THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 24

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 24

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Bologna Day and National Food and Plenty Day

1836  The match was patented by Alonzo Phillips

1861  West Virginia voters chose to secede from Virginia

1861  The first transcontinental telegraph line was completed – first telegram received by President Lincoln from Sacramento

1901  The first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel – Anna Taylor

1916  Henry Ford awarded equal pay to women

1929  “Black Thursday” – the beginning of the stock market crash – down 12.8%

1931  Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison

1931  The George Washington Bridge was dedicated

1939  Nylon stockings went on sale to the public for the first time

1945  The UN was formally established less than a month after the end of WWII

1947  A series of forest fire in the New England states destroyed over $30 million of timber

1948  The term “Cold War” was spoken for the first time – Bernard Baruch used it in front of a Senate committee

1962  US forces went on the highest alert in the postwar era in preparation for a possible full scale war with the Soviets during the Cuban Missile crisis

1973  Heavy fog on the New Jersey Turnpike caused a 65 car collision and killed 11 people

1973  John Lennon sued the US government to admit that the FBI was tapping his phone

1989  TV evangelist Jim Bakker was given a 45 year prison term for stealing from his congregation

2002  The “Beltway Snipers” were captured after a series of killings around the DC area left 10 dead and 3 wounded

2003  The Concorde made its last commercial flight

2005  Rosa Parks died at age 93

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 24

2004  Red Sox Curt Schilling beats St. Louis 6-2 – 3^rd different team he has won a World Series game with – Philadelphia and Arizona

2004  Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys rushes for 100 yards for the 78^th time – NFL record

2000  NY Mets beat NYY 4-1 – it is the first Yankee loss after 14 straight wins in World Series games

1996  NYY win their 3^rd straight game in Atlanta in the World Series – Andy Pettitte beat John Smoltz 1-0 – Pettitte gave up 5 hits, Smoltz 4

1994  Greg Maddux wins his 3^rd straight Cy Young award – 16-6, 1.56 ERA – will win it again in 1995 – ends his career with 355 wins, 3.16 ERA

1992  Toronto wins their 1^st World Series championship

1990  Red Sox announce they will not pick up the contract on 18 year veteran Dwight Evans

1987  Minnesota’s Kent Hrbek hits a grand slam to lead them to a comeback win over St. Louis 11-5 to tie the series 3-3

1977  Atlanta Braves hire Bobby Cox as manager

1963  Yogi Berra hired as NYY manager

1963  Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young award – 25-5, 1.88 ERA, 11 shutouts, 306 strikeouts

1959  Wilt Chamberlain plays in his 1^st NBA game – will play in 1,045 and never foul out

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 24

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians

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  Midnight 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

1983  Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

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

1988  Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Black Cat – 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