THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 18
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Cheeseburger Day
1793 President Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building
1830 “Tom Thumb”, 1st locomotive in the U.S. 9 mile race to a horse
1851 The New York Times began publishing as the NY Daily Times
1873 The financial firm Jay Cooke & Co. failed, many more the next day, touching off the Panic of 1873 – NYSE closed for 10 days
1905 Actress Greta Garbo was born
1921 Astronaut and Senator John Glenn was born
1927 CBS went on the air with 16 radio stations
1929 Charles Lindbergh took off on a 10,000 mile tour of South America
1933 Actor Robert Blake was born
1947 The National Security Act created the CIA and the National Security Council
1957 “Wagon Train” premiered on TV
1961 Actor James Gandolfini was born – Tony Soprano
1963 “The Patty Duke Show” premiered on ABC
1965 “Get Smart” premiered on NBC
1965 “I Dream of Jeannie” premiered on NBC
1970 Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix died at age 27 of a drug overdose
1973 Future President Jimmy Carter filed a report with the federal government saying he had seen a UFO
1975 Heiress/bank robber Patti Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco
1987 The movie “Fatal Attraction” with Michael Douglas and Glenn Close opened
1990 A 500 lb . 6 foot Hershey’s Kiss was displayed in Times Square in NYC
1996 OJ Simpson’s civil trial began in California
2004 Britney Spears married Kevin Federline
2005 At the Emmy’s, “Everybody Loves Raymond” won the best comedy award and “Lost” won for drama
2007 OJ Simpson was charged with 7 felonies in Las Vegas
2009 “The soap “Guiding Light” last aired, started on radio in 1937
SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 18
2006 Dodgers hit 4 consecutive HRs in the 9th inning – only 4th time in history
2003 Tigers lose their 114th game of the season and pitcher Mike Maroth his 21st – will end the season 43-119
1999 Sammy Sosa hits his 60th HR – 1st in MLB to hit 60 in consecutive seasons
1998 Frank Thomas gets his 100th RBI for the 8th straight season
1996 Roger Clemens ties his own MLB mark with 20 strikeouts in a game
1987 Tigers Darrell Evans is the 1st 40 year old to hit 40 HRs in a season
1986 Reggie Jackson hits his 30th HR – at age 40 he is the 3rd player to do so – Musial and Ruth
1984 Tigers become only the 4th team to stay in first place since opening day
1984 Montreal
1977 Boston rookie Ted Cox makes his MLB debut and goes 4 for 4 – will get a hit in his first 2 at bats tomorrow – MLB record for consecutive hits to start a career
1974 Erskine Thomason of Philadelphia
1966 Mickey Mantle gets his 1,500th career strikeout – 1st player to reach that level in his career – ends with 1,710
1931 Lefty Grove wins his 30th game – last AL
#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 18
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 Cherish – The Association
1967 The Letter – The Box Tops
1968 Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley
1970 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
1972 Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis
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 Tell Her About It – Billy Joel
1985 Money for Nothing – Dire Straights
1986 Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News
1988 Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
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
1997 Honey – Mariah Carey
1998 I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
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