THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 23

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 23

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Espresso Day and National eat a Cranberry Day

1783  Annapolis, Maryland became the US capital until June 1784

1785  John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress for the second time

1804  The 14^th President Franklin Pierce was born

1835  The first machine for manufacturing horseshoes was invented by Henry Burden

1859  Henry McCarty was born – the outlaw Billy the Kid

1863  A patent was granted for a process for making color photographs

1874  A patent for barbed wire was granted to Joseph Glidden

1887  Actor Boris Karloff was born

1889  The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco

1897  A pencil sharpener was patented by J.L. Love

1921  President Harding signed a bill preventing doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes

1936  “Life” magazine was first published

1942  The movie “Casablanca” premiered in NYC

1945  Most US wartime rationing of foods expired at the end of the day

1954  The Dow Jones Average reached 381.17 – the pre-crash level it was at 25 years earlier

1964  The Vatican abolished Latin as the official language of the Roman Catholic liturgy

1970  “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison was released in the US

1971  The Peoples Republic of China was seated in the UN Security Council

1987  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was born

1992  Singer/actress Miley Cyrus was born

2008  The US government vowed to put $20 billion of new money into Citigroup to forestall billions in problem loans

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 23

2009  Joe Mauer is AL MVP - .365 average, 28 HRs, 96 RBI in 138 games

1994  Phoenix beats LA Clippers 140-109 – 10 Suns score in double figures – only 3^rd time in NBA history

1994  Jeff Hornacek of Utah sets NBA record by making all 8 of his 3 point attempts – career high 40 points

1991  Ty Detmer of BYU ends his college career – 4,031 passing yards for the season, 15,031 career

1991  The Sacramento Kings end the NBA’s longest road losing streak (43 games)

1988  Wayne Gretzky scores his 600^th goal

1966  Tommie Agee of White Sox is AL Rookie of the Year - .273 average, 22 HRs, 86 RBI, 44 steals

1962  Maury Wills wins NL MVP - .299 average, 208 hits, 104 stolen bases

1960  Frank Howard of Dodgers is NL Rookie of the Year - .268 average, 23 HRs, 77 RBI in 117 games

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 23

1960  ARE You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

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

1967  Incense and Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Come Together – The Beatles

1970  I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family

1971  Theme from “Shaft” – Isaac Hayes

1972  I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

1973  Photograph – Ringo Starr

1974  Whatever Gets You Through the Night – John Lennon

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  MacArthur Park – Donna Summer

1979  No More Tears – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer

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

1986  Human – The Human League

1987  I’ve Had the Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

1989  Blame It On the Rain – Milli Vanilli

1990  I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston

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

1995  Exhale – Whitney Houston

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas