TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 27

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 27

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day and National Corned Beef Hash Day

1787  The Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification

1892  Book matches were patented by the Diamond Match Company

1896  Sam Ervin was born – Senator who headed the Watergate hearings

1910  The first test of a twin engine plane took place – France

1937  The first Santa Claus training school opened in NYC

1938  The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched in Glasgow – was the longest passenger liner ever built at the time

1939  Warsaw, Poland surrendered to the Nazis after 19 days of resistance

1940  Germany, Italy and Japan became allies when they signed the Tripartite Pact

1942  Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time – Miller entered the Army

1954  “The Tonight Show” hosted by Steve Allen made its TV debut

1964  The Warren Commission’s findings were released – they determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy

1970  “The Original Amateur Hour” last aired – made its radio debut in 1935

1972  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was born

1989  Sony Co. purchased Columbia for $3.4 billion

1995  The prosecution and defense presented their summations in the OJ Simpson trial

2004  NBC announced that Conan O’Brien would succeed Jay Leno as host of “The Tonight Show” in 2009

2008  Chinese astronaut, Zhai Zhigang, became the first person from China to walk in space

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 27

2007  Ryan Howard strikes out for the 196^th time this season – MLB record

2006  40 year old Moises Alou steals home for San Francisco

2001  Arizona’s Randy Johnson gets his 20^th win and 366^th strikeout

2000  Angels Darin Erstad sets a record with his 99^th RBI as a leadoff hitter

1998  NYY win their 114^th game of the season

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 70^th HR of the season

1996  Barry Bonds is the 2^nd player in MLB history to get 40 steals and 40 HRs in a season – Jose Canseco did it first, Rodriguez and Soriano will follow

1992  Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 18 Texas Rangers

1987  Phil Niekro makes his final MLB appearance – 318 wins, 3,342 strikeouts. and a 3.35 ERA in 24 seasons

1983  Tim Raines becomes the 2^nd player in MLB history to have 70 steals and 70 RBI in the same season – Ty Cobb

1973  Nolan Ryan gets his 383^rd strikeout of the season – MLB record

1972  Padres Steve Arlin loses his 21^st game of the year – lost 19 last year, but his ERA in 1972 was 3.60 and in 1971 it was 3.48

1968  Bob Gibson beats Houston 1-0 – ends season with a 1.12 ERA, 22-9 record, 28 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 268 strikeouts

1967  Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning ties a record with his 5^th one run loss of the season – record is 17-15 with a 2.29 ERA – lowest of his career

1942  NY Giants beat the Redskins 14-7 without making a first down – Washington had 15 of them

1931  Lou Gehrig gets his 46^th HR and Babe Ruth has 46 – Gehrig has 184 RBI and Ruth 163 – most productive teammates in history – they beat 31 game winner Lefty Grove 13-1

1930  Bobby Jones completes the 1^st Grand Slam of Golf

1927  Babe Ruth hits his 57^th HR and Lou Gehrig his 46^th

1923  Lou Gehrig gets his 1^st HR – ends with 493

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 27

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  We’re an American Band – Grand Funk

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

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

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

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio