THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 14

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 14

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day

1834  Henry Blair became the second black to receive a patent – a corn planter

1884  Transparent paper-strip photographic film was patented by George Eastman

1890  Dwight Eisenhower was born – 34^th President

1912  Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee – he continued on with his speech

1926  The book “Winnie the Pooh” made its debut

1927  Actor Roger Moore was born – James Bond

1933  Nazi Germany withdrew from the League of Nations

1938  John Dean was born – White House Counsel during Watergate

1947  Chuck Yeager made the first supersonic flight

1949  14 US Communist Party leaders were convicted of sedition, fines and imprisoned

1953  President Eisenhower promised to fire any Federal worker as a Communist if they took the 5^th Amendment

1959  Actor Errol Flynn died

1960  The Peace Corp was first suggested by the Kennedy Administration

1962  US aircraft photos first revealed Soviet construction of missile sites in Cuba – would lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis

1964  Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest to win the Nobel Peace Prize

1968  The first live telecast from a manned space craft occurred – Apollo 7

1977  Bing Crosby died at age 74

1980  President Reagan promised to nominate a woman for the Supreme Court – he would do so with Sandra Day O’Connor

1987  Jessica McClure, 18 months old, fell down an abandoned well in Texas – she was rescued 58 hours later

1990  Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein died

1996  Singer Madonna gave birth to her daughter Lourdes

1996  The Dow Jones Average closed above 6,000 for the first time

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 14

2003  Florida, losing 3-0 with one out in the bottom of the 8^th, score 3 runs and will beat the Cubs to win game 7 of NLCS – Cub fan Bartman will forever live in infamy for his actions in game 6

2000  NYY Roger Clemens records 15 strikeouts in World Series game – a record

1996  Atlanta beats St. Louis 14-0 with playoff record 22 hits

1985  NY Jets retire Joe Namath’s #12

1984  Detroit Tigers win the World Series – their 1^st one since 1968

1984  Sparky Anderson becomes the 1^st manager to win 100 games in a season and a World Series in both leagues – 104 wins with Detroit this year and 100+ wins 3 times with the Reds

1979  Wayne Gretzky scores his 1^st NHL goal

1973  NY Mets win game 2 of the World Series – Willie Mays gets the last MLB hit of his career

1972  Gene Tenace of the A’s is the first player in World Series history to hit a HR in his first 2 at bats                                                                          

1971  Roberto Clemente hits safely in his 12^th straight World Series game

1965  Sandy Koufax beats the Twins 2-0 on a 3 hitter to win the World Series for the Dodgers – his 3^rd win of the Series

1927  Walter Johnson retires – won 417 career games and had a 2.17 ERA in 21 seasons, career 3,509 strikeouts – was 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 1913 and had 12 seasons with 20 or more wins

1908  Only 6,210 fans see the Cubs beat the Tigers in the World Series – smallest attendance in series history

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 14

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Ben – Michael Jackson

1973  Angie – The Rolling Stones

1974  Nothing From Nothing – Billy Preston

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

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

1985  Take On Me – a-ha

1986  When I Think of You – Janet Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

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