THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 16
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Fast Food Day
1676 The first colonial prison was organized in Nantucket , Mass.
1801 The first edition of the New York evening Post was published
1824 NYC’s 5th Avenue was opened for business
1875 William Bonwill patented a dental mallet to impact gold into cavities
1907 Actor Burgess Meredith was born – the Penguin in “Batman”, the trainer in “Rocky”
1914 The Federal Reserve System was formally opened
1920 The first Pitney Bowes postage meter was used in Stamford , Ct.
1933 The US and the Soviet union established diplomatic relations
1939 Al Capone was freed from Alcatraz
1959 “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway for the first of 1,443 performances
1960 Actor Clark Gable died – “Gone with the Wind”
1963 The touch-tone telephone was first introduced
1981 Actor William Holden was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica – died from a fall around November 12
1982 The space shuttle Columbia completed its first operational flight
1998 Monica Lewinsky signed a $1 million book deal – it was published in 1999
2001 The movie “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” opened to record audiences in the US
2004 President Bush chose Condoleezza Rica as Secretary of State to succeed Colin Powell
2006 Nancy Pelosi was named Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives – the first woman to hold the position
SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMEBER 16
2006 Johan Santana wins his 2nd Cy Young – 19-6, 2.77 ERA, 245 strikeouts
2004 Vladmir Guerrero wins AL MVP - .337 average, 39 HRs, 126 RBI
2000 Jeff Kent of Giants wins NL MVP - .334 average, 33 HRs, 125 RBI
1994 Patrick Ewing becomes the 9th NBA player to have 2,000 blocked shots in his career
1988 Jose Canseco is AL MVP - .307 average, 42 HRs, 124 RBI, 40 stolen bases – 1st member of the “40-40” club – Bonds, Rodriguez, and Soriano will join him
1984 The Houston Rockets block 20 shots vs. Denver tying a NBA regulation game record
1977 Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins wins AL MVP - .388 average, 239 hits, 100 RBI
1966 Roberto Clemente wins NL MVP - .317 average, 29 HRs, 119 RBI
1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 vs. NY Knicks
1957 Bill Russell of Celtics gets 32 rebounds in a half in a game vs. Philadelphia (record for a half) – ends with 49 for the game
1926 NY Rangers play their first game ever – win 1-0
# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 16
1961 Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
1963 Deep Purple – Nino Tempo & April Stevens
1964 Baby Love – The Supremes
1965 I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes
1966 You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes
1967 To Sir, With Love - Lulu
1968 Hey Jude –The Beatles
1969 Wedding Bell Blues – The 5th Dimension
1970 I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family
1971 Theme from “Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
1972 I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
1973 Keep on Truckin’ – Eddie Kendricks
1974 Whatever Gets You Through the Night – John Lennon
1975 That’s the Way I Like It – KC & the Sunshine Band
1976 Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1978 MacArthur Park – Donna Summers
1979 Still – The Commodores
1980 Lady – Kenny Rogers
1981 Physical – Olivia Newton-John
1982 Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
1983 All Night Long – Lionel Richie
1984 Wake Me Up Before We Go-Go – Wham!
1985 We Built This City – Starship
1986 Human – The Human League
1987 Mony Mony – Billy Idol
1988 Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi
1989 When I See You Smile – Bad English
1990 Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey
1991 Cream – Prince & N.P.G.
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
1995 Fantasy – Mariah Carey
1997 Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John
1998 Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauren Hill
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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