TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 19

THE HISTORY OF JULY 19

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Daiquiri Day

1814  Samuel Colt was born – Colts firearm inventor

1848  The first women’s rights convention was held in NY – 11 resolutions were passed including the right to vote

1860  Lizzie Borden was born – charged with the ax murders of her parents in Fall River, Ma.

1940  Hitler demanded that Britain surrender

1944  1,200 Air Force bombers struck sites in Germany

1967  The first air conditioned subway car was introduced

1969  Apollo 11 went into orbit around the Moon

1974  The House Judiciary Committee recommended that President Nixon go on trial in the Senate on impeachment charges

1979  260,000 tons of oil was spilled off of Tobago when two supertankers collided

1984  Geraldine Ferraro won the VP nomination in NYC for the Democratic Party

1986  Caroline Kennedy, daughter of JFK and Jackie Kennedy, married Edwin Schlossberg

1990  The Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California was dedicated – President Bush, former Presidents Reagan, Ford, and Nixon attended

1990  Pete Rose was sentenced to five months in prison for tax evasion

1993  President Clinton announced his “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding homosexuals in the military

1999  Radar data indicated that the plane piloted by JFK, Jr., which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean two days earlier , dropped 11,000 feet in 14 seconds

2005  President Bush proposed John Roberts to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 19

2003  John Smoltz gets his 100^th save – 15^th pitcher in MLB to have 100 wins and 100 saves

2003  Victor Zambrano ties MLB record by hitting four batters

1999  White Sox rookie Chris Singleton has his 2^nd 5 hit game in two weeks

1999  Tigers pitcher Jeff Weaver hits a double – 1^st by Detroit pitcher in 27 years

1997  Colorado loses its 15^th game in 16 outings

1991  Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,500^th consecutive game – his 20^th HR of the season makes him only the 8^th MLB player to hit 20 in each of his first 10 seasons

1987  Rangers beat NYY 20-3 – catcher Rick Cerone pitches the 9^th – did not allow a run

1984  Orel Hershiser pitched his 3^rd straight shutout

1982  Tom Brunansky hits an inside the park grand slam

1980  22^nd Olympics open in Moscow – U.S. boycotts

1974  Indians Dick Bosman no hits the A’s 4-0 – his throwing error was the only thing that kept it from being a perfect game

1964  Luis Tiant of Cleveland makes his MLB debut and gets a 4 hit win over NYY – Whitey Ford was the loser

1960  Juan Marichal pitches his 1^st game – one hits Philadelphia

1955  Detroit’s Babe Birrer pitches 4 innings of shutout relief and hits two 3 run HRs – his only HR and RBI of his career

1950  First black players for NYY – Elston Howard and Frank Barnes

1933 Rick Ferrell (Boston) hits a HR off his brother Wes (Cleveland) – Wes also hit a HR in the game

#1 SONGS on JULY 19

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1961  Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1963  Surf City – Jan & Dean

1964  Rag Doll – The Four Seasons

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  Indian Reservation – Paul Revere & the Raiders

1972  Lean on Me – Bill Withers

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1974  Rock You Baby – George McCrae

1975  Listen to What the Man Says – Paul McCartney & Wings

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  Looks Like We Made It – Barry Manilow

1978  Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me – Billy Joel

1981  The One That You Love – Air Supply

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1988  Hold On to the Night – Richard Marx

1991  Unbelievable - EMF

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1993  Can’t Help Falling in Love – UB40

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls - TLC

1998  The Boy is Mine – Brandy & Monica

1999  Wild Wild West – Will Smith w/Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee