TODAY IN HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 12

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 12

WORLD EVENTS

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1866  The first burlesque show was performed in NYC

1919  Adolph Hitler joined the German Workers Party

1922  The Episcopal Church removed the word “obey” from the bride’s section of the marriage vows

1944  Singer Barry White was born

1953  John Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married

1953  Nikita Krushchve became the First Secretary of the Communist Party 6 months after Stalin died

1954  “Lassie” made its TV debut – would run until 1971

1959  “Bonanza” premiered on TV – would run until 1973 (428 episodes)

1963  The last show of “Leave It to Beaver” aired – had been on TV since 1957

1966  “The Monkees” premiered on TV – would last for 58 episodes

1966  The Beatles received a Gold Album for “Yellow Submarine”

1972  “Maude” premiered on TV – ended in 1978

1978  American Idol winner Reuben Studdard was born

1978  The comedy “Taxi” premiered on ABC

1981  American Idol winner Jennifer Hudson was born

1981  “The People’s Court” with Judge Wopner premiered on TV

1983  Arnold Schwarzenegger became an American citizen

1990  U.S., England, East and West Germany signed an agreement allowing the two Germany’s to merge

1993  Actor Raymond Burr, “Perry Mason”, died at age 76

1999  “Ally McBeal” won best comedy award at the Emmy Awards

2000  Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for Senator from New York

2001  Air traffic in the U.S. remained grounded following the 9/11 attacks

2003  Singer Johnny Cash died at age 71

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 12

2000  Dodgers Dave Hansen gets MLB record 7^th pinch hit HR of the season – was a 68 year old record

1999  Pittsburgh beats Cleveland 43-0 – held Cleveland to 2 first downs and 40 total yards – Steelers had 464 total yards

1999  Dallas beats Redskins 41-35 – teams combined for 1,045 yards

1997  Marlins catcher Charles Johnson plays in his 160^th game without an error – MLB record

1996  Ellis Burks of Colorado steals his 30^th base – 19^th in MLB history to have 30 steals and 30 HRs

1991  Nolan Ryan wins his 10^th game of the season – only 2^nd pitcher to have 10 or

more wins in 20 different seasons – (Don Sutton)

1990  NYY pitcher Steve Adkins makes his MLB debut – walked the first three batters he faced and 8 in 1 1/3^rd innings before being taken out of the game

1988  Eddie Murray gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 3,255

1987  Vince Coleman steals his 100^th base for the 3^rd straight year

1984  NY Mets Dwight Gooden sets rookie strikeout record at 251

1980  Yao Ming born

1979  Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,419

1974  Cincinnati and Braves combine for 3 grand slams in the game – MLB record

1965  Washington Senators beat the Angels 7-1 – 840 fans attended

1964  Orioles beat A’s 1-0 – both teams got only one hit

1962  Washington’s Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 Orioles in 16 innings for a 1-0 win

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 12

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

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  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

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

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1991  The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul

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