THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 14

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 14

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Creamed Filled Donut Day and National Eat a Hoagie Day

1716  The first lighthouse in the U.S. was lit – Boston Harbor

1814  Francis Scott Key, overlooking Fort McHenry, wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”

1901  President McKinley died of gunshot wounds he received 8 days earlier – VP Teddy Roosevelt became the 26^th President

1914  Actor Clayton Moore was born – the “Lone Ranger”

1930  The Nazis gained 107 seats in the German elections

1938  “Graf Zeppelin II”, the world’s largest aircraft, made its maiden flight

1940  Congress passed the first peace time conscription bill (the draft) by a one vote margin

1944  Dancer/actress Joey Heartherton was born

1948  Ground breaking ceremonies for the UN headquarters in NYC were held

1960  OPEC was founded – Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela were the core members

1972  “The Walton’s” debut on TV

1975  Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was canonized and became the first U.S. born saint

1978  “Mork and Mindy” premiered on ABC

1981  “Entertainment Tonight” premiered on TV

1982  Princess Grace of Monaco died from injuries suffered in a car accident the previous day

1984  The first MTV Awards were held – Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd hosted the show

1985  “The Golden Girls” premiered on NBC – ended 1992

1997  “Law and Order” and “Frasier” won Emmy’s for best shows

1998  Microsoft passed GE as the most valuable company in the world - $216 billion

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 14

2008  Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs no hits Houston

2003  Detroit loses its 110^th game of the season – ends with 43-119 record

2002  Barry Bonds gets his 100^th RBI – 11^th time in his career

2002  Red Sox Derek Lowe wins his 20^th game – had 20 saves last season

1999  Royals Mark Quinn makes his MLB debut – hit 2 HRs – only 3^rd in MLB history to hit 2 in his debut – also had a double

1999  NYY beat Toronto 10-6 – Bernie Williams hit a grand slam in the 8^th and Paul O’Neill hit one in the 9^th

1996  NY Mets Todd Hundley sets a record of 41 HRs by a catcher

1994  On the 34^th day of the strike, Bud Selig announces the end of the season

1990  Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back to back HRs in the 1^st inning vs. the Angels

1990  A’s Dave Stewart wins his 20^th game for the 4^th straight year

1989  Jeff Reardon gets his 30^th save – 1^st pitcher to have 30 or more saves in 5 straight seasons

1987  Blue Jays hit a MLB record 10 HRs vs. Baltimore

1986  Bo Jackson hit his 1^st HR – had 141 in 8 seasons

1978  Angels beat Texas 16-1 – had 13 unearned runs in the 9^th inning

1972  San Diego’s Steve Arlin loses his 20^th game of the season – lost 19 last year – ends career 34-67

1968  Denny McLain wins his 30^th game – 1^st 30 game winner since 1934

1961  St. Louis and Chicago combine to use 72 players in a double header

1958  NYY win their 24^th pennant and 9^th under Casey Stengel

1951  Rookie Bob Nieman made his MLB debut and hit a HR his first two times at bat – only time in MLB history it has been done

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 14

1960  The Twist – Chubby Checker

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1990  Love and Affection - Nelson

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith