THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 5

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 5

WORLD EVENTS

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1829  Chester A. Arthur was born – 21^st US President

1864  Most of Calcutta was destroyed by a cyclone – 60,000 died

1880  A.T. Cross patented the ball point pen

1902  Ray Kroc was born – founded McDonalds

1905  Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane for 38 minutes

1916  Corporal Adolph Hitler was wounded during WWI

1917  TV host Allen Ludden was born – “Password”

1931  The first non-stop trans Pacific flight occurred – Japan to Washington

1945  “Meet the Press” made its debut on radio

1947  The first Presidential address televised from the White House occurred – President Truman spoke about the international food crisis

1953  Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14^th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

1962  The Beatles released their first hit in England – “Love Me Do”

1969  A Cuban defector landed a Soviet MIG jet at an Air Force base in Florida – he entered U.S. air space without being detected

1970  PBS became a TV network

1974  American David Kunst completed his journey of walking around the world – it took him 4 years

1983  Lech Walesa, founder of Poland’s Solidarity Union, won the Noble Peace Prize

1988  In the Vice Presidential debates, Lloyd Bentsen told Dan Quayle – “you’re no Jack Kennedy”

1989  The Dalai Lama won the Noble Peace Prize

2004  Half of the U.S. flu vaccine faced destruction – the manufacturer had lost its license due to safety concerns

2004  Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren

2004  Comedian Rodney Dangerfield died at age 82

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 5

2004  St. Louis Cardinals hit 5 HRs to tie the NL postseason record and beat the Dodgers 8-3

2003  Chicago beats Atlanta to advance to the NLCS – 1^st postseason win for the Cubs since 1908

2002  Anaheim beats NY Yankees 9-5 to win their first postseason series in their history

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 71^st and 72^nd HRs of the season to break Mark McGwire’s record

2001  Seattle wins its 115^th game of the season – AL record

2001  Braves beat the Marlins 20-3 and gets their 10^th straight divisional championship

2001  Cal Ripken plays in his 3,000^th game

1996  23 Orioles strikeout in a 12 inning playoff game vs. Cleveland – they still win 4-3

1985  Grambling’s Eddie Robinson wins his 324^th football game – record

1980  Mariners Mike Parrot loses his 16^th straight game – record is 1-16 – he won 14 in 1979

1967  Red Sox beat St. Louis 5-0 in the World Series as Jim Lonborg pitches a one hitter – only the 4^th one hitter in World Series history

1956  Yogi Berra becomes the 4^th NYY player to hit a grand slam in the World Series

1953  NYY win their 5^th straight World Series – Billy Martin had 12 hits in the series

1922  The Yankees and the Giants play a World Series game to a tie

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 5

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  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

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

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

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  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1988  Love Bites – Janet Jackson

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