THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 13

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 13

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Indian Pudding Day

1806  Pike’s Peak was discovered by Lt. Pike – 14,110 feet high

1835  Texas officially proclaimed its independence from Mexico – called itself the Lone Star Republic

1850  Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson was born – “Treasure Island”

1907  The first helicopter was piloted by a French engineer – it hovered a foot off the ground for 20 seconds

1942  The draft age was lowered from 21 to 18 by President Roosevelt

1945  Charles de Gaulle was elected President of France

1952  False fingernails were first sold

1955  Actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg was born

1956  The Supreme Court ruled that state and local laws requiring segregation on busses was illegal

1967  Comedian/TV host Jimmy Kimmel was born

1970  A cyclone in East Pakistan killed an estimated 300,000 people

1971  The spacecraft Mariner 9 reached Mars becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet – launched May 30

1977  The comic strip “Li’l Abner” appeared in newspapers for the last time – started in 1934 by Al Capp

1979  Ronald Reagan announced in NYC that he would seek the Republican nomination for President

1994  Sweden voted to join the European Union

1997  “Lion King” opened in NYC – based on the Disney film

1998  Without pleading guilty, President Clinton paid Paula Jones $850,000 to settle the sexual harassment suit

2009  NASA announced that a lunar probe had discovered significant amounts of water close to the south pole of the Moon

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 13

2008  Cliff Lee of Indians wins Cy Young – 22-3, 2.54 ERA

2007  CC Sabathia wins AL Cy Young – 19-7, 3.21 ERA, 209 strikeouts

2003  Eric Gagne of Dodgers wins Cy Young – 1.20 ERA, 55 saves

2001  Randy Johnson wins NL Cy Young for 3^rd consecutive season – 21-6, 2.49 ERA, 372 strikeouts

2000  Pedro Martinez of Boston wins AL Cy Young – 18-6, 1.74 ERA, 284 RBI

1997  Larry Walker of Colorado wins NL MVP - .366 average, 49 HRs, 130 RBI

1996  Ken Caminiti is named NL MVP - .326 average, 40 HRs, 130 RBI

1995  Greg Maddux of Atlanta wins Cy Young for 4^th consecutive year – 19-2, 1.63 ERA, 10 complete games

1995  Barry Larkin of Cincinnati wins NL MVP - .319 average, 15 HRs, 66 RBI, 51 stolen bases

1990  Bob Welch of Oakland wins AL Cy Young – 27-6, 2.95 ERA

1990  Magic Johnson becomes only the 2^nd player in NBA history to have 9,000 assists (Oscar Robertson) – both will be passed by John Stockton    

1984  Ryne Sandberg of Cubs is NL MVP - .314 average, 19 HRs, 84 RBI, 19 triples,

1979  Willie Stargell of Pittsburgh (.281 average, 32 HRs, 82 RBI) and Keith Hernandez of St. Louis (.344 average, 11 HRs, 105 RBI) share NL MVP

1977  John Havlicek of Celtics passes Jerry West to become 3^rd all-time NBA scorer

1974  Steve Garvey of Dodgers is NL MVP - .312 average, 21 HRs, 111 RBI

1968  Bob Gibson of St. Louis wins NL MVP – 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 13 shutouts, 28 complete games, 268 strikeouts

1964  Bob Petit becomes the 1^st NBA player to score 20,000 points

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 13

1960  Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

1961  Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean

1964  Baby Love – The Supremes

1965  Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones

1966  You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Wedding Bell Blues – The 5^th Dimension

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

1974  Whatever Gets You Through the Night – John Lennon

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1979  Still – The Commodores

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1982  Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1983  All Night Long – Lionel Richie

1987  I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany

1988  Wild Wild West – The Escape Club

1989  When I See You Smile – Bad English

1992  How Do You Talk to an Angel – The Heights

1993  I’d Do Anything for Love – Meat Loaf

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

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas