TODAY IN HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 12

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 12

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Chocolate Milk Shake Day

1866  The first burlesque show was performed in NYC

1919  Adolph Hitler joined the German Workers Party

1922  The Episcopal Church removed the word “obey” from the bride’s section of the marriage vows

1944  Singer Barry White was born

1953  John Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married

1953  Nikita Krushchve became the First Secretary of the Communist Party 6 months after Stalin died

1954  “Lassie” made its TV debut – would run until 1971

1959  “Bonanza” premiered on TV – would run until 1973 (428 episodes)

1963  The last show of “Leave It to Beaver” aired – had been on TV since 1957

1966  “The Monkees” premiered on TV – would last for 58 episodes

1966  The Beatles received a Gold Album for “Yellow Submarine”

1972  “Maude” premiered on TV – ended in 1978

1978  American Idol winner Reuben Studdard was born

1978  The comedy “Taxi” premiered on ABC

1981  American Idol winner Jennifer Hudson was born

1981  “The People’s Court” with Judge Wopner premiered on TV

1983  Arnold Schwarzenegger became an American citizen

1990  U.S., England, East and West Germany signed an agreement allowing the two Germany’s to merge

1993  Actor Raymond Burr, “Perry Mason”, died at age 76

1999  “Ally McBeal” won best comedy award at the Emmy Awards

2000  Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for Senator from New York

2001  Air traffic in the U.S. remained grounded following the 9/11 attacks

2003  Singer Johnny Cash died at age 71

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 12

2000  Dodgers Dave Hansen gets MLB record 7^th pinch hit HR of the season – was a 68 year old record

1999  Pittsburgh beats Cleveland 43-0 – held Cleveland to 2 first downs and 40 total yards – Steelers had 464 total yards

1999  Dallas beats Redskins 41-35 – teams combined for 1,045 yards

1997  Marlins catcher Charles Johnson plays in his 160^th game without an error – MLB record

1996  Ellis Burks of Colorado steals his 30^th base – 19^th in MLB history to have 30 steals and 30 HRs

1991  Nolan Ryan wins his 10^th game of the season – only 2^nd pitcher to have 10 or

more wins in 20 different seasons – (Don Sutton)

1990  NYY pitcher Steve Adkins makes his MLB debut – walked the first three batters he faced and 8 in 1 1/3^rd innings before being taken out of the game

1988  Eddie Murray gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 3,255

1987  Vince Coleman steals his 100^th base for the 3^rd straight year

1984  NY Mets Dwight Gooden sets rookie strikeout record at 251

1980  Yao Ming born

1979  Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,419

1974  Cincinnati and Braves combine for 3 grand slams in the game – MLB record

1965  Washington Senators beat the Angels 7-1 – 840 fans attended

1964  Orioles beat A’s 1-0 – both teams got only one hit

1962  Washington’s Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 Orioles in 16 innings for a 1-0 win

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 12

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1991  The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 11

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 11

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Hot Cross Bun Day

1773  Ben Franklin wrote “There never was a good war or a bad peace”

1789  Alexander Hamilton was appointed the 1^st Secretary of the Treasury

1875  1^st newspaper cartoon strip appears – “Professor Tigwissel’s Burglar Alarm”

1916  The “Star Spangled Banner” was song at a baseball game for the first time

1917  Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was born

1923  The ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flew over NYC’s tallest skyscraper – the Woolworth Building

1941  Ground breaking for the Pentagon began

1946  The first mobile long distance car to car telephone conversation took place

1954  The Miss America Pageant made its TV debut – Lee Ann Meriwether won

1965  The Beatles album “Help” went #1 on the charts – would be there for 9 weeks

1967  Singer Harry Connick Jr. was born

1967  The “Carol Burnett Show” premiered on CBS – ended in 1978

1970  Ford introduced the Pinto – less than $2,000 – later found to have a tendency to blow up when hit in a rear end collision near gas tank

1972  The Olympic games close in Munich

1973  In Chile, President Salvador Allende was killed during a military coup by General Augusto Pinichet

1977  Rapper and actor Ludacris was born

1987  Lorne Green, actor in Bonanza, died at age 72

2001  Approximately 3,000 people died when terrorists seized four airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon in Washington, and a field near Shanksville, Pa.

2003  Comedian/actor John Ritter collapsed on set and died of a heart attack while filming

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 11

2004  Barry Bonds walks 3 times – 1^st player to ever have 200 walks in a season

2004  Philadelphia beats NY Mets 11-9 in 13 innings – MLB record 18 pitchers used in the game

2002  Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas died at age 69

2002  John Smoltz gets his 50^th save of the season – 7^th to do so

1999  Eric Milton of Minnesota throws a no hitter vs. Angels

1998  Florida Marlins lose their 100^th game of the season – won the World Series last year – 1^st team to do that

1985  Pete Rose gets his 4,192^nd hit – passes Ty Cobb

1980  Expos Ron LeFlore steals his 91^st base and Rodney Scott his 58^th – MLB  

record number for teammates

1974  Cardinals beat Mets in 25 innings – NY goes to the plate 103 times and St. Louis 99 – MLB record 45 runners left on base

1973  Samuel Ewing makes his MLB debut for White Sox – strikes out 4 times – Nolan Ryan gets the win

1966  Johnny Miller of NYY hits a HR in his 1^st at bat – his only HR as a Yankee – will hit a HR in his last at bat in 1969 as a Dodger – only 2 HRs in his career

1965  Milwaukee beats Mets on a one hitter as they did yesterday – ties MLB record for back to back one hitters

1959  Frank Robinson ties NL rookie record with his 38^th HR of the season

1936  A’s pitcher Hod Lisenbee gave up 26 hits in the game

1918  The Boston Red Sox win the 15^th World Series

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 11

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1976  Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1991  The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 10

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 10

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National TV Dinner Day

1623  Lumber and furs were the first cargo to leave Plymouth for England

1813  Commander Oliver Perry beats the British at the Battle of Lake Erie

1846  Elias Howe receives a patent for the sewing machine

1919  NYC welcomes home General Pershing and 25,000 soldiers from WWI

1935  “Popeye” was heard on the radio for the first time

1942  Gas rationing due to WWII started in the U.S.

1945  Singer Jose Feliciano was born – “Light My Fire”

1949  Bill O’Reilly was born – Fox News Commentator

1953  Swanson sold its first TV dinner

1955  “Gunsmoke” premiers on CBS – last show was 1975

1955  Bert Parks began a 25 year career as host of the Miss America Pageant

1967  Gibraltar voted 12,138 to 44 to remain British

1968  Guy Ritchie was born – was married to Madonna

1977  The last execution by guillotine took place in France

1990  Ellis Island opened as a museum – originally opened on January 1, 1892

1992  Lucy in the “Peanuts” comic strip raised her Psychiatric Help rate from 5 cents to 47 cents

1995  At the Emmy Awards, “ER” won 8, “NYPD Blue” named best dramatic series, “Frasier” best comedy

2000  The Broadway show “Cats” closed in NYC after 7,485 shows

2000  At the 52^nd Emmy Awards, “West Wing” won a record 9 Emmy’s , “Will and Grace” won for best comedy

2002  Switzerland became the 190^th member of the UN

2007  Actress Jane Wymam, former wife of Ronald Reagan, died at age 90

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 10

2000  Randy Johnson gets his 3,000^th strikeout and 300^th of the season

1999  Pedro Martinez gets his 21^st win and strikes out 17 NYY – most ever in NYY history in a game

1996  Montreal beats Chicago 10-3 – Expos tie MLB record by using 9 pitchers

1989  Deion Sanders plays his 1^st game for Atlanta and returns a punt 68 yards for a TD

1980  Bill Gullickson of Expos sets a rookie record by striking out 18 batters

1977  Wilbur Woods hits 3 straight batters in the 1^st inning

1974  Lou Brock breaks the stolen base record for a season with his 105^th

1972  The US loses to Russia in Olympic basketball – highly disputed game 51-50

1969  KC uses a record 27 players in a game – lose 11-4

1965  Philadelphia’s Ferguson Jenkins makes his MLB debut – gets the win in

relief – will win 284 in his career

1964  Brooks Robinson hits into a triple play – will end career with MLB record 4 times doing it

1960  Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins the marathon at the Rome Olympics running barefoot

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 10

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1961  Michael – The Highwaymen

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1968  People Got to Be Free – The Rascals

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Black and White – Three Dog Night

1973  Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1976  Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band

1977  Best of My Love – The Emotions

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1985  St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1989  Don’t Want to Lose You – Gloria Estefan

1990  Love and Affection – Nelson

1991  The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1997  Honey – Mariah Carey

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 9

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 9

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Weinerschnitzel Day

1776  The Continental Congress renamed the “United Colonies” to the “United States”

1828  Leo Tolstoy was born – author of “War and Peace”

1836  Abe Lincoln received his license to practice law

1850  California became the 31^st state

1890  Harland Sanders was born – Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

1893  Frances Cleveland, wife of President Cleveland, gave birth to a baby girl – first baby born in the White House

1904  Mounted police first used in NYC

1908  Orville Wright made the first one hour flight

1919  Boston police force went on strike – 1,500 members

1926  NBC was created by Radio Corporation of America

1941  Singer Otis Redding was born – “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”

1945  Japan surrendered to China

1956  Elvis Presley appeared on the “Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time

1960  Actor Hugh Grant was born

1967  “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in” aired as a one hour special – led to a series from 1968 to 1973

1971  1,000 convicts seized Attica State Prison – 38 guards and staff were held hostage – lasted until September 13 – 39 died and over 100 injured

1971  John Lennon’s hit “Imagine” is released in the U.S.

1976  Mao Tse-Tung died at age 82

1997  Actor Burgess Meredith died – was the actor who played the Penguin in “Batman” and the trainer in “Rocky”

1999  The Sega Dreamcast game system went on sale – by 1:00 PM all Toys R Us stores in the country were sold out

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 9

2009  Derek Jeter gets his 2,721^st hit as a NYY – ties Lou Gehrig

2007  Milwaukee opens the game with 3 straight HRs – only the third time in MLB history it has happened

2004  In the first game of a double header, KC beats Tigers 26-5 then lose the second game 8-0

2004  Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle gets a single – his 194^th of the season to break his own AL record

2002  Randy Johnson gets his 300^th strikeout – MLB record 5^th straight year

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 62^nd HR of the season – it is a MLB record for lefties previously held by Roger Maris

1992  Robin Yount of Brewers gets his 3,000^th hit – 2^nd in MLB history with 200 HRs, 200 stolen bases, and 100 triples (Willie Mays)

1989  Angels Devon White steals 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in the same inning

1988  Bruce Sutter gets his 300^th save – joins Fingers and Gossage

1978  Ron Guidry of NYY improves his record to 21-2

1977  Detroit rookies Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammel make their MLB debut – will be teammates for the next 19 years

1974  NYY win at Fenway – improve their record there to 2-24 since 1972

1972  Gaylord Perry of the Indians wins his 20^th game of the year – first pitcher in 48 years to win 20 in each league

1965  Sandy Koufax pitches a perfect game – 8^th in MLB history

1952  Stan Musial gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 3,630

1950  Sal Maglie of NY Giants pitches his 4^th consecutive shutout – ties MLB record

1945  Jimmie Foxx hit his last HR – his 534^th – hit his 1^st May 31, 1927 

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 9

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1976  Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band

1977  Best of My Love – The Emotions

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 8

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 8

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Date Nut Bread Day

1504  Michelangelo’s 13 foot statue of David is unveiled in Italy

1565  First permanent settlement in America is formed in St. Augustine, Fl.

1892  The first appearance of “The Pledge of Allegiance’ was published in Youth’s Companion in Boston

1900  6,000 killed by hurricane and tidal waves in Galveston, Texas – worst in U.S. history

1906  Robert Turner invented the automatic typewriter return cartridge

1920  U.S. airmail begins between NYC and San Francisco

1921  The first Miss America is crowned – Margaret Gorman from Washington, DC

1922  Comedian Sid Caesar was born

1925  Comedian Peter Sellers was born

1930  Richard Drew crated Scotch Tape

1939  FDR declared a ‘limited national emergency’ due to the war in Europe

1941  Germany began the siege of Leningrad

1943  The surrender of Italy to the Allies is announced

1945  The U.S. invades Japanese held Korea

1945  Bess Myerson of NY is crowned Miss America – 1^st Jewish contestant to win

1952  Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Old Man and the Sea” was published

1966  “Star Trek” premiered on NBC

1966  “That Girl” starring Marlo Thomas premiered on ABC

1967  “Surveyor 5” was launched – landed on the Moon on the 11^th

1974  President Ford pardoned Richard Nixon of all federal crimes

1979  Singer Pink was born

1986  Oprah Winfrey began her syndicated talk show in Chicago

1996  “Frasier” wins its 3^rd consecutive Emmy at the 48^th Emmy Awards

1997  “Ally McBeal” with Calista Flockhart premiered on TV and ran until 2002

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 8

2008  250,000^th HR in MLB history – Gary Sheffield’s grand slam

2007  Alex Rodriguez hits his 49^th HR – MLB record for a 3^rd baseman

2004  Cincinnati pitcher Jose Acevedo ties MLB record by giving up 4 HRs in the first inning

2002  Texas hits a HR – MLB record 26^th consecutive game

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 62^nd HR passing Roger Maris’ record

1998  Philadelphia’s Marlon Anderson hits a pinch hit HR in his first at bat – 14^th in history to do so

1989  George Brett gets his 2,500^th hit – ends with 3,154

1977  Bruce Sutter strikes out 6 Expos in a row on 24 pitches  - struck out three of them on nine

1975  Jose Sosa of Houston gets his first and only career win

1972  Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20^th game for the 6^th straight year

1972  NYY score in the 5^th inning vs. Red Sox – end Luis Tiant’s streak of 40 straight scoreless innings

1965  Bert Campaneris plays all nine positions for KC – 1^st to ever do so

1963  Warren Spahn gets his 20^th win for the 13^th season

1958  Pirates’ Roberto Clemente ties a MLB record by hitting three triple in the game

1931  Bill Harris of Pittsburgh pitches a shutout – 1^st appearance since 1924 – will play with Pittsburgh until 1934 and then not play until 1938 with Boston – career record 24-22

1925  Babe Ruth hits his 300^th HR – ends with 714

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 8

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1963  My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye

1974  I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1976  Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band

1977  Best of My Love – The Emotions

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

TODAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 7

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 7

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Acorn Squash Day

1822  Brazil declares independence from Portugal

1880  George Ligowski got a patent for a device that threw clay pigeons into the air for shooting

1907  The RMS Lusitania set a transatlantic voyage record of just under 5 days on her maiden voyage – sunk in 1915 by the Germans

1915  The Raggedy Ann Doll was patented by John Gruelle

1927  Phil Farnsworth demonstrated the first use of TV in San Francisco

1930  The cartoon “Blondie” debut in the newspapers

1936  Singer Buddy Holly was born – “Peggy Sue”

1940  The Germans started bombing London – would last 57 consecutive days and kill over 40,000

1949  Singer Gloria Gaynor was born – “I Will Survive”

1963  The first appearance by the Beatles – “Big Night Out” on ABC

1966  The final episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” aired on CBS

1967  “The Flying Nun” with Sally Field made its debut on ABC

1977  The final episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies” aired on CBS – made its debut in 1962

1977  G. Gordon Liddy was released from jail after four years for his role in Watergate

1979  ESPN debuts on cable

1979  Chrysler asks the federal government for assistance of $1.5 billion following the loss of $700 million

1980  32^nd Emmy Awards – winners were “Taxi” and “Lou Grant”

1981  Judge Wapner and “The People’s Court” premiered on TV

1986  Bishop Desmond Tutu became the first black man to become Archbishop of Cape Town

1996  Rapper  Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip – died 6 days later

2001  The final “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” TV show aired

2008  The federal government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the disastrous sub-prime mortgage meltdown

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 7

2009  Pirates lose – will finish the season under .500 for the 17^th straight year

2002  Rangers hit a HR in a game vs. Rays – tied MLB record with a HR in 25^th straight game

1999  Arizona beats Milwaukee 11-9 – ties MLB record with 15 pitchers used

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 61^st HR tying Roger Maris’ record

1998  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 50^th HR – hit 50 last year – only 3^rd player in MLB

history to hit 50 in consecutive seasons

1998  Houston’s Randy Johnson strikes out 14 – 17^th time he has struck out 10 or more, 100^th time in his career

1996  Mike Mussina of Baltimore beats Detroit 6-0 – Baltimore’s first shutout of the season

1993  St. Louis’ Mark Whitten ties MLB record with 12 RBI in the game – 4 HRs, one grand slam

1986  Martina Navratilova wins the 100^th US Women’s Open

1984  Mets Dwight Gooden gets his 228^th strikeout of the season – breaks NL rookie record held by Grover Alexander in 1911 – ends season with 276

1980  John McEnroe wins the 100^th Men’s US Open                         

1980  Oakland’s Steve McCatty beats Baltimore 5-2 – MLB record 78^th complete game pitched by the A’s

1963  The Pro Football Hall of Fame is opened in Canton, Ohio

1955  Whitey Ford becomes the 5^th pitcher in MLB history to throw consecutive one hitters

1941  Rookie Early Wynn wins his 1^st game – ends career with 300

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 7

1960  It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley

1964  The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

1965  Help – The Beatles

1966  You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes

1967  Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

1969  Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

1970  War – Edwin Starr

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye

1974  Having My Baby – Paul Anka with Odia Coates

1975  Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

1976  Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Maniac – Michael Sembello

1984  What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

1986  Take My Breath Away - Berlin

1987  La Bamba – Los Lobos

1988  Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses

1991  Every Thing I Do – Bryan Adams

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1998  I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith