THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 12

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 12

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Pizza Day

1927  The Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River opened to traffic between NYC and Jersey City

1927  Stalin became the undisputed dictator of Russia after Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party

1929  Actress/Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly was born

1933  The Nazis received a windfall in the elections – 92%

1940  A 2 day blizzard swept through the Midwest and Northeast killing 154

1940  Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” opened

1942  The Battle of Guadalcanal assured American of land success in fighting on the island

1942  Kaiser Shipyard set a construction record when it launched the Rober E. Peary just 4 ½ days after the keel was laid

1944  Sportscaster Al Michaels was born

1945  Singer Neil Young was born

1946  The first drive up bank window was opened – Chicago

1954  Ellis Island, the immigration office in NY harbor, was closed – it had processed more than 20 million immigrants since 1892

1979  The US halted Iranian oil imports and froze Iranian assets in response to the taking of hostages on November 4

1981  The first non-stop balloon crossing of the Pacific was completed – Japan to California

1981  The second shuttle mission was launched – the first time a spacecraft had been reused

1987  The American Medal Association told doctors that they could not refuse to

treat patients with the AIDS virus

1989  Brazil held its first free elections in 29 years

1997  Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing of the

World Trade Center

2001  American Airlines flight 587 crashed minutes after takeoff from Kennedy

Airport in NYC – all 260 aboard were killed

2004  Scott Peterson was convicted of first degree murder of his wife and second

degree murder of his unborn child

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 12

2007  Dustin Pedroia of Red Sox is AL Rookie of the Year - .317 average, 39 doubles, 165 hits in 139 games

2002  Miguel Tejada of Oakland is AL MVP - .308 average, 34 HRs, 131 RBI

2001  Albert Pujols wins NL Rookie of the Year - .329 average, 37 HRs, 130 RBI

2000  Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle is AL Rookie of the Year - .350 average, 242 hits, 56 stolen bases

1997  Ken Griffey Jr. is AL MVP - .304 average, 56 HR, 147 RBI

1995  Dan Marino passes Fran Tarkington to become all-time passing leader with 47,003 yards

1986  Roger Clemens of Boston wins AL Cy Young – 24-4, 2.48 ERA, 10 complete games, 238 strikeouts

1980  Steve Stone of Orioles wins AL Cy Young award – 25-7, 3.23 ERA – never won more than 15 games in a season in his 11 year career

1975  Tom Seaver of NY Mets wins his 3^rd Cy Young – 22-9, 2.38 ERA, 243 strikeouts

1970  Cleveland Cavaliers get their 1^st NBA win – had lost 15 in a row – will lose next 12 – next win will be December 6

1969  Harmon Killebrew of Twins is AL MVP - .276 average, 49 HRs, 140 RBI

1953  The U.S. District Court rules that the NFL can blackout home games

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 12

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

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

1987  I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany

1988  Wild Wild West – The Escape Club

1989  When I See You Smile – Bad English

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