THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 10

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 10

WORLD EVENTS

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1845  The Naval School (now The Naval Academy) opened at Annapolis – 50 students and 7 professors

1877  Lt. Colonel George Custer was buried at West Point

1886  The first dinner jacket was worn to an autumn ball in Tuxedo Park, NY – the first Tuxedo was born

1913  The Panama Canal was completed

1925  James Duke died, founder of American Tobacco Co., his daughter Doris Duke inherited $125 million

1933  The first synthetic detergent for home use was marketed – was called DREFT

1946  Actor/dancer Ben Vereen was born – “Roots”

1955  Rocker David Lee Roth was born – “Van Halen”

1959  Pan Am announced the beginning of the first global airline service

1963  A treaty banning atmospheric nuclear testing was signed by the US, UK, and USSR

1965  The Red Baron made his first appearance in the comic strip “Peanuts”

1965  The Supremes made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

1973  Actor Mario Lopez was born – “Saved By the Bell”

1973  Vice President Spiro Agnew pleaded no contest to tax evasion and resigned from office

1975  Liz Taylor married for the 6^th time – she remarried Richard Burton

1976  The New York Meadowlands Stadium opened – the NY Giants played the Dallas Cowboys

1981  Anwar Sadat’s funeral was held in Cairo – he had been assassinated by terrorist gunmen

1985  Actor/director Orson Welles died at age 70

1985  Actor Yul Brynner died at age 65

1985  US fighter jets forced an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise ship to land – they were placed under arrest

2004  Christopher Reeve died at age 52

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 10

1999  Red Sox beat Cleveland 23-7 – postseason record number of runs – had 24 hits in the game

1992  John Smoltz of Atlanta beats Pittsburgh 6-4 – he also had two hits and a stolen base

1990  Boston’s Roger Clemens is ejected from the ALCS in the 2^nd inning for

cursing at the umpire

1987  San Francisco’s Jeff Leonard sets a playoff record with his 4^th consecutive game with a HR

1980  Kevin McHale makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics

1980  George Brett hits a 3 run HR in the 7^th inning and beats NYY as Royals advance to the World Series

1968  Tigers win their first World Series since 1945 – Mickey Lolich was responsible for three of the wins

1957  Milwaukee Braves win their 1^st World Series since 1914 as Lew Burdette wins his 3^rd complete game and 2^nd shutout over NYY

1951  Joe DiMaggio plays his last game as the Yankees win the World Series

1937  Yankees win the World Series – they did not commit an error in the five game series

1923  The NY Giants and NY Yankees become the first to play each other in 3 consecutive World Series

1920  Indians Bill Wambsganns makes the first unassisted triple play in World Series history

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 10

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Ben – Michael Jackson

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1979  Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Praying for Time – George Michael

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