a judge granted 12 year old Gregory Kingsley a divorce from his parents

1996  Astronaut Shannon Lucid ended her 188 day stay in space – it was longer than any other American

2005  Don Adams died – Maxwell Smart in “Get Smart” TV series

2006  Bernie Ebbers began serving a 25 year prison sentence for his role on the $11 billion accounting fraud at WorldCom

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 25

2003  Sammy Sosa becomes the 1^st NL player to have 100 RBI in 9 straight seasons

2003  Carlos Delgado hits 4 HRs in the game – 15^th to do so

2002  Michael Jordan announces he is returning to the NBA

2001  Chicago Cubs pitchers get their 1,250^th strikeout of the year – MLB record

2000  Cleveland plays an odd double header – beat Chicago in the first one and lose to Minnesota in the second game – only 2^nd time there was a 3 team double

header in MLB history (1951)

1998  NYY win their 112^th game of the season – AL record

1996  Barry Bonds gets his 149^th walk of the season – NL record

1992  Seattle and Texas use MLB record 54 players in a 16 inning game – Rangers strand 20 and strikeout 18 times

  1984  NY Mets Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb as the only players to hit a HR in their teens and their forties

1965  Willie Mays becomes the oldest (34) to hit 50 HRs in a season – also the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier

1965  Sandy Koufax gets his 24^th win and 365^th strikeout of the season – ERA 2.12

1962  Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in the 1^st to win the heavyweight title

1941  The Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1^st pennant in 21 years

1911 Groundbreaking begins on Fenway Park

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 25

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  Star War Theme – Meco

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

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