THE HISTORY OF AUGUST 22
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Spumoni Day
1770 Australia was claimed by England after Captain James Cook landed there
1775 King George III claimed that the American colonies were in open rebellion
1846 The U.S. annexed New Mexico
1865 William Shepard received a patent for liquid soap
1902 The Cadillac Co. was started in Detroit
1902 President Teddy Roosevelt became the first President to ride in a car
1910 Japan annexed Korea – ruled for 35 years
1934 Norman Schwarzkopf was born – General during “Desert Storm”
1942 Brazil declared war on the Axis powers – only South American country to send troops to Europe
1947 Actress Cindy Williams was born – “Laverne and Shirley”
1951 A crowd of 75,052 watched the Harlem Globetrotters play in Berlin
1962 Charles de Gaulle, President of France, escaped an assassination attempt
1966 The Beatles arrive in the NYC
1968 The first Papal visit to Latin America – Pope Paul VI visited Columbia
1973 Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by President Nixon
1984 The Republican National Convention nominated Ronald Reagan for a second term
1989 Huey Newton , co-founder of the Black Panthers, was killed in Oakland , California
1990 Angry protesters blocked a street in Moscow protesting the continued shortage of cigarettes
1994 DNA testing linked OJ Simpson to the murder of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman
1996 President Clinton signed the largest welfare reform bill ever
2006 Paramount Pictures severed ties with Tom Cruise after 14 years
SPORTS HISTORY on AUGUST 22
2007 Texas beats Baltimore 30-3 (AL record), in the 2nd game of the double header they score 9 (AL record for a double header) – no team since 1897 had scored 30 in a game
2003 Sammy Sosa hits his 500th HR as a Cub and his 30th for 9 straight seasons
2000 Alex Ochoa hits a grand slam – 142nd grand slam this season – MLB record
2000 Colorado uses 9 pitchers through 11 innings vs. Braves – catcher Brent Mayne pitches the 12th and gets the win – 1st position player to get a win since 1968 and first catcher since 1889
1999 Three consecutive Giants get a HR – 2nd time they have done so in 3 days
1999 Mark McGwire hits his 50th HR – MLB record 50 or more in 4 straight
seasons
1992 Red Sox rookie John Valentin gets his 1st HR – a grand slam
1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter – 1st in MLB history – Rickey Henderson was the victim – ends with 5,714
1989 Indians Felix Fermin ties MLB record with 4 sacrifice bunts – last done 70 years ago
1982 Catcher Glenn Brummer steals home in the 12th as Cardinals beat San Francisco – will only have 3 more steals in his career
1979 Johnny Bench hits his 325th HR as a Reds player – passes Frank Robinson’s franchise record
1970 Bob Gibson beats Padres on 2 hits – also got a triple and a double in the game
1965 Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hits Dodgers catcher John Roseboro in the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl
1961 Roger Maris gets his 50th HR
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers steal 8 bases, including a triple steal with Jackie Robinson on 3rd
1851 Yacht “America ” wins the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America ’s Cup)
#1 SONGS on AUGUST 22
1960 It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley
1965 I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
1966 Summer in the City – The Lovin’ Spoonful
1967 Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
1968 People Got to Be Free – The Rascals
1969 Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – The Bee Gees
1972 Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
1973 Brother Love - Stories
1974 Having My Baby – Paul Anka with Odia Coates
1976 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee
1979 My Sharona – The Knack
1981 Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
1982 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
1983 Every Breathe You Take – The Police
1984 Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
1986 Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna
1987 Who’s That Girl - Madonna
1990 Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
1991 Every Thing I Do – Bryan Adams
1992 End of the Road – Boyz II Men
1994 I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men
1996 Macarena – Los Del Rio
1999 Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera
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