THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 11

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 11

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Sausage Pizza Day and World Egg Day

1811  The “Juliana”, the first steam powered ferry, began service

1844  Henry Heinz was born – founded Heinz Ketchup Co.

1868  Thomas Edison filed a patent for an electronic voting machine for Congress – they never purchased it

1881  David Houston patented roll film for cameras

1887  A. Miles patented the elevator

1890  The Daughter’s of the American Revolution was formed in Washington, DC

1922  The first female FBI special agent was appointed – Alaska Davidson

1929  JC Penney opened a store in Milford, Delaware – became the first retailer to have stores in all the states

1939  FDR was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein urging him to develop the US atomic program rapidly

1945  The Chinese Civil war began – Chiang Kai-shek vs. Mao Tse-tung

1946  Daryl Hall was born – Hall & Oates

1968  Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida

1975  Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were married

1975  The TV show “Saturday Night Live” made its debut

1981  An unknown performer named Prince opened for the Rolling Stones in Los Angeles

1983  The last hand cranked telephones went out of service as 440 customers in Bryant Road, Maine were switched to direct dial

1987  200,000 gays marched for civil rights in Washington, DC

1991  Anita Hill testified that Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her

1991  Comedian Redd Foxx died at age 68

2000  The second Presidential debate took place between George Bush and Al Gore

2002  Former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize

2006  The first American was indicted for treason since WWII, Adam Gadahn known in Al-Qaeda circles as “Azzam the American”, for making propaganda videos for the terrorist organization

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 11

2006  NYY Cory Lidle dies when the plane he is flying crashes into a 50 story building in NYC

2003  NYY Roger Clemens gets his 11^th postseason win as Red Sox and Yankees rumble on the field – Don Zimmer, 72 year old coach of NYY, is thrown to the ground as he charges the mound

1999  Boston beats Cleveland 12-8 in ALDS as Troy O’Leary hits 2 HRs including a grand slam for 7 RBI

1980  The Dallas Mavericks make their NBA debut and beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-92

1975  Luis Tiant shuts out Cincinnati 6-0 in 1^st game of the World Series – all the scoring was done in the 7^th inning                           

1971  Brooks Robinson reaches base 5 straight time – 2 walks and 3 hits (ties World Series record) as Baltimore beats Pirates 11-3 – Jim Palmer is walked twice in the game with the bases loaded

1967 Red Sox hit 3 HRs in an inning – Yaz, Reggie Smith, and Petrocelli – tie series 3 to 3

1927  Lou Gehrig named MVP – season totals were .373 batting average, 47 HRs, and 175 RBI

1925  NY Giants play their first football game – lose to Providence 14-0

1911  Ty Cobb wins what is now considered the MVP award – batted .420, 248 hits, scores 147 runs, and had 127 RBI

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 11

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Ben – Michael Jackson

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1976  Disco Duck – Rick Dees

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1979  Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1988  Red Red Wine – UB40

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Praying for Time – George Michael

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  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John