THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 8

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 8

WORLD EVENTS

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1793  The Louvre Museum in Paris opened for the first time

1864  President Lincoln was re-elected – won 55% of the popular vote

1889  Montana became the 41^st state

1892  Former President Cleveland was elected President – became the first and only President to win nonconsecutive terms in office

1900  Author Margaret Mitchell was born – “Gone With the Wind”

1904  Teddy Roosevelt elected President – had succeeded assassinated President McKinley

1910  Washington state granted women the right to vote

1922  Surgeon Christian Barnard was born – performed the first heart transplant

1923  Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in a failed coup called the “Beer Hall Putsch”

1931  Newsman Morley Safer was born – “60 Minutes”

1932  FDR elected President for the first of his four terms

1942  American and British forces under Eisenhower landed in Africa for the first time

1956  After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Co. decided to call its new car the Edsel after Henry Ford’s son

1960  John Kennedy was elected the 35^th President – defeated Richard Nixon by 118,550 popular votes

1965  “Days of Our Lives” debut on TV

1966  Ronald Reagan was elected Governor of California by over one million votes

1988  VP George Bush was elected President becoming the 14^th VP to become President

1993  Five Picasso paintings were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Sweden – valued at $52 million

1994  Republicans won a majority in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1952

2006  With the handling of the Iraq war a major theme in the country, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned after 6 years in the office

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 8

2005  Bartolo Colon is AL Cy Young winner – 21-8, 3.48 ERA, 157 strikeouts

2004  Jason Bay named Rookie of the Year - .282 average, 26 HRs, 82 RBI

1998  Sammy Sosa named NL MVP - .306 average, 66 HRs, 158 RBI

1994  Joe Dumars ties NBA record by making ten three point FGs in a game – Dennis Scott will make 11 in 1996

1992  Sacramento Kings beat LA Lakers in Los Angeles – first win there since 1974 – had 43 straight losses

1991  Cal Ripken Jr. wins AL MVP - .323, 34 HRs, 114 RBI

1983  Dale Murphy of Atlanta wins NL MVP for 2^nd straight year - .302 average, 36 HRs, 121 RBI

1966  Frank Robinson of Orioles wins AL MVP – 1^st player to win it in both leagues – won Triple Crown .316 average, 49 HRs, 122 RBI

1961  Whitey Ford wins AL Cy Young – 25-4, 3.21 ERA, 11 complete games

1951  Yogi Berra wins AL MVP - .294 average, 27 HRs, 88 RBI

#1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 8

1961  Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1964  Baby Love – The Supremes

1965  Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones

1966  Poor Side of Town – Johnny Rivers

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

1974  You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  MacArthur Park – Donna Summer

1979  Heartache Tonight – The Eagles

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1981  Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1982  Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1983  All Night Long – Lionel Richie

1984  Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) – Billy Ocean

1985  Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer

1986  Amanda - Boston

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas