THE HISTORY OF AUGUST 5
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Waffle Day
1858 The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid – linked Newfoundland Ireland
1884 The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid
1891 The first Traveler’s Checks were issued by American Express
1906 Actor/director John Huston was born – “The Maltese Falcon”
1914 Electric traffic lights were first used – Cleveland , Ohio
1924 The comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” made its debut in the New York Daily News
1926 Houdini stayed in a coffin underwater for an hour
1930 Neil Armstrong was born – 1st man on the Moon
1946 Actress Loni Anderson Cincinnati
1956 Actress Maureen McCormick was born – Marsha in “The Brady Bunch”
1957 “American Bandstand” first aired on ABC – hosted by Dick Clark
1962 Nelson Mandela was arrested for incitement and illegally leaving South Africa
1962 Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home at age 36 – ruled a suicide as an empty bottle of sleeping pills was found near her body
1974 President Nixon admitted he took part in the Watergate cover-up – he had authorized hush money to be paid to the burglars
1981 President Reagan begins firing 11,500 air traffic controllers who went on strike 2 days earlier
1983 AT&T broke up into several regional carriers following government anti-trust suits
1984 Actor Richard Burton died at age 58
2005 Baidu.com, a Chinese search engine company, went public – up 354% in the 1st day of trading
SPORTS HISTORY on AUGUST 5
2007 Tom Glavine wins his 300th game – 5th lefthander to do so – ends with 305
2006 Reggie White, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, and John Madden inducted into the Football Hall of Fame
2006 Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record with his 11th 30 save season – will end with 15
2006 Rookie pitcher Fausto Carmona of Cleveland
2005 Albert Pujols becomes the 1st player in MLB history to hit 30 HRs in his 1st 5 seasons
2002 LA Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn died – called 3,338 consecutive Lakers games
2001 Cleveland Seattle 14 in 11 innings – 1st team in 76 years to come back from a 12 run deficit
2001 Detroit Tigers tie MLB record by scoring only one run in their 5th consecutive game – last done 1968
2001 Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett inducted into the Hall of Fame
1994 Braves Fred McGriff hits a HR – only 9th player in MLB history to hit 30 or more in 7 consecutive seasons
1992 Oakland
1986 Steve Carlton gets his 4,000th strikeout – only Nolan Ryan is in the club
1984 Blue Jays Cliff Johnson hits his 19th pinch hit HR – MLB record
1979 Red Sox beat Milwaukee
1979 Willie Mays inducted into Hall of Fame - .302/660/1,903
1975 Phillies 1st 8 batters get a hit – MLB record
1936 Jesse Owens wins his 3rd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics
1931 Cards Jim Bottomley has 6 hits in 6 at bats for the 2nd time in his career
1921 First play-by-play baseball game was broadcast on the radio – Pittsburgh
#1 SONGS on AUGUST 5
1964 A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
1965 I’m Henry VIII, I Am – Herman’s Hermits
1967 Light My Fire – The Doors
1969 In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans
1970 (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters
1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – The Bee Gees
1975 Jive Talkin’ – The Bee Gees
1976 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee
1977 I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
1978 Miss You – The Rolling Stones
1979 Bad Girls – Donna Summer
1980 Magic – Olivia Newton-John
1981 Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
1982 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
1983 Every Breathe You Take – The Police
1984 Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
1985 Shout – Tears for Fears
1986 Glory of Love – Peter Cetera
1987 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
1990 Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
1991 Every Thing I Do – Bryan Adams
1996 Macarena – Los Del Rio
1999 Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera
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