THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 4

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 4

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Candy Day

1846  A patent for an artificial leg was granted to Benjamin Palmer of New Hampshire

1862  Patent #36,836 was granted to Richard Gatling – the Gatling gun

1879  Humorist Will Rogers was born

1884  Grover Cleveland was elected President for his 1^st term

1916  News Anchor Walter Cronkite was born

1918  Comedian Art Carney was born – Ed Norton on the Honeymooners

1922  The US Postmaster General ordered all homes to get mailboxes if they wanted delivery

1922  Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt – he ruled 3,200 years prior

1924  Nellie Ross of Wyoming became the first female Governor in the US as she served out her late husband’s term

1939  The first air conditioned automobile was exhibited in Chicago at the 40^th annual Auto Show – the Packard

1946  Laura Bush was born – wife of President Bush

1952  Dwight Eisenhower was elected the 34^th President

1956  200,000 Soviet troops attacked protesters in Budapest, Hungary

1964  Comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on obscenity charges

1978  Iranian troops fired on anti-Shah protesters

1979  Iranian militants seized the US Embassy in Tehran taking 90 hostages (63 Americans) – they demanded the return of the Shah to Iran – most Americans were held until January 20, 1981

1980  Ronald Reagan defeated President Carter in a landslide to become the 40^th President

1989  About one million East Berliners filled the streets of the city in a protest rally

1991  President Reagan opened his library in California – former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon, along with current President Bush attended – first gathering of 5 Presidents

1995  Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli after attending a peace rally

2001  “The West Wing” won the Emmy for best drams and “sex in the City” for best comedy

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 4

2009  NYY win World Series beating Philadelphia in 6 games

2001  Arizona beats NYY in game 7 of World Series – Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling named co-MVPs

1997  Orlando Magic do not score a 3 point play – had done so a NBA record 316 previous games

1996  Charles Barkley gets 4 assists in the game – 4^th player in NBA history with 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 3,500 assists

1989  David Robinson makes his NBA debut – his rookie year he averaged 24.3 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks

1989  Orlando Magic play their first game – lose 111-106

1988  Charlotte Hornets play their first game – lose 113-93

1987  Benito Santiago of Padres named NL Rookie of the Year - .300 average, 18 HRs, 79 RBI – had a 34 game hitting streak to end the year

1980  Steve Carlton wins his 3^rd Cy Young – 24-9, 2.34 ERA, 286 strikeouts

1963  St. Louis acquires Roger Craig from NY Mets – was 5-22 in 1963 and 10-24 in 1962

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 4

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 5^th Dimension

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

1972  I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

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  Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey

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

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas