THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 4

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 4

WORLD EVENTS

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1636  The Massachusetts Plymouth Colony drafted its first law

1648  Peter Stuyvesant established the first volunteer fire department

1822  Rutherford B. Hayes was born – 19^th US President

1881  Edward Leveaux received a patent for the player piano

1883  The Orient Express made its first run – Istanbul to Paris by rail

1895  Silent film comedian Buster Keaton was born

1905  First air flight over 30 minutes – Orville Wright covered 21 miles

1916  AT&T was first added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average

1923  Actor Charlton Heston was born

1927  The actual work of carving Mt. Rushmore began

1931  The comic “Dick Tracy” appeared for the first time

1933  Esquire magazine was first published

1946  Actress Susan Sarandon was born – “Bull Durham”

1949  The United Nations’ permanent headquarters in NYC was dedicated

1957  “Leave It to Beaver” debut on TV – ended 1963

1957  Rap mogul Russell Simmons was born

1957  The space race began as the Soviets launched “Sputnik”

1957  Jimmy Hoffa was elected President of the Teamsters Union

1965  Pope John VI became the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere when he spoke at the UN

1970  Singer Janis Joplin died at age 27 of a heroin overdose

1976  Barbara Walters made her debut as the first female network news anchor

1976  The Supreme Court lifted the ban on the death sentence in murder cases – it had not been used since 1967

1994  South African President Nelson Mandela visited President Clinton at the White House

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 4

2009  NYY end the season with 243 HRs – franchise record

2005  NYY beat Angels 4-2 in 1^st game of ALDS as Robinson Cano hits a bases loaded triple

2005  White Sox get ALDS record 5 HRs in a 14-2 win

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 70^th HR to tie Mark McGwire’s MLB record

2001  Rickey Henderson becomes MLB’s all time career runs scored leader when he gets 2,246^th

1992  San Francisco’s Greg Litton hits a pinch hit grand slam to beat Cincinnati in the 13^th inning

1991  Jim Thome of Indians hits his 1^st HR

1989  Oakland’s Rickey Henderson steals four bases in the ALCS win

1986  White Sox pitcher Floyd Bannister gives up back to back inside the park HRs to Greg Gagne

1981  NY Jets and Miami play to a 28-28 tie as no points are scored in OT – Jets had 546 total yards and Miami 399

1964  Larry Jackson wins his 24^th game of the season for last place Cubs – record is 76-86

1969  MLB’s first divisional playoff games are played – NY Mets vs. Braves and Orioles vs. Twins

1955  The Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series

1948  The Indians beat the Red Sox in the first AL playoff game

1925  Ty Cobb ends the season with a .378 batting average – will hit above .300 23 of his 24 seasons – career .366 average

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 4

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1988  Love Bites – Janet Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dreamlover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio