THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 3

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 3

WORLD EVENTS

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1650  The English Parliament declared its rule over the infant American colonies

1776  Congress borrowed $5 million to stop the rapid depreciation of paper money in the colonies

1789  President Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day on November 26

1863  President Lincoln designated the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day

1899  The motor driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman

1922  The first fax was sent over city lines in Washington, DC

1922  Rebecca Felton became the first female to hold the office of Senator- she was appointed to fill a vacancy

1941  “The Maltese Falcon” with Humphrey Bogart premiered

1952  The first video recording on magnetic tape was processed in Los Angeles

1952  The British detonated their first atomic bomb

1954  “Father Knows Best” premiered on TV – ended 1960

1955  “Captain Kangaroo” debut on TV as “Good Morning, Captain” ended 1993

1955  “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on TV

1957  The comedy series “The Real McCoy’s” premiered on ABC

1960  “The Andy Griffith Show” premiered on CBS – ran until 1968

1961  “The Dick Van Dyke Show” premiered on CBS

1990  East and West Germany merged to form a single country after 25 years of division

1993  18 Special Ops soldiers died in Somalia – “Black Hawk Down” chronicled the events

1995  OJ Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murders of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman – the trial had started January 24

2001  Apple introduced the iPod – cost $399

2008  OJ Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas at gun point

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 3

2000  St. Louis beats Atlanta in 7-5 in 1^st game of NLDS – pitcher Rick Ankiel throws MLB record 5 wild pitches in the 3^rd inning

1999  Chicago Bears beat New Orleans despite 5 turnovers

1999  Chargers beat Chiefs 21-14 despite being out gained 314 to 132

1999  Atlanta beats Florida 18-0 with 21 hits – MLB record 15 players score

1999  In the last game of the season, Mark McGwire hits his 65^th HR, Sammy Sosa

his 63^rd

1990  NY Mets George Jelic hits his first, last, and only HR of his career – will only have 11 at bats and this is his only hit

1978  Reggie Jackson hits a 3 run HR, a double, and a single as NYY beat Royals 7-1 in 1^st game of ALCS

1976  Hank Aaron singles in his last MLB at bat – career 3,771 hits, 755 HRs, 2,297 RBI, .305 average in 23 seasons

1972  Steve Carlton wins his 27^th game – team had 59 total wins

1971  Houston and New Orleans play to a 13-13 tie both teams have 263 total yards each

1970  In 1^st game of ALCS, pitcher Mike Cuellar hits a grand slam – 1^st and only HR by a pitcher in ALCS history

1965  Cubs record their 3^rd triple play of the season – pitcher Bill Faul was on the mound for all three

1965  Washington (8) and Lions (6) combine for 14 turnovers in the game – QBs in the game did not record a TD, but did have 10 interceptions

1962  Maury Wills gets his 104^th steal of the season

1915  Ty Cob gets his 96^th steal – will last until Maury Wills breaks it in 1962

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 3

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

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  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

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  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

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

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

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

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio