TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 20

THE HISTORY OF JULY 20

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Lollipop Day, National Hot Dog Day, National Ice Cream Soda Day, and National Fortune Cookie Day

1868  Tax stamp first used on cigarettes

1881  Sitting Bull surrendered to Federal troops

1917  The U.S. draft lottery began during WWI

1919  Edmund Hillary was born – first to climb Mt. Everest

1938  Actress Natalie Wood was born

1944  FDR was nominated for an unprecedented 4^th term as President

1944  Officers resisting Hitler placed a bomb under a table where he was conducting a meeting – several were killed, but he survived

1947  Musician Carlos Santana was born

1951  Jordan’s King Hussein was assassinated by Palestinian extremists while in Israel

1969  Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon – “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – he and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface for two hours broadcasting TV images back to earth

1973  Martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, died

1977  UN Security Council voted to admit Vietnam to the organization

1988  Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis received the Presidential nomination of the Democrat Party

1993  White House council Vincent Forster was found dead of an apparent suicide in a park in Washington

1994  OJ Simpson offered a $500,000 reward for information on his ex-wife’s killer and Ron Goldman

2003  Elephants used for commercial work in India began wearing reflectors to avoid being hit by cars

2004  Microsoft announces a one time $32 billion dividend to its shareholders

2006  The Post Office releases new stamps featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Women

2008  The new Batman movie, “Dark Knight” opened – took in $155.4 million on the weekend – a record

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 20

2004  Albert Pujols goes 5 for 5 with 3 HRs

2004  Indians Travis Hafner hits 3 HRs – his total of 5 in 2 games ties MLB record

2003  Houston’s Jeff Bagwell hits his 400^th HR – 35^th in MLB history to do so

2000  Isiah Thomas is named head coach of the Indiana Pacers replacing Larry Bird

1990  Mets Sis Fernandez strikes out 7 consecutive Braves batters in a 6-1 win

1987  NYY Don Mattingly ties MLB record – made 22 putouts in a 7-1 Yankee win (Hal Chase 1906)

1985  NYY Ron Guidry wins his 12^th straight game

1985  Darryl Strawberry of Mets hits a grand slam in the 1^st and a 3 run HR in the 3^rd as Mets beat Braves 16-4

1984  Entering the 9^th and down 3-1, Toronto scores 11 runs, Seattle gets 4, but Toronto wins 12-7

1979  Manny Mota gets his 139^th pinch hit of his career

1976  Hank Aaron hits his 755^th and last HR                            

1973  Chicago White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a double header vs. NYY

1970  Dodgers Bill Singer no hits Philadelphia

1969  Giants Gaylord Perry hits his 1^st MLB HR

1969  Gaylord’s brother Jim of Minnesota wins 2 games today – suspended game from yesterday and today’s game – pitched 11 shutout innings

1965  NYY pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside the park HR – 1^st pitcher since 1910 to do so

1957  Duke Snyder hits his 300^th HR

1956  Whitey Ford strikes out 6 consecutive batters – ties AL record

#1 SONGS on JULY 20

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1961  Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

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

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1974  Rock You Baby – George McCrae

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  Looks Like We Made It – Barry Manilow

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

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls - TLC

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