THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 20

THE HISTORY OF November 20

WORLD EVENTS

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1620  Peregrine White was born – born on the Mayflower and was the first child of English parents born in current day New England

1789  New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights

1815  Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena

1888  A timecard clock was patented by William Bundy

1914  The State Department began requiring photographs on US passports

1920  The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Woodrow Wilson

1923  The traffic signal was patented by Garrett Morgan

1925  Robert F. Kennedy was born

1929  Salvador Dali held his first one man show

1932  Comedian/host/actor Richard Dawson was born

1938  Comedian Dick Smothers was born

1942  VP Joe Biden was born

1947  Princess Elizabeth, future Queen of England, married Phillip Mountbatten

1956  Actress Bo Derek was born

1966  “Cabaret” opened on Broadway for the first of 1,166 performances

1970  The United Nations accepted the People’s Republic of China as a member nation

1975  Spain’s General Francisco Franco died – ruled Spain for nearly forty years

1977  Anwar Sadat became the first Arab to address the Israeli parliament

1984  McDonald’s made its 50 billionth hamburger

1995  BBC broadcast an interview with Princess Diana in which she said that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles

2003  Record producer Phil Spector was charged with the shooting death of an actress at his home – would be convicted

2006  Film director Robert Altman died – M*A*S*H

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 20

2007  Jimmy Rollins of Philadelphia wins NL MVP - .296 average, 30 HRs, 94 RBI, 20 triples

2001  Ichiro Suzuki wins AL MVP - .350 average, 242 hits, 56 stolen bases – also won Rookie of the Year – only player other than Fred Lynn to do so

1999  Hakeem Olajuwon gets a steal in a game vs. Seattle - - only player in NBA history with 2,000 steals and 2,000 blocks

1997  AC Green of Dallas sets NBA record by playing in his 907^th consecutive game – ends with 1,192 consecutive

1993  Shaquille O’ Neal scores 24 points, 28 rebounds, and has 15 blocked shots in a 87-85 win over the Nets

1992  Karl Malone scores his 15,000^th point – ends with 36,928

1990  Rickey Henderson named AL MVP - .325 average, 119 runs scored, 65 steals

1989  Robin Yount of Milwaukee wins his 2^nd MVP - .318 average, 21 HRs, 103 RBI

1985  Don Mattingly is AL MVP - .324 average, 35 HRs, 145 RBI, 48 doubles

1984  At age 20, Dwight Gooden is the youngest to win NL Rookie of the Year – 17-9, 2.60 ERA, 276 strikeouts

1983  Giants Butch Woolfolk has 43 rushing attempts (ties NFL record) – gained 159 yards

1979  Red Holzman wins his 500^th game as NY Knicks coach

1977  Willie McCovey of San Francisco is NL MVP - .320 average, 45 HRs, 126 RBI

1967  NY Mets Tom Seaver named NL Rookie of the Year – 16-13, 2.76 ERA

1966  Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs a record 12 times

1962  Mickey Mantle wins his 3^rd AL MVP - .321 average, 30 HRs, 89 RBI

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 20

1961  Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Baby Love – The Supremes

1965  I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes

1966  You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Wedding Bell Blues – The 5^th Dimension

1970  I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family

1971  Theme from “Shaft” – Isaac Hayes

1972  I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

1974  Whatever Gets You Through the Night – John Lennon

1975  That’s the Way I Like It – KC & the Sunshine Band

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1983  All Night Long – Lionel Richie

1984  Wake Me Up Before We Go-Go – Wham!

1985  We Built This City – Starship

1988  Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi

1991  When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton

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

1995  Exhale – Whitney Houston

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas