THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 11

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 11

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Sundae Day

1647  Massachusetts passed the first compulsory school attendance law

1851  Alvan Clark of Massachusetts patented a telescope

1865  Dr. Mary Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor – she was the first female Army surgeon

1885  WWII General George S. Patton was born

1889  Washington became the 42^nd state

1890  D. McCree patented a portable fire escape

1896  Mafia gangster Lucky Luciano was born

1904  State Department official and spy Alger Hiss was born

1909  Construction began on a naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

1918  WWI came to an end when Germany and the Allies signed an armistice

1921  President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

1925  Comedian Jonathon Winters was born

1940  The Jeep made its debut

1942  Nazi Germany completed its occupation of France

1952  The first video recorder was demonstrated in California

1962  Actress Demi Moore was born

1965  Walt Disney announced a project in Florida

1974  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was born

1981  Stuntman Dan Goodwin climbed the outside of the 100 story John Hancock Center in Chicago

1982  The fifth space shuttle mission launched its first commercial flight

1983  Ronald Reagan became the first President to address the Japanese Parliament

1984  Ronald Reagan dedicated the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington

1992  The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests

1993  The Vietnam Woman’s Memorial was dedicated in honor of the more than 11,000 who served

2004  Yassar Arafat died at age 75

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 11

2008  Tim Lincecom of San Francisco wins NL Cy Young – 18-5, 2.62 ERA, 265 strikeouts

2004  Johan Santana of Twins wins AL Cy Young – 20-6, 2.61 ERA, 265 strikeouts

2003  Roy Halladay of Toronto wins AL Cy Young – 22-7, 3.25 ERA, 9 complete games, 204 strikeouts

2002  Barry Bonds wins his 5^th MVP award - .370 average, 46 HRs, 110 RBI, and 198 walks

1997  Pedro Martinez of Montreal wins NL Cy Young – 17-7, 1.90 ERA, 13 complete games, 305 strikeouts

1995  Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston scores his 20,000^th point – 9^th player in NBA history with 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds

1992  Shaquille O’ Neal makes his NBA debut with Orlando – a 110-100 win

1987  Roger Clemens wins Cy Young – 20-9, 2.97 ERA, 18 complete games, 7 shutouts, 256 strikeouts

1981  Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela wins Cy Young – 13-7, 2.48 ERA, 11 complete games, 8 shutouts

1970  Boog Powell of Orioles wins AL MVP - .297 average, 35 HRs, 114 RBI

1944  The NY Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win – 0-21-4

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 11

1960  Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

1961  Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean

1964  Baby Love – The Supremes

1965  Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Wedding Bell Blues – The 5^th Dimension

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

1972  I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

1973  Keep on Truckin’ – Eddie Kendricks

1974  Whatever Gets You Through the Night – John Lennon

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1979  Still – The Commodores

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1982  Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1983  All Night Long – Lionel Richie

1985  We Built This City - Starship

1987  I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany

1988  Wild Wild West – The Escape Club

1989  When I See You Smile – Bad English

1990  Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey

1992  How Do You Talk to an Angel – The Heights

1993  I’d Do Anything for Love – Meat Loaf

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

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas