THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 5
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Doughnut Day
1639 The first Post office in the colonies was opened – Massachusetts
1872 Ulysses Grant was re=elected President
1895 The first patent for an auto was granted – George Seldon sold the rights to his patent four years later for $200,000
1911 Cowboy/actor Roy Rogers was born
1912 Woodrow Wilson was elected the 28th President – defeated Teddy Roosevelt and Howard Taft
1913 Actress Vivien Leigh was born – “Gone With the Wind”
1935 Parker Brothers launched a new game – Monopoly
1940 FDR won an unprecedented 3rd term as President
1941 Singer Art Garfunkel was born – “Simon & Garfunkel”
1946 John Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives
1956 The British and French landed forces in Egypt
1963 Tatum O’Neal was born
1968 Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President – defeated Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace
1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first black female elected to the House of Representatives
1974 Ella Grasso was elected Governor of Connecticut – first female Governor elected in the US
1979 Cartoonist Al Capp died – best known for his Lil’ Abner comic strip
1991 Media tycoon Robert Maxwell was found dead floating near his yacht in the Canary Islands
1994 Former President Reagan announced he had Alzheimer’s disease
1996 Bill Clinton was reelected President
2006 Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 5
2002 Randy Johnson of Diamondbacks wins NL Cy Young for 5th time – 24-5, 2.32 ERA, 334 strikeouts – led MLB in strikeouts for 8th time
1997 Milwaukee Brewers move from the AL
1996 Derek Jeter wins AL Rookie of the Year - .314 average, 78 RBI, 183 hits
1994 George Foreman at age 45 becomes the oldest boxing heavyweight champion when he KOs Michael Moore in Las Vegas
1993 Houston Rockets beat NJ Nets 110-88 – will win first 15 games of the season to tie NBA record set in 1948
1988 Miami Heat make debut in Florida
1984 Supreme Court ruled that the NFL had exceeded its antitrust limit by attempting to stop the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles
1982 The Cleveland
1977 Marc Wilson of BYU passes for NCAA record 571 yards
1976 Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young award – 23-13, 2.51 ERA, 23 complete games
1971 Elgin Baylor of LA Lakers retires from the NBA after 14 seasons
1971 LA Lakers begin their 33 game win streak
1968 Denny McLain is unanimous winner of AL MVP – 31-6, 1.96 ERA, 28 complete games
# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 5
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
1967 To Sir, With Love - Lulu
1968 Hey Jude –The Beatles
1969 Wedding Bell
1970 I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5
1971 Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
1972 I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
1974 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1975 Island Girl – Elton John
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1978 MacArthur Park
1979 Heartache Tonight – The Eagles
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
1986 Amanda - Boston
1987 I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany
1988 Kokomo
1989 When I See You Smile – Bad English
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
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