THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 22
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Nut Day
1746 The College of New Jersey Princeton University
1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin became the first recorded parachutist – he jumped from a height of 3,000 feet
1883 The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC had its grand opening
1897 The world’s first car dealership opened in London
1907 The Panic of 1907 began when depositors began withdrawing their money from NYC banks – Westinghouse Electric went into receivership and several banks failed – loans by JP Morgan and the Treasury checked the panic
1920 Harvard professor and proponent of LSD Timothy Leary was born
1928 Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism”
1936 The first commercial flight from the mainland to Hawaii
1938 The first Xerox copy was made – used powdered ink and an electrical charge
1942 Actress Annette Funicello was born – “Mickey Mouse Club”
1962 President Kennedy went on TV to inform the American people that he had ordered US forces to impose a blockade on Cuba Soviet Union placing missiles on the island
1963 225,000 students boycotted Chicago
1965 The Highway Beautification Act was signed – it provided for reduced federal assistance to states that did not control billboards and junkyards along highways
1968 Apollo 7 splashed down – it had orbited the earth 163 times
1979 The deposed Shah of Iran arrived in the US
1981 US
1986 President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law
1988 Elton John sold out Madison Square Garden
1991 General Motors announced a nine month loss of $2.2 billion
1995 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the UN, President Clinton called for a crackdown on international crime including terrorism and drug smuggling
SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 22
2005 Chicago Houston 3 in 1st game of the World Series – Jose Contreras gets the win, but he hits 3 batters to tie World Series record
2001 NYY win their 38th AL
2000 In a World Series game, Roger Clemens throws a broken bat at Mike Piazza
1991 Braves beat Twins 5-4 in 12 innings – Twins use World Series record 23 players in the game
1985 Kansas City
1975 Cincinnati
1972 Oakland A’s win their 1st World Series in 42 years – Gene Tenace named MVP – he had 4 HRs in the series – hit 5 all year during the regular season
1967 In the AFL, Daryle Lamonica throws 4 TDs and Oakland Oakland 395 yards
1958 Elgin Baylor makes his NBA debut with the Lakers – entered Hall of Fame in 1977 – averaged 27.4 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 14 seasons
1957 Sam Jones makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics
1950 LA Rams set NFL scoring record – beat Baltimore Baltimore
1920 8 members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series
# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 22
1961 Runaround Sue – Dion
1963 Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
1965 Yesterday – The Beatles
1966 Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops
1967 To Sir, With Love - Lulu
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
1973 Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips
1974 Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners
1976 If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1978 Hot Child In the City – Nick Glider
1980 Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
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 Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
1986 True Colors – Cyndi Lauper
1987 Bad – Michael 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
1995 Fantasy – Mariah Carey
1996 Macarena – Los Del Rio
1997 Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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