THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 5

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 5

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Sacher Torte Day

1492  Columbus discovered what is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic

1766  The London auction house Christie’s held its first sale – was sold in 1998 to a French business man

1776  Phi Beta Kappa became the first American college scholastic Greek letter fraternity – Williams and Mary in Virginia

1782  Martin Van Buren was born – 8^th US President

1791  Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart died at age 35

1792  George Washington was re-elected President

1831  Former President John Quincy Adams took his seat as a member of the House of Representatives

1832  Andrew Jackson was re-elected President

1839  George Armstrong Custer was born – cavalry officer who met his fate at the Battle of Little Bighorn

1861  Bills calling for the abolition of slavery were introduced in the US Congress

1876  A fire in the Brooklyn Theater in NY killed 278 people

1893  The first electric car was built in Toronto – could go 15 miles before needing to be recharged

1901  Walt Disney was born

1926  French painter Claude Monet died at age 86

1932  Singer Little Richard was born

1933  Prohibition in the US ended as Utah became the 36^th state to ratify the 21^st Amendment – had been in effect since 1919

1951  “Dragnet” premiered on TV

1955  The Montgomery Bus boycott began

1994  Newt Gingrich was elected the first Republican speaker of the House of Representatives in four decades

1996  Alan Greenspan warned that investors could be succumbing to “Irrational exuberance”

2006  NYC became the first US city to ban trans fats in restaurants effective July, 2007

2008  OJ Simpson was sentenced to 9 to 33 years in prison in Las Vegas for kidnapping and assault

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 5

2000  Karl Malone moves pass Wilt Chamberlain in career scoring – he now has 31,443 to 31,419 for Wilt – ends career with 36,928 – 2^nd all time

1996  Portland’s Jermaine O’ Neal becomes the youngest NBA player at age 19

1992  Bill Laimbeer gets his 10,000^th rebound – ends with 10,400

1991  Moses Malone of Bucks scores his 26,000^th point – 6^th to do so

1987  Tim Brown wins 53^rd Heisman Award

1984  Oakland A’s trade Rickey Henderson to NYY

1981  Marcus Allen wins 47^th Heisman Trophy Award

1978  Pete Rose signs 4 year deal with Philadelphia - $3.2 Million

1973  Expos trade Mike Marshall to LA Dodgers – will win Cy Young in 1974

1967  Walt Hazzard of Syracuse ties NBA record held by Wilt Chamberlain by scoring 15 consecutive points

1947  Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight title

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 5

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1963  Dominique – The Singing Nun

1964  Ringo – Lorne Green

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  Love Child – Diana Ross & the Supremes

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  I Am Women – Helen Reddy

1973  Top of the World – The Carpenters

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

1979  Babe - Styx

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1986  The Next Time I Fall in Love – Peter Cetera & Amy Grant

1987  Heaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle

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

1994  On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men

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