THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 26
WORLD EVENTS
1789 Thomas Jefferson became the first Secretary of State
1820 Frontiersman Daniel Boone was born
1888 Poet T.S. Elliot was born
1898 American composer George Gershwin was born
1902 Gangster Albert Anastasia was born
1908 An ad for the Edison Phonograph appeared in “The Saturday Evening Post”
1913 The first boats were raised in the locks of the Panama Canal
1914 The Federal Trade Commission was formed to regulate interstate commerce
1914 Fitness expert Jack LaLanne was born
1934 The liner Queen Mary was launched
1948 Singer Olivia Newton-John was born
1954 Ronald Reagan made his first appearance as the host of “General Electric Theater” – continued for 8 years
1957 The musical “West Side Story” opened on Broadway
1960 The first of 4 TV debates between Kennedy and Nixon took place – watched by estimated 80 million Americans – half of the population
1960 The longest speech in UN history – 4 hrs.29 minutes by Castro
1962 “The Beverly Hillbillies” premiered on CBS – ended 1971
1964 “Gilligan’s Island ” premiered on CBS
1968 “Hawaii Five-O” premiered on ABC – ended 1980
1969 “The Brady Bunch” appeared for the first time on ABC – ended 1974
1973 The Concorde flew from Washington , DC Paris
cutting the time in half
1984 Britain China Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997
1986 William Rehnquist became Supreme Justice of the Supreme Court
1987 “Star Trek: The Next Generation” premiered on TV
1994 Jury selection began in LA in the murder trial of OJ Simpson
SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 26
2001 Raul Gonzalez gets his 1st MLB hit – the only hit for the Reds in a 8-0 loss
1999 Mark McGwire gets his 60th HR of the season – he and Sammy Sosa become the only players to hit 60 HRs twice
1998 Curt Schilling gets his 300th strikeout of the season – his second consecutive season doing so – 5th in MLB history
1998 Dennis Eckersley plays in his final game, his 1,071st breaking Hoyt Wilhelm’s record for most appearances – had 197 wins, 390 saves, and a career
3.50 ERA over 24 seasons
1997 Atlanta May 5, 1987 – got two in his career in 2,524 plate appearances
1993 Mariners Randy Johnson gets his 300th strikeout of the season
1988 Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal in the 100M for failing a drug test
1984 Rookie Juan Samuel of Philadelphia
1983 St. Louis
1981 Nolan Ryan gets his 5th no hitter – 1st to do so – ends with 7
1979 Braves Phil Niekro gets his 20th win – beat brother Joe who also had 20
1971 Jim Palmer of the Orioles gets his 20th win – 3 other Orioles have 20 wins this season also
1971 Ernie Banks gets the last hit of his career – his 2,583rd
1962 Maury Wills becomes the first to steal 100 bases in a season – end with 104
1962 Chicago Cubs lose their 101st game of the season – 903 fans show up
1961 Roger Maris hits his 60th HR to tie Babe Ruth
#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 26
1961 Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee
1963 Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton
1964 Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
1966 Cherish – The Association
1967 The Letter – The Box Tops
1968 Hey Jude – the Beatles
1970 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
1971 Maggie May – Rod Stewart
1972 Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis
1974 Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim
1976 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
1978 Kiss You All Over - Exile
1979 My Sharona – The Knack
1980 Upside Down – Diana Ross
1981 Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
1983 Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
1984 Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
1985 Money for Nothing – Dire Straights
1987 Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston
1988 Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
1992 End of the Road – Boyz II Men
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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