THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 2
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Deviled Egg Day
1734 Frontiersman Daniel Boone was born
1755 Future Queen of France Marie Antoinette was born
1795 James Polk was born – 11th President
1851 Napoleon staged a coup in France and took power
1865 Warren Harding was born – 29th President
1889 North Dakota became the 39th state and South Dakota the 40th
1913 Actor Burt Lancaster was born
1917 Postage rates went from 2 cents to 3 cents for 1st class mail and postcards from 1 cent to 2 cents
1920 Warren Harding elected President – Happy Birthday
1947 Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” flied for the first and only time – 70 seconds
1948 Truman beat Dewey in a surprise to pollsters and newspapers
1956 Hungary appealed for UN assistance against the Russian invasion
1959 Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on “Twenty One”, admitted he was given questions and answers in advance
1962 President Kennedy announced that the Cuban missiles had been dismantled
1976 Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Gerry Ford for President – 39th President
1983 President Reagan signed a bill establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1984 Velma Barfield became the first woman executed in the US since 1962 – she had been convicted of killing her boyfriend
1993 Rudy Giuliani became the 107th Mayor of NYC
2001 The computer animated “Monster’s Inc.” opened – best debut for any animated film and 6th best all time
2001 17th case of anthrax was reported in a NY Post employee
SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 2
2009 Cliff Lee wins his 2nd World Series game as Phillies beat NYY in game 5
2000 Todd Helton of Colorado names AP Player of the Year - .372 average, 42 HRs, 147 RBI, and 59 doubles
1999 NBA.com makes its debut
1995 NYY name Joe Torre as manager
1990 Golden State beats Denver 162-158 – 320 points is the most scored in a non OT game
1988 Walt Weiss wins AL Rookie of the Year – 3rd straight for an Oakland player – Canseco and McGwire
1977 Steve Carlton of Philadelphia wins his 2nd Cy Young – 23-10, 2.64 ERA, 17 complete games
1976 Randy Jones of San Diego is the NL Cy Young winner – 22-14, 2.74 ERA, 25 complete games
1974 Atlanta trades Hank Aaron to Milwaukee – started his career there 4/13/54
1972 Steve Carlton wins NL Cy Young award – 27-10, 1.97 ERA, 30 complete games, 310 strikeouts – Philadelphia only won 59 games all season
1969 A NFL record 12 TD passes – New Orleans Billy Kilmer and St. Louis ’ Charley Johnson pass for 6 each
1960 Roger Maris named MVP – beat Mickey Mantle by 3 votes
1938 Jimmie Foxx of Red Sox wins his 3rd AL MVP - .349 average, 50 HRs, 175 RBI
# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 2
1961 Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
1963 Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
1964 Baby Love – The Supremes
1965 Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones
1966 Last Train to Clarksville – The Monkees
1967 To Sir, With Love - Lulu
1968 Hey Jude –The Beatles
1969 Wedding Bell Blues – The 5th Dimension
1970 I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5
1971 Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
1972 I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
1973 Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips
1975 Island Girl – Elton John
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1978 You Needed me – Anne Murray
1980 Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
1981 Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates
1982 Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
1983 Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
1984 Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) – Billy Ocean
1985 Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
1986 Amanda - Boston
1987 I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany
1988 Kokomo – The Beach Boys
1990 Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
1992 End of the Road – Boyz II Men
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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