THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 14
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Bouillabaisse Day
1503 Nostradamus was born
1656 Artificial pearls were first manufactured
1782 Charleston, SC was evacuated by the British
1798 A nut and bolt machine was patented by David Wilkinson of RI
1799 The first President of the US, George Washington died at Mt. Vernon
1819 Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state
1903 William Ennis became the first policeman to die in the electric chair
1908 Comedian Morey Amsterdam was born – Dick Van Dyke Show
1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole
1927 China and the Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations
1932 Country singer Charlie Rich was born
1934 The first streamlined steam locomotive was introduced in Albany, NY
1939 The Soviet Union was dropped from the UN
1944 Congress established the rank of 5-Star General
1946 Actress Patty Duke was born
1946 The UN General Assembly voted to establish its headquarters in NYC
1967 DNA was created in a test tube
1972 Astronauts Schmitt and Cernan blasted off from the Moon – last two to visit it
1977 “Saturday Night Fever” with John Travolta premiered in NYC
1981 Israel annexed the Golan Heights which had been seized from Syria in the war of 1967
1987 Chrysler pleaded no contest to charges it sold some cars as new after employees had driven them with the odometer detached
1995 Microsoft and NBC announced the formation of MSNBC
1997 Fidel Castro declared Christmas 1997 to be a national holiday to smooth the visit of Pope John Paul II
2001 The US shipped a load of corn to Cuba – first food shipment since 1963
SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 14
2009 Red Sox sign John Lackey to a 5 year $85 million deal
1999 LA Clippers score just 19 points in the 1st half – breaking a 25 year old record
1992 Lennox Lewis wins the WBC title when Riddick Bowe refuses to fight him
1991 Desmond Howard wins the 57th Heisman Award
1990 Alex English of Denver
1988 The Miami Heat win their first game ever 89-88 after 17 losses
1986 Dan Marino throws for 403 yards and 5 TDs in an OT win vs. LA Rams
1985 Roger Maris died – 2 time MVP with NYY – in 1961 he batted .269 with record 61 HRs and 141 RBI
1984 Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football after 15 years
1980 Elston Howard died – 4 time World Series winner with NYY – MVP 1963
1980 New Orleans Saints beat NY Jets – end 14 game losing streak
1965 Rookie Rick Barry of San Francisco 58 in 1960)
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Elgin
1961 NYY reject Roger Maris’ request for a $75,000 contract
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers sign Sandy Koufax to a $6,000 contract
1947 NASCAR is founded in Daytona Beach , Florida
# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 14
1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley
1961 The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
1964 Come See About Me – The Supremes
1965 Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds
1966 Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
1967 Daydream Believer – The Monkees
1968 I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
1969 Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
1970 The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
1971 Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone
1972 Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
1973 The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
1974 Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
1975 Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection
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 Maneater – Hall & Oates
1983 Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
1984 Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates
1987 Faith – George Michael
1988 Look Away - Chicago
1989 We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
1991 Black or White – Michael Jackson
1992 I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
1993 Again – Janet Jackson
1994 Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze
1995 One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1996 Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton
1997 Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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