THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 22
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Cashew Day
1906 The “SOS” distress signal was adopted internationally
1921 Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born
1927 A patent for the snowmobile was granted to Carl Eliason
1930 Elijah Muhammad formed the Nation of Islam in Detroit
1932 A gas pump was patented that computed quantity and price delivered
1932 Actor Robert Vaughn was born – “The Man from UNCLE”
1934 “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” was first heard on the radio
1954 The Humane Society was formed
1955 RCA Victor purchased the rights from a record company for a Mississippi
1958 Actress Jamie Lee Curtis was born
1963 President John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas , Texas
1963 Authors C.C. Lewis and Aldous Huxley died
1963 The musical “Man of LaMancha” opened in NYC
1972 The US China
1980 Actress Mae West died at age 87
1984 Actress Scarlett Johansson was born
1985 38,648 immigrants were sworn in as US citizens – the largest single swearing in ceremony ever
1998 “60 Minutes” aired video of Dr. Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient – he would serve 8 years in prison
2005 Ted Koppel hosted his last edition of ABC News’ “Nightline”
2005 American Music Award winners were: Will Smith, Gwen Stefani and The Black Eyed Peas
2005 Microsoft released its Xbox 360 game console
2005 Angela Merkel was elected Germany
2009 Taylor Swift won five awards at the American Music Awards
SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 22
1986 Wayne Gretzky becomes the 13th NHL player to score 500 goals
1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick to win the WBC title
1984 Alvin Dark of Seattle
1983 Ron Kittle of White Sox is AL Rookie of the Year - .254 average, 35 HRs, 100 RBI
1982 Steve Sax of LA Dodgers wins NL Rookie of the Year – 4th straight Dodger to win it - .282 average, 180 hits, 47 RBI, 49 stolen bases
1981 San Diego Oakland
1978 Lou Whitaker of Detroit
1978 NYY sign Tommy John – will be 52-26 over next 3 years
1972 Johnny Bench is NL MVP - .270 average, 40 HRs, 125 RBI
1968 Johnny Bench is NL Rookie of the Year - .275 average, 15 HRs, 82 RBI
1967 Rod Carew of Twins is AL Rookie of the Year - .292 average , 150 hits in 137 games
1961 Frank Robinson of Reds is NL MVP - .323 average, 37 HRs, 124 RBI – will win AL MVP in 1966
1957 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP - .365 average, 34 HRs, 94 RBI, 146 walks
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates draft Roberto Clemente
1950 The lowest NBA score – Ft. Wayne Minneapolis
1917 The NHL is officially formed in Montreal
# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 22
1961 Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
1964 Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las
1965 I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes
1966 You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes
1968 Hey Jude –The Beatles
1969 Wedding Bell
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
1980 Lady – Kenny Rogers
1981 Physical – Olivia Newton-John
1982 Truly – Lionel Richie
1983 All Night Long – Lionel Richie
1984 Wake Me Up Before We Go-Go – Wham!
1985 We Built This City – Starship
1987 I’ve Had the Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
1991 When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton
1992 I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
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
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