THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 6

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 6

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Nachos Day

1851  Charles Dow was born – Co-founder of Dow Jones Average

1860  Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16^th President

1861  James Naismith was born – inventor of basketball

1861  Jefferson Davis was elected to a 6 year term as Confederate President

1888  Benjamin Harrison won the Presidential election beating incumbent Grover Cleveland

1911  Maine became a dry state

1917  The Bolshevick Revolution began with the capturing of the Winter Palace

1917  New York allowed women to vote

1923  Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the electric shaver

1928  Herbert Hoover beat Alfred Smith for the Presidency – won 83% of the electoral vote

1928  Franklin Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York

1936  RCA demonstrated the television to 200 invited guests

1946  Actress Sally Field was born – “The Flying Nun”

1956  President Eisenhower was re-elected – beat Adlai Stevenson

1962  Ted Kennedy was elected to the Senate from Massachusetts for the first time

1965  The Freedom Flights began – allowed 250,000 Cubans to come to the US by 1971

1967  Phil Donahue began a TV talk show in Dayton, Ohio – final airing was May 2, 1996

1978  The Shah of Iran placed the country under military rule

1984  President Reagan was re-elected in a landslide – won 97.6% of the electoral vote

1990  About 20% of Universal Studios back lot in California was destroyed by fire

1991  Kuwait doused the last of the oil fires ignited by Iraq during the Persian Gulf war

2001  Season 1 of the TV show “24” made its debut

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 6

2007  Greg Maddux wins his 17^th Gold Glove

2002  Barry Zito of Oakland wins the AL Cy Young award – 23-5, 2.75 ERA

2001  Greg Maddux wins his 12^th straight Gold Glove and Roberto Alomar his 10^th – most ever for a second baseman

1998  Kerry Wood of Chicago wins NL Rookie of the Year – 13-6, 3.40 ERA

1995  Mark Messier scores his 500^th goal

1991  Chuck Knoblauch is named AL Rookie of the Year - .281 average, 50 RBI and 159 hits – also had 15 postseason hits

1990  David Justice of Atlanta wins NL Rookie of the Year - .282 average, 28 HRs, 78 RBI

1988  Grete Waitz wins her 9^th women’s title at the NYC marathon

1984  Willie Hernandez names AL MVP, also won Cy Young – only other reliever to win both was Rollie Fingers – Hernandez was 9-3, 1.92 ERA, 32 saves

1974  Mike Marshall of Dodgers wins Cy Young – 1^st reliever to do so – 106 appearances, 208 innings, 15-12, 2.42 ERA, 21 saves

1970  Jim Perry of Minnesota wins Cy Young – 24-12, 3.04 ERA

1969  The 1^st Cy Young award tie – Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain – Cuellar was 23-11, 2.38 ERA, 18 complete games and McLain was 24-9, 2.80 ERA, and 23 complete games

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 6

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

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

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  MacArthur Park – Donna Summer

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  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  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

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 5

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 28^th 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 3^rd 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 – there was a cease fire two days later

1963  Tatum O’Neal was born

1968  Richard Nixon was elected the 37^th 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 who did not succeed her husband

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 5^th time – 24-5, 2.32 ERA, 334 strikeouts – led MLB in strikeouts for 8^th time

1997  Milwaukee Brewers move from the AL to the NL

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 – lose 111-91

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 Cavaliers lose their 24^th straight game over 2 seasons

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 – 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

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 – Donna Summer

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 Vice Theme – Jan Hammer

1986  Amanda - Boston

1987  I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany

1988  Kokomo – The Beach Boys

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

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

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 3

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 3

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Sandwich Day

1762  Spain acquired Louisiana

1796  John Adams was elected the 2^nd US President

1868  The first black man was elected to Congress – John Menard of Louisiana

1868  Ulysses S. Grant was elected the 18^th President

1896  William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryant to become the 25^th President

1900  The first automobile show opened in NYC at Madison Square Garden

1908  William Howard Taft was elected the 27^th President by defeating William Jennings Bryant

1921  Actor Charles Bronson was born – “The Dirty Dozen”

1936  Franklin Roosevelt won the election in a landslide for a second term as President

1954  The movie “Godzilla” was released – 22 films starring him would follow

1956  The “Wizard of Oz” first appeared on CBS TV

1964  Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater to become the 36^th President

1964  Robert Kennedy was elected Senator from New York

1970  Governor Ronald Reagan won a second term as the Governor of California

1971  Clint Eastwood’s movie “Play Misty for Me” premiered in NYC

1975  “Good Morning, America” made its debut on TV

1983  Jesse Jackson launched his first campaign for the Presidency

1990  Mary Martin, star of the musical “Peter Pan”, died

1992  Bill Clinton was elected the 42^nd President

1998  Minnesota elected Jesse “The Body” Ventura, former Navy Seal and wrestler, as their Governor

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMEBR 3

2006  Greg Maddux wins his 16^th Gold Glove – ties all-time record (Jim Kaat and Brooks Robinson)

2003  Chicago White Sox name Ozzie Guillen manager

2001  Steve Smith of San Antonio ties NBA record with 8 three point field goals without a miss

2001  Arizona beats NYY 15-2 to tie World Series 3-3 – Arizona had World Series record 22 hits (20 in 1921)

1997  Nomar Garciaparra named AL Rookie of the Year - .306 average, 98 RBI, 209 hits

1990  Moses Malone makes his 7,695^th free throw to become #1 all-time – Karl Malone will pass him in 2001

1989  Lou Piniella named manager of the Cincinnati Reds                     

1989  Portland Trailblazers retire Bill Walton’s # 32

1987  Mark McGwire of A’s named AL Rookie of the Year - .289 average, 49 HRs, 118 RBI

1981  Rollie Fingers named Cy Young winner – 6-3, 1.04 ERA, 28 saves

1970  Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young award – 23-7, 3.12 ERA, 23 complete games, 274 strikeouts

1967  Jim Lonborg of Red Sox wins AL Cy Young – 22-9, 3.16 ERA, 246 strikeouts

1965  Sandy Koufax wins Cy Young – 26-8, 2.04 ERA, 27 complete games, 382 strikeouts

1942  Ted Williams wins the Triple Crown (.356/36/137), but loses the MVP award to Joe Gordan of NYY (.322/18/103)

1934  Lou Gehrig wins the Triple Crown (.363/49/165), but loses the MVP award to Mickey Cochrane (.320/2/76)

1934  Dizzy Dean wins NL MVP – 30-7, 2.66 ERA, 24 complete games

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 3

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

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

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  Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

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

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 2

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 2

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Deviled Egg Day

1734  Frontiersman Daniel Boone was born

1755  Future Queen of France Marie Antoinette was born

1795  James Polk was born – 11^th President

1851  Napoleon staged a coup in France and took power

1865  Warren Harding was born – 29^th President

1889  North Dakota became the 39^th state and South Dakota the 40^th

1913  Actor Burt Lancaster was born

1917  Postage rates went from 2 cents to 3 cents for 1^st class mail and postcards from 1 cent to 2 cents

1920  Warren Harding elected President – Happy Birthday

1947  Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” flied for the first and only time – 70 seconds

1948  Truman beat Dewey in a surprise to pollsters and newspapers

1956  Hungary appealed for UN assistance against the Russian invasion

1959  Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on “Twenty One”, admitted he was given questions and answers in advance

1962  President Kennedy announced that the Cuban missiles had been dismantled

1976  Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Gerry Ford for President – 39^th President

1983  President Reagan signed a bill establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1984  Velma Barfield became the first woman executed in the US since 1962 – she had been convicted of killing her boyfriend

1993  Rudy Giuliani became the 107^th Mayor of NYC

2001  The computer animated “Monster’s Inc.” opened – best debut for any animated film and 6^th best all time

2001  17^th case of anthrax was reported in a NY Post employee

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 2

2009  Cliff Lee wins his 2^nd World Series game as Phillies beat NYY in game 5

2000  Todd Helton of Colorado names AP Player of the Year - .372 average, 42 HRs, 147 RBI, and 59 doubles

1999  NBA.com makes its debut

1995  NYY name Joe Torre as manager

1990  Golden State beats Denver 162-158 – 320 points is the most scored in a non OT game

1988  Walt Weiss wins AL Rookie of the Year – 3^rd straight for an Oakland player – Canseco and McGwire

1977  Steve Carlton of Philadelphia wins his 2^nd Cy Young – 23-10, 2.64 ERA, 17 complete games

1976  Randy Jones of San Diego is the NL Cy Young winner – 22-14, 2.74 ERA, 25 complete games

1974  Atlanta trades Hank Aaron to Milwaukee – started his career there 4/13/54

1972  Steve Carlton wins NL Cy Young award – 27-10, 1.97 ERA, 30 complete games, 310 strikeouts – Philadelphia only won 59 games all season

1969  A NFL record 12 TD passes – New Orleans Billy Kilmer and St. Louis’ Charley Johnson pass for 6 each

1960  Roger Maris named MVP – beat Mickey Mantle by 3 votes

1938  Jimmie Foxx of Red Sox wins his 3^rd AL MVP - .349 average, 50 HRs, 175 RBI

# 1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 2

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

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

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  Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey     

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 1

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 1

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Deep Fried Clams Day and National Vinegar Day

1512  Michelangelo’s painting in the Sistine Chapel was first exhibited

1604  “Othello” by William Shakespeare was first performed in London

1765  The Stamp Act went into effect in the American colonies causing resistance by the colonists

1800  John Adams became the first President to live in the White House

1830  Former President John Adams was elected to the House of Representative – first time this had ever occurred

1834  The first published reference to poker was made – was referred to as a Mississippi River boat game

1864  The US Post Office first began selling money orders – viewed as a safe way to pay by mail

1867  “Harper’s Bazaar” was first published

1870  The US Weather Bureau began operations in 24 locations

1897  The new Library of Congress opened

1939  The first animal ever conceived by artificial insemination was displayed – a rabbit

1939  The first jet plane, Heinkel He 178, was demonstrated to the German high command

1945  The first issue of “Ebony” magazine was published by John Johnson

1950  Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Truman by forcing their way into the White House

1952  The US exploded the first hydrogen bomb

1955  A time bomb aboard a United DC-6 exploded killing 44 people above Longmont, Colorado – Jack Graham rigged the bomb in his mother’s suitcase to collect insurance

1957  Country singer Lyle Lovett was born

1963  South Vietnam’s President Diem was assassinated in a military coup

1968  The Motion Picture Association of America unveiled its movie rating system – G to X

1979  President Carter offered troubled Chrysler a $1.5 billion loan guarantee

1991  Clarence Thomas was formally seated as the 106^th Supreme Court Justice

1993  The European Union came into existence

1998  First handheld global satellite phone and paging system introduced

SPORTS HISTORY ON NOVEMBER 1

2001  NYY beat Atlanta in 12 innings 3-2 – 1^st World Series game ever started in November

1978  Ron Guidry of NYY wins AL Cy Young – 25-3, 1.74 ERA, 9 shutouts

1971  Green Bay and Detroit play to a 14-14 tie as Green Bay manages 0 net yards in the air on only 5 pass attempts

1968  Denny McLain of Detroit is unanimous winner of AL Cy Young – 31-6, 1.96 ERA, 28 complete games

1966  Sandy Koufax wins Cy Young for 3^rd time – 27-9, 1.73 ERA, 27 complete games, 317 strikeouts

1959  The 1^st NHL goalie to wear a face mask – Jacques Plante

1950  Bob Cousy makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics

1950  The first black player in the NBA – Celtics Charles Cooper

1947  The great Man O’ War died at age 30

1946  The 1^st NY Knicks basketball game – a 68-66 win

1938  Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico

1924  The 1^st U.S. NHL franchise is formed – Boston Bruins

1 SONGS ON NOVEMBER 1

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  Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

1972  I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1975  Island Girl – Elton John

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

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  Part Time Lover – Stevie Wonder

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany

1988  Kokomo – The Beach Boys

1990  Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

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

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio       

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas