THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 18

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 18

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Vichyssoise Day

1626  St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome was consecrated

1805  The Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean

1820  Antarctica was discovered by US Navy Captain Nathaniel Palmer

1861  The first meeting of the Confederate Congress was held in Richmond, Virginia

1883  The US and Canada adopted Standard Time Zones

1886  Chester A. Arthur died at age 56 – 21^st President

1894  The first Sunday newspaper color comic strip was published in the New York World

1923  Alan Shepard was born – first astronaut in space

1928  The first sound-synchronized animated cartoon appeared – Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” starring Mickey Mouse

1936  The main span of the Golden Gate Bridge was joined

1942  Actress Linda Evans was born

1959  “Ben-Hur” with Charlton Heston premiered in NYC

1966  US Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays outside of Lent

1987  CBS sold its record division to Sony for $2 billion

1992  “Malcolm X” with Denzel Washington premiered in US

1994  “Star Trek VII Generation” premiered

1999  A pyramid of logs for a traditional bonfire at Texas A&M University collapsed and killed 11 students

2000  Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were married

2002  Actor James Coburn died at age 74

2004  President Clinton’s Presidential Library was opened in Little Rock, Arkansas

2006  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were married

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 18

2008  Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP - .326 average, 213 hits, 54 doubles

2007  10-0 Patriots beat Buffalo 56-10 as Tom Brady throws 5 TDs, 4 of them to Randy Moss

1999  Ivan Rodriguez wins AL MVP - .332 average, 35 HRs, 113 RBI

1987  Andre Dawson of Cubs wins NL MVP - .287 average, 49 HRs, 137 RBI – Cubs finished in last place

1986  Roger Clemens is AL MVP – 24-4, 2.48 ERA, 238 strikeouts

1985  Joe Theismann broke his leg after a hit by Lawrence Taylor – 12 year career ended

1985  Willie McGee wins NL MVP - .353 average, 216 hits, 18 triples, 56 steals

1985  Dwight Gooden wins NL Cy Young – 24-4, 1.53 ERA, 8 shutouts, 268 strikeouts

1981  Mike Schmidt of Philadelphia wins NL MVP - .316 average, 31 HRs, 91 RBI

1980  George Brett of Royals wins AL MVP - .390 average, 175 hits, 118 RBI in only 117 games

1970  Johnny Bench wins NL MVP - .293 average, 45 HRs, 148 RBI

1966  Sandy Koufax announces his retirement – 3 time Cy Young winner , career 2.76 ERA in 12 seasons

1964  Brooks Robinson of Orioles is AL MVP - .317 average, 28 HRs, 118 RBI

1949  Jackie Robinson named NL MVP - .342 average, 203 hits, 124 RBI

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 18

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 Blues – The 5^th 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  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

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

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas