THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 17
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Apple Dumpling Day
1787 The Constitution of the U.S. March 4, 1789 after ratification by the states
1796 President Washington delivered his farewell address to Congress
1862 The Battle Antietam took place during the Civil War – 23,000 died
1872 The sprinkler system to combat fires was patented by Phillip Pratt
1873 19 students attended Opening Day at Ohio State University
1908 Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in a plane crash – the pilot, Orville Wright, survived
1923 Country singer Hank Williams Sr. was born
1931 Actress Anne Bancroft was born – “The Graduate”
1937 At Mt. Rushmore, President Lincoln’s face was dedicated
1948 Comedian John Ritter was born – “Three’s Company”
1963 “The Fugitive” with David Janssen premiered on TV
1964 “Bewitched” debut on TV
1964 The Beatles were paid a record $150,000 for a concert in Kansas
1965 “The Smothers Brothers Show” premiered on CBS
1965 “Hogan’s Heroes” premiered on TV
1972 “M*A*S*H” madei its debut on TV
1976 NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Enterprise
1978 The Camp David Accords were signed by Sadat, Begin, and Carter
1978 30th Emmy Awards – “All in the Family” was a winner
1980 The Solidarity labor union was formed in Poland
1983 Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America
1989 41st Emmy Awards – winners were “LA Law” and “Cheers”
1997 Comic Red Skelton died at age 84
2001 Six days after 9/11, Wall Street opened for business, the Dow dropped 684 points
SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 17
2004 Barry Bonds hits his 700th HR – joins Ruth and Aaron
2004 Ichiro Suzuki gets his 199th single of the year – MLB record – ends season with 262 hits
2002 Patrick Ewing retires after 17 years in the NBA – 15 with the Knicks
1996 LA Dodgers Hideo Nomo no hits the Rockies 9-0
1988 Jeff Reardon becomes the 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in a season in both leagues – Minnesota Montreal
1984 NY Mets Dwight Gooden becomes the 2nd to strikeout 32 over 2 consecutive games – 16 in a 2-1 loss and 16 in a 2-0 win on 9/12
1984 Reggie Jackson hits his 500th HR – hit his first exactly 17 years ago
1981 Fernando Valenzuela gets his 8th shutout of his rookie year – ties MLB rookie mark set in 1910 and 1913
1979 George Brett gets his 20th triple – 5th player in MLB history to have 20 or more doubles, triples, and HRs in a season – 1st since Willie Mays in 1957
1968 Gaylord Perry no hits the Cardinals 1-0 – gave up 2 walks
1964 Mickey Mantle gets his 2,000th hit and 450th HR – ends with 2,415 hits and 536 HRs
1963 Sandy Koufax gets his 11th shutout of the season – he is 24-5 with 1.87 ERA
1955 Brooks Robinson makes his MLB debut – gets 2 hits – ends career with 2,848 of them
1953 Ernie Banks becomes the 1st black player on the Chicago Cubs
1941 Stan Musial makes his MLB debut – goes 2 for 4 – ends with 3,630 hits
1916 Babe Ruth wins his 20th game of the season – will win 23 with a 1.75 ERA
#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 17
1960 The Twist – Chubby Checker
1961 Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee
1963 Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton
1964 The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
1965 Help – The Beatles
1966 You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
1968 Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley
1970 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
1974 Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White
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
1982 Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago
1983 Maniac – Michael Sembello
1985 Money for Nothing – Dire Straights
1986 Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News
1988 Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses
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
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