THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 17
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Baklava Day and National Homemade Bread Day
1785 The Church of England was organized in New England
1800 Congress convened in Washington Philadelphia Annapolis , Maryland
1863 President Lincoln began the draft of his Gettysburg Address
1869 The Suez Canal was opened in Egypt Mediterranean and Red Seas 100 miles long
1902 Acting coach Lee Strasberg was born
1913 The first ship sailed through the Panama Canal
1914 The US Panama Canal zone neutral
1918 Reported influenza deaths in the US
1925 Actor Rock Hudson
1942 Director Martin Scorsese was born – “Raging Bull”
1944 Producer Lorne Michaels was born – SNL
1944 Actor/comedian Danny DeVito was born
1948 The British House of Commons voted to nationalize the steel industry
1962 Dulles Airport
1965 The United Nations refused membership to China
1973 President Nixon stated: “People have got to known whether or not their President is a crook. Well. I’m not a crook”
1979 Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran ordered the release if 13 female and black hostages
1995 President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky engaged in their 2nd sexual relation
1998 The House Judiciary Committee released 22 hours of telephone conversations secretly record of Monica Lewinsky by Linda Tripp
1998 Actress Esther Rolle died at age 78 – “Good Times”
2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as California
SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 17
2003 Alex Rodriguez of Texas
2000 Reggie Miller of Indiana
2000 Jason Kidd of Phoenix
1999 Braves Chipper Jones wins NL MVP - .319 average, 45 HRs, 110 RBI
1997 Mario Lemieux is inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame – 915 goals, 690 assists, played in 107 Stanley Cup games, 6 time scoring champion
1987 George Bell of Toronto
1984 Purvis Short of Golden State scores 59 points in a loss to Nets – 131-114
1982 Dale Murphy wins NL MVP - .281 average, 36 HRs, 109 RBI
1968 The “Heidi Bowl” game – NBC switches to the movie and misses Oakland
1956 Jim Brown of Syracuse
1945 Elvin Hayes born – career: 27,313 points, 16,279 rebounds, 50,000 minutes played in his NBA career
1944 Tom Seaver born – won 311 games, 2.86 ERA, 3,640 strikeouts, 3 time Cy Young winner in his 20 season MLB career
1926 The Chicago Blackhawks play their 1st game – win 4-1
1894 The Daily Racing Form is founded
# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 17
1961 Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
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
1970 I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family
1971 Theme from “Shaft” – Isaac Hayes
1972 I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
1973 I Can Help – Billy Swan
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
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
1988 Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi
1989 When I See You Smile – Bad English
1990 Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey
1991 When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton
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
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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