THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 9

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 9

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day

1821  The first US pharmacy college held its first class

1858  The NY Symphony Orchestra held its first performance

1872  Fire destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston

1904  The first airplane flight to last over 5 minutes occurred

1906  Teddy Roosevelt left on a trip to Panama to check on the progress of the canal – first foreign trip for a President

1918  Spiro Agnew was born – disgraced VP under Richard Nixon

1944  The Red Cross won the Nobel peace prize

1946  President Truman ended a wage and price freeze

1951  Bodybuilder/actor Lou Ferrigno was born – “Incredible Hulk”

1961  The PGA eliminated the white only rule

1963  On the same day in Japan, 450 coal miners were killed in an explosion and 160 died in a train crash

1965  The great Northeast blackout occurred causing several states and Canada to lose power for up to 13 hours

1967  Rolling Stone magazine was first published – 40,000 copies

1970  Former French President Charles De Gaulle died

1976  The UN Assembly condemned apartheid in South Africa

1984  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was completed

1989  East Germany opened its borders allowing their citizens to freely travel to West Germany

1998  US custom officials found 1,600 pounds of cocaine on a Columbia C-130 plane in Florida – the next day the Air Force head in Columbia resigned

2003  Art Carney died – Ed Norton on the “Honeymooners”

2004  Kenny Chesney won country music’s Album of the Year award and entertainer of the year

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 9

2004  Roger Clemens wins his 7^th Cy Young – 18-4, 2.98 ERA, 218 strikeouts

1999  Carlos Beltran wins AL Rookie of the Year - .293 average, 22 HRs, 108 RBI

1995  Chicago Bulls beat Cleveland in Ohio – 1^st road win of the season – will win NBA record 33 on the road this season

1995  LA Dodgers Hideo Nomo named NL Rookie of the Year – 13-6, 2.54 ERA, 236 strikeouts

1993  Michael Williams of Timberwolves ends his record NBA consecutive free throw steak at 97 over two seasons

1993  Barry Bonds wins NL MVP for the 3^rd time in last 4 seasons - .336 average, 46 HRs, 123 RBI

1989  Milwaukee Bucks beat Seattle 155-154 in 5 OTs – 2^nd longest game in NBA history (1949) – Dale Ellis of Supersonics set NBA record by playing 69 minutes

1983  David Stern named NBA commissioner

1982  Robin Yount of Milwaukee named MVP - .331 average, 210 hits, 114 RBI, 46 doubles

1982  Sugar Ray Leonard retires from boxing for the 1^st time

1977  George Foster of Reds named MVP - .320 average, 52 HRs, 149 RBI

1953  The Supreme Court rules that MLB is exempt from antitrust laws

1946  George Mikan makes his NBA debut

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 9

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  Poor Side of Town – Johnny Rivers

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

1974  You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1979  Heartache Tonight – The Eagles

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1982  Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

1983  All Night Long – Lionel Richie

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  Wild Wild West – The Escape Club

1989  When I See You Smile – Bad English

1990  Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey

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