THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 30

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 30

WORLD EVENTS

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1630  John Billington was executed for murder – the first person in the American colonies to be executed

1777  The US Congress fled to York, Pa. as the British advanced

1841  The stapler was patented by Samuel Slocum

1861  William Wrigley was born – founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum Co.

1898  The city of New York was established with 5 boroughs

1924  Author Truman Capote was born – “In Cold Blood”

1931  Actress Angie Dickinson was born – “Police Woman”

1935  Singer Johnny Mathis was born

1938  The Munich Agreement forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Nazi Germany – British PM Neville Chamberlain said “I believe it is peace for our time”

1946  22 Nazi’s were found guilty of war crimes at Nuremburg

1946  The British liner Queen Mary claimed the record for fastest trans Atlantic crossing – 3 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes

1949  The Berlin Airlift ended after 277,000 flights and 2.3 million tons of food were delivered

1950  Radio’s “Grand Ole Opry” was broadcast on TV for the first time

1951  “The Red Skelton Show” premiered on TV – ended 1971

1954  The first atomic powered vessel was commissioned – the Nautilus

1955  Actor James Dean died in a car accident in California at age 24

1960  “The Flintstones” premiered on TV – first prime time animated show

1968  The first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line

1982  “Cheers” premiered on NBC

1992  Ling Ling, the giant Panda from China, died at the Washington National Zoo

1999  Donald Trump proposed himself for President in an article in the Wall Street Journal

2002  West coast ports closed down in retaliation for work slowdown – they moved over $300 billion of cargo each year

2004  President Bush and John Kerry held their first debate

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 30

2009  Ricky Nolasco of Florida strikes out 9 consecutive batters

2008  White Sox win 1-0 in playoff game with Twins to win AL central

2006  Chicago and Colorado each use 10 pitchers in the game – tie MLB record

2001  Todd Helton of Colorado hits his 100^th extra base hit of the season – 1^st player in MLB history to have 100 extra base hits in back to back seasons –

2001 he had 54 doubles and 49 HRs, in 2000 59 doubles and 42 HRs

2000  Oakland beats Texas 23-2 – 14 players score runs – MLB record

2000  Seattle beats Angels 21-9 – Alex Rodriguez had 7 RBI

1997  NYY beat Indians 8-6 in 1^st game of the playoffs – Tim Raines, Derek Jeter, and Paul O’Neill hit consecutive HRs

1995  Indians Albert Belle hits his 17^th HR of the month – ties Babe Ruth’s record for the month

1993  George Brett gets his 3,000^th hit

1989  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 300^th batter – 6^th 300 strikeout season

1984  Angels Mike Witt throws a perfect game on 97 pitches

1980  Rickey Henderson steals his 97^th base – MLB record – Ty Cobb had 96 in 1915 – ends with 100 for the year

1978  Dennis Eckersley wins his 20^th game of the season

1972  Roberto Clemente gets his 3,000^th hit – final regular season hit

1947  1^st televised World Series – Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3

1934  Dizzy Dean wins his 30^th game of the year

1934  Babe Ruth’s last game as a NYY – goes 0-3 – Lou Gehrig wins the triple crown - .363 average, 49 HRs, and 165 RBI

1927  Babe Ruth hit his 60^th HR – was first player ever to hit 30, 40, 50, and 60 today

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 30

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

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

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

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