THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 25

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 25

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Crab Meat Newburg Day

1493  Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on his 2^nd voyage to the Western Hemisphere

1513  Spanish explorer Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and proclaimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain

1639  The first printing press appeared in America

1789  Congress proposed a Bill of Rights – 10 of the 12 were rarified

1890  Congress established Yosemite National Park

1911  Ground breaking began on Fenway Park

1926  Henry Ford announced the 8 hour, 5 day work week

1929  Newswoman Barbara Walters was born

1944  Actor Michael Douglas was born

1952  Actor Christopher Reeve was born – “Superman”

1957  300 U.S. Army troops guarded nine black children as they entered Central High School on Little Rock, Arkansas

1961  Actress Heather Locklear was born

1968  Actor Will Smith was born – “Fresh Prince”

1969  Actress Catherine Zeta Jones was born – married to Michael Douglas

1979  The musical “Evita” opened in NYC – had 1,568 performances

1981  Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice

1983  35^th Emmy Awards – “Hill Street Blues” and “Cheers” were winners

1986  Antonin Scalia was appointed Supreme Court Justice

1992  In Orlando, Florida, a judge granted 12 year old Gregory Kingsley a divorce from his parents

1996  Astronaut Shannon Lucid ended her 188 day stay in space – it was longer than any other American

2005  Don Adams died – Maxwell Smart in “Get Smart” TV series

2006  Bernie Ebbers began serving a 25 year prison sentence for his role on the $11 billion accounting fraud at WorldCom

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 25

2003  Sammy Sosa becomes the 1^st NL player to have 100 RBI in 9 straight seasons

2003  Carlos Delgado hits 4 HRs in the game – 15^th to do so

2002  Michael Jordan announces he is returning to the NBA

2001  Chicago Cubs pitchers get their 1,250^th strikeout of the year – MLB record

2000  Cleveland plays an odd double header – beat Chicago in the first one and lose to Minnesota in the second game – only 2^nd time there was a 3 team double

header in MLB history (1951)

1998  NYY win their 112^th game of the season – AL record

1996  Barry Bonds gets his 149^th walk of the season – NL record

1992  Seattle and Texas use MLB record 54 players in a 16 inning game – Rangers strand 20 and strikeout 18 times

  1984  NY Mets Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb as the only players to hit a HR in their teens and their forties

1965  Willie Mays becomes the oldest (34) to hit 50 HRs in a season – also the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier

1965  Sandy Koufax gets his 24^th win and 365^th strikeout of the season – ERA 2.12

1962  Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in the 1^st to win the heavyweight title

1941  The Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1^st pennant in 21 years

1911 Groundbreaking begins on Fenway Park

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 25

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  Star War Theme – Meco

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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 24

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 24

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cherries Jubilee Day

1742  Faneuil Hall in Boston was opened to the public

1755  John Marshall was born – 4^th Supreme Court Chief Justice

1789  President Washington appointed John Hay as the 1^st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

1789  The U.S. Federal Judiciary Act was passed – created a 6 person Supreme Court and an Attorney General

1862  President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

1896  Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born – “The Great Gatsby”

1936  Puppeteer Jim Hensen was born – “

Sesame Street

”

1948  Comedian Phil Hartman was born – “SNL”

1957  President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to preserve order and desegregate an all white school

1960  The 1^st nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched – USS Enterprise

1961  The last episode of “I love Lucy” aired – started 10/15/1951

1962  The 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a black student

1964  “The Munsters” premiered on TV

1968  “60 Minutes” debuted on TV

1968  The TV show “Mod Squad” debuted on ABC

1976  Patty Hearst was sentenced to 7 years in prison for her role in a 1974 bank robbery – was released after 22 months by President Carter

1977  “The Love Boat” made its debut on ABC – aired until 1986

1991  Theodore Seuss Geisel died at age 87 – was the author of the Dr. Seuss series of children’s books

2004  The USS Crommelin stopped the fishing boat San Jose – it has 26,000 pounds of cocaine on it

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 24

2006  Boston’s David Ortiz hits his 32^nd HR on the road this year – ties AL record – Babe Ruth in 1927

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 35^th HR on the road – MLB record

1998  Tom Gordon of Red Sox gets his 42^nd consecutive save of the year

1988  Dave Stewart wins his 20^th game of the year and Oakland its 100^th

1988  Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson wins the 100 meter sprint at the Olympics – he will be disqualified three days later for steroids

1985  Montreal’s Andre Dawson hits 3 HRs, including two 3 run HRs in the 5^th inning – 6 RBI in an inning ties MLB record

1982  Tennis great Bjorn Borg retires at age 26

1979  Pete Rose gets his 200^th hit for the 10^th time – breaks MLB record of 9 set by Ty Cobb

1978  NYY Ron Guidry gets the win – record now is 23-3

1974  Al Kaline of Detroit gets his 3,000^th hit – will end his career this year with 3,007

1971  Orioles Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson gets their 20^th wins in a double header vs. Cleveland

1967  Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 7 field goals in a game vs. Pittsburgh

1957  The Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game at Ebbets Field – they beat the Pirates 2-0 – in the game Sandy Koufax struck out for the 12^th consecutive time

1957  Hank Aaron hit his 1^st grand slam

1950  Pitcher Carlos Pasqual makes his MLB debut and gets the only win of his career – loses his final game 4 days later – ends career 1-1 with 2.12 ERA

1940  Jimmie Foxx gets his 500^th hit – ends with 534

1938  Don Budge becomes the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam of Tennis

1931  Lefty Grove wins his 31^st game of the season

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 24

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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 23

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 23

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National White Chocolate Day

1642  The first commencement ceremony was held at Harvard

1780  John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers showing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender the fort at West Pint to the British

1806  Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest – they started on May 14, 1804

1846  Johan Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune

1901  The trial of President McKinley’s assassin began – it lasted 8 hours and 26 minutes, the jury returned a verdict in 34 minutes

1920  Actor Mickey Rooney was born

1930  Singer Ray Charles was born

1938  A time capsule to be opened in 6939 was buried at the World’s Fair in NYC

1939  Sigmund Frued died in London

1949  Singer Bruce Springsteen was born

1952  Richard Nixon made his “Checkers” speech to refute allegations of improper campaign financing

1959  Jason Alexander was born – George on “Seinfeld”

1962  ABC’s first color TV series premiered – “The Jetson’s”

1969  “Marcus Welby,MD” premiered on TV – lasted until 1976

1976  President Ford and Jimmy Carter debated on TV

1977  Cheryl Ladd replaced Farah Fawcett on “Charlie’s Angels”

1981  Home Depot became a publicly traded company

1986  Congress chose the rose as the National Flower

1990  Iraq threatened to destroy oil fields and attack Israel  if any country tried to force it out of Kuwait

2008  Goldman Sachs got a $5 billion cash infusion from Warren Buffet

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 23

2006  Barry Bonds hits his 734^th HR to break NL record – Hank Aaron

2002  St. Louis scores 10 runs in the 7^th – 9 of them were consecutive with 2 outs

2001  Sammy Sosa hits 3 HRs in the game – 3^rd time he has done it this season and the first time it has been done in MLB history

2001  Alex Rodriguez hits his 48^th HR – MLB record for shortstops

2000  Rafael Palmeiro hits his 400^th HR – ends with 569

1998  Craig Biggio of Houston steals his 50^th base – only second in MLB history with 50 doubles and 50 steals (Tris Speaker 1912)

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 64^th and 65^th HRs of the season

1995  Lance Johnson of White Sox gets 6 hits – 3 of them triples

1988  Jose Canseco is the first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 HRs – Bonds,

Rodriguez, and Soriano will join him

1988  Orel Hershiser beats Giants 3-0 –  49 consecutive scoreless innings pitched

1984  Sparky Anderson is the 1^st manager to win 100 games in both leagues

1983  Steve Carlton wins his 300^th game – ends with 329, 3.22 ERA for career

1979  Lou Brock steals his 938^th base – last of his career

1965  Larry Jackson of the Cubs loses his 20^th game of the year – won 20 last year

1962  LA Dodgers Maury Wills steals his 97^th base on the way to 104 – breaks Ty Cobb’s record

1961  Whitey Ford of NYY wins his 25^th game of the season – 25-4, 3.21 ERA, Cy Young winner this year

1957  Ted Williams reaches base 5 times – has reached 16 consecutive times to tie MLB record

1952  1^st closed circuit televised broadcast of a sports event – Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight title

1916  Grover Cleveland Alexander wins both games of a double header vs. Cincinnati

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 23

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude – the Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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 22

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 22

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Ice Cream Cone Day

1692  The last person is hanged for witchcraft in America

1776  Nathan Hale, as he was about to be killed by the British , stated: My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country.”

1784  Russian trappers established a colony in Alaska on Kodiak Island

1850  An earthquake in China killed 300,000

1862  Abraham Lincoln said that he would free all slaves in all states January 1 – “The Emancipation Proclamation”

1903  Italio Marchioni applied for a patent – the ice cream cone

1949  The Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear bomb

1957  The TV series “Maverick” premiered on TV

1961  President Kennedy signed an act of Congress creating the Peace Corps

1964  “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway – it would run for 3,242 performances

1965  President Johnson declared Columbus Day a national; holiday

1973  Dallas International Airport was dedicated

1973  Henry Kissinger was sworn in as Secretary of State becoming the first naturalized citizen to hold the position

1975  Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate President Ford – 17 days earlier “Squeaky” Fromme had made the same attempt

1980  Iraq invaded Iran – the war would last 8 years

1987  Dan Rowan of “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”, died

1989  Songwriter Irving Berlin died at age 101

1997  Elton John released “Candle in the Wind 1997” – his tribute song to Princess Diana

2002  “West Wing” won its 3^rd consecutive Emmy Award, “Frasier” won for best comedy

2004  CBS was fined $550,000 by the FEC for Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl

2007  Famous French mime, Marcel Marceau, died at age 84

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 22

2006  Alfonso Soriano gets a double – now has 45 HRs, 41 stolen bases, and 40 doubles – never happened before – 1^st 40-40-40 player

2004  Seattle beats Angels 16-6 – they had 24 hits – 6 by Raul Ibanez (ties AL record) and 4 by Ichiro Suzuki

2003  Detroit loses its 118^th game – AL record previously set in 1916

2003  Kevin Millar gets a double – 8^th Boston player to reach 30 doubles this year – MLB record

2002  Cubs Fred McGriff hits his 30^th HR – 1^st to have 30 with 5 different teams

1997  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 55^th HR – most since Maris in 1961

1993  Nolan Ryan makes his final MLB appearance – debut 9/11/1966 – had 7 no hitters, 324 wins, ERA of 3.19, and 5,714 strikeouts

1991  Miami coach Don Shula wins his 300^th game

1990  Andre Dawson steals his 300^th base and is the only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 steals, 300 HRs, and 2,000 hits

1987  NFL players go on a 24 day strike

1973  Baltimore Orioles Al Bumbry hits 3 triples in the game – ties MLB record

1969  Willie Mays hits his 600^th HR – ends with 660

1968  Twins Cesar Tovar pitches a scoreless inning and plays 9 positions

1953  Satchel Paige gets his final MLB win on his 46^th birthday

1927  The famous “long count” – Dempsey loses to Tunney

1911  Cy Young wins his 511^th and final game – had a career ERA of 2.63, 2,803 strikeouts, and had 5 seasons winning 30 or more

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 22

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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 21

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 21

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Banana Day and National Pecan Cookie Day

1776  Nathan Hale was arrested by the British for spying for the American rebels

1776  NYC burned down in a great fire after the British took over

1780  Benedict Arnold met with the British to plan handing over a fort to them (West Point)

1893  The first gasoline powered automobile was built by Charles and Frank Duryea

1897  The NY Sun ran the famous “yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial

1903  The first cowboy film, “Kit Carson”, premiered in the U.S.

1930  Johan Ostermeyer patented the flashbulb

1931  Actor Larry Hagman was born – JR on “Dallas”

1937  J.R.R. Tolkein published “The Hobbit”

1938  Hurricane winds of 183 MPH hit New England killing 700

1947  Suspense novelist Stephen King was born

1949  The People’s Republic of China was proclaimed by Communist leaders

1950  Comedian Bill Murray was born

1957  “Perry Mason” with Raymond Burr debut on CBS

1967  Country singer Faith Hill was born

1981  Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice – confirmed by the Senate 99-0

1981  Nicole Richie was born

1986  38^th Emmy Awards – “Golden Girls” and “Cagney & Lacey” were winners

1989  Colin Powell was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – the first African American to hold the position

1993  “NYPD Blue” premiered on TV

1996  JFK Jr. married Carolyn Bessette

1998  Congress released video tapes of President Clinton’s testimony in the Monica Lewinsky scandal

2003  55^th Emmy Awards – “West Wing” won for best drama

2005  Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast only weeks after Katrina – millions began a precautionary evacuation

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 21

2008  Final game at Yankee Stadium – they win

2004  Ichiro Suzuki gets 5 hits in the game – 4^th time this year

2001  Brewers strikeout 10 times – now have 1,272 for the season – MLB record

1999  Pedro Martinez strikes out 12 Toronto batters – gets his 300^th strikeout of the season – only 2^nd to strikeout 300 in both leagues (Randy Johnson)

1997  Barry Bonds hits an inside the park HR

1996  Eddie Murray hits his 19^th career grand slam

1992  Dennis Eckerskey gets his 50^th save of the season – only 2^nd player to do so

1991  USA basketball announces its “Dream Team” for the Olympics

1986  Jets beat Dolphins 51-45 on OT – record 884 passing yards

1981  Steve Carlton gets his 3,128^th career strikeout – NL record previously held by Bob Gibson

1973  NY Mets go into 1^st place after being 12 games out

1971  Baltimore’s Dave McNally gets his 20^th win for the 4^th straight season

1970  Vida Blue no hits Minnesota – gave up 2 walks – it is 2^nd MLB start

1970  “Monday Night Football” debuts on ABC – Cleveland beats Jets 31-21

1966  Only 530 fans see Cubs beat Reds at Wrigley

1966  Juan Marichal wins his 23^rd – hit a HR in the 9^th for a 6-5 win over Pirates

1963  NYY Yogi Berra hits his 358^th and last HR

1954  NYY win their 101^st game – but only 1,912 saw it

# 1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 21

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  I’m Sorry – John Denver

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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 20

THE HISTORY OF SEPTEMBER 20

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Rum Punch Day

1797  The first U.S. frigate, Constitution (Old Ironsides) was launched in Boston

1850  The slave trade in Washington, DC was abolished as part of the Compromise of 1850

1859  A patent was granted to George Simpson for the electric range

1860  King Edward VII became the first member of the British royalty to visit the U.S.

1881  Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21^st President – President Garfield died the day before

1929  Comedian Anne Meara was born – “Stiller & Meara”

1934  Actress Sophia Loren was born

1946  The first Cannes Film Festival was held

1951  The first North Pole jet crossing took place

1958  Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed in the chest by a deranged woman in NYC

1962  James Meredith was blocked from entering Mississippi University as its first black student

1967  The ocean liner QEII was launched – 963 feet long

1973  Singer Jim Croce died in an airplane crash

1976  Playboy released the interview with Jimmy Carter in which he said he had “lusted in his heart”

1984  “The Cosby Show” premiered on NBC

1995  AT&T announced the biggest corporate breakup ever as it will split into 3 separate companies

2004  CBS News apologized for its story on President Bush’s National Guard service – said it would not vouch for the authenticity of the documents it sired

2009  The 61^st Emmy Awards – winners were “Mad Men” and “30 Rock”

SPORTS HISTORY ON SEPTEMBER 20

2003  Marcus Giles of Braves hits his 20^th HR of the season – Braves have 6 players with 20 or more

2002  Orioles Mike Bordick sets a MLB record with his 102^nd consecutive game without an error at shortstop

1998  Cal Ripken ends his record 2,632 consecutive game streak – started 5/30/82

1992  Philadelphia second baseman Mickey Morandi gets an unassisted triple play – 9^th in MLB history

1988  Wade Boggs gets his 200^th hit in 6 straight seasons

1987  Walter Payton sets NFL record with his 107^th rushing TD

1986  Tony Gwynn steals 5 bases – ties NL record

1983  Detroit gets 10 consecutive hits in the first inning – ties AL record

1980  Spectacular Bid wins the Woodward – his only 3 rivals pulled out of the race

1978  Red Sox lose to Detroit 12-2 – Boston only had 6 hits – 4 by Jerry Remy

1973  Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes” tennis match

1972  Atlanta beats Houston 13-6 – scored all 13 in the 2^nd inning

1970  Jim Palmer wins his 20^th game – Orioles now have three 20 game winners for the season

1968  Mickey Mantle hits his final HR #536 – hit his 1^st 5/1/51

1967  Johnny Bench hits his 1^st MLB HR – ends with 389

1965  812 fans see Philadelphia beat the Braves

1965  547 fans see KC beat Minnesota

1961  Roger Maris hits his 59^th HR in 155 games

1965  Willie Mays hits his 50^th HR – only 7^th to do so

1954  Warren Spahn wins his 20^th game – 6^th time he has done so  

1919  Babe Ruth is honored at “Babe Ruth Day” in a double header at Fenway – he wins the 1^st game with a HR in the 9^th and scores the winning run in the 2^nd (over)

1917  NBA Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach was born

#1 SONGS ON SEPTEMBER 20

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1963  Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Harper Valley PTA – Jeannie C. Riley

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Go Away Little Girl – Donny Osmond

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1974  Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1977  I Just Want to be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1979  My Sharona – The Knack

1980  Upside Down – Diana Ross

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1983  Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1988  Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

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