THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 25

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 25

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Greasy Foods Day

1621  The Governor of Plymouth Colony disallowed sports on Christmas Day

1870  Postcards were first used in the United States

1881  Artist Pablo Picasso was born

1888  Richard Byrd was born – first person to the North Pole

1917  The Communists under Lenin seized power in Russia

1941  Singer Helen Reddy was born – “I am Woman”

1945  The Japanese surrendered Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-Shek

1954  President Eisenhower conducted the first live televised Cabinet meeting

1955  The microwave oven for home use was first sold – price $1,295 – first commercial one debut in 1947

1957  Mob boss Albert Anastasia was killed in a NYC barbershop

1960  The first electronic wristwatch went on sale – Accutron by Bulova

1962  Ambassador Stevens demanded at the Un that the USSR answer about missiles in Cuba – “I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over”

1971  Roy Disney dedicated Disney World

1971  The UN admitted China and expelled Taiwan

1983  The US invaded Grenada to protect American students with 1,800 US military personnel

1986  Michael Sergio parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series

1990  The NY Daily News went on strike – would last until March, 1991

1993  Actor Vincent Price died at age 82

1995  Tennis player Bobby Riggs died at age 77 – played Billie Jean King in “The Battle of the Sexes”

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 25

2009  NYY win their 40^th AL pennant as Andy Pettitte gets his 16^th postseason win – a record

2005  Chicago beats Houston 7-5 in 14 innings – longest World Series game – 5 hours, 41 minutes

2003  Florida wins their 2^nd World Series – the only time in the last 11 years when they had a winning record they won the Series

1990  Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 to win the heavyweight title

1987  Minnesota wins their 1^st World Series title

1986  Bill Buckner allows a slow ground ball to go threw his legs and NY Mets win 6-5 to tie the World Series 3-3

1985  Karl Malone makes his NBA debut with Utah – averaged 25.0 points and 10.1 rebounds in his 19 year career

1978  Gaylord Perry is the 1^st to win Cy Young awards in both leagues

1964  Vikings Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in the wrong direction for a safety    1870  Pimlico Race track opens in Baltimore – 1^st stakes race is won by a horse named Preakness – currently the 2^nd leg of the Triple Crown

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 25

1960  Save the Best for Last – The Drifters

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1962  Monster Mash – Bobby Picket & the Crypt Kickers

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1964  Baby Love – The Supremes

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  My Ding-a-Ling – Chuck Berry

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1975  Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka

1976  If You Leave Me Now – Chicago

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Hot Child In the City – Nick Glider

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1982  Who Can It Be now – Men at Work

1983  Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

1988  Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Black Cat – Janet Jackson

1991  Emotions – Mariah Carey

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio       

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1998  One Week – Bare Naked Ladies

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 24

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 24

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Bologna Day and National Food and Plenty Day

1836  The match was patented by Alonzo Phillips

1861  West Virginia voters chose to secede from Virginia

1861  The first transcontinental telegraph line was completed – first telegram received by President Lincoln from Sacramento

1901  The first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel – Anna Taylor

1916  Henry Ford awarded equal pay to women

1929  “Black Thursday” – the beginning of the stock market crash – down 12.8%

1931  Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison

1931  The George Washington Bridge was dedicated

1939  Nylon stockings went on sale to the public for the first time

1945  The UN was formally established less than a month after the end of WWII

1947  A series of forest fire in the New England states destroyed over $30 million of timber

1948  The term “Cold War” was spoken for the first time – Bernard Baruch used it in front of a Senate committee

1962  US forces went on the highest alert in the postwar era in preparation for a possible full scale war with the Soviets during the Cuban Missile crisis

1973  Heavy fog on the New Jersey Turnpike caused a 65 car collision and killed 11 people

1973  John Lennon sued the US government to admit that the FBI was tapping his phone

1989  TV evangelist Jim Bakker was given a 45 year prison term for stealing from his congregation

2002  The “Beltway Snipers” were captured after a series of killings around the DC area left 10 dead and 3 wounded

2003  The Concorde made its last commercial flight

2005  Rosa Parks died at age 93

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 24

2004  Red Sox Curt Schilling beats St. Louis 6-2 – 3^rd different team he has won a World Series game with – Philadelphia and Arizona

2004  Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys rushes for 100 yards for the 78^th time – NFL record

2000  NY Mets beat NYY 4-1 – it is the first Yankee loss after 14 straight wins in World Series games

1996  NYY win their 3^rd straight game in Atlanta in the World Series – Andy Pettitte beat John Smoltz 1-0 – Pettitte gave up 5 hits, Smoltz 4

1994  Greg Maddux wins his 3^rd straight Cy Young award – 16-6, 1.56 ERA – will win it again in 1995 – ends his career with 355 wins, 3.16 ERA

1992  Toronto wins their 1^st World Series championship

1990  Red Sox announce they will not pick up the contract on 18 year veteran Dwight Evans

1987  Minnesota’s Kent Hrbek hits a grand slam to lead them to a comeback win over St. Louis 11-5 to tie the series 3-3

1977  Atlanta Braves hire Bobby Cox as manager

1963  Yogi Berra hired as NYY manager

1963  Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young award – 25-5, 1.88 ERA, 11 shutouts, 306 strikeouts

1959  Wilt Chamberlain plays in his 1^st NBA game – will play in 1,045 and never foul out

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 24

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1976  If You Leave Me Now – Chicago

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Hot Child In the City – Nick Glider

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1983  Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

1988  Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Black Cat – Janet Jackson

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio       

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 23

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 23

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Boston Cream Pie Day

1775  The Continental Congress approved a resolution barring blacks from serving in the Army

1824  The first steam locomotive was introduced

1869  Football coach John Heisman was born -  “The Heisman Trophy”

1910  Blanche Scott became the first woman to fly solo in an airplane – she reached a height of 12 feet

1915  The first national horseshoe throwing championships were held in Iowa

1915  25,000 women marched in NYC demanding the right to vote

1925  TV host Johnny Carson was born

1929  The first transcontinental air service began between NYC and LA

1934  Jean Picard and his wife flew from Michigan to Ohio in a balloon which reached an altitude of 57,000 feet

1941  Walt Disney’s “Dumbo” was released

1950  Singer/actor Al Jolson died at age 64

1956  The first video recording on a magnetic tape was televised coast to coast – Jonathon Winters appeared on the telecast

1956  The Hungarian Revolution began – on November 4, the Soviets would enter and suppress it

1973  President Nixon agreed to turn over the Watergate tapes to Judge Sirica

1983  A suicide bomber killed 243 US personnel in Beirut – 58 French paratroopers were killed in a near simultaneous attack

1987  The US Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork

1989  Hungary declared its independence from Russia and an end to communist rule

1990  Iraq announced the release of 330 French hostages

1996  The civil trial of OJ Simpson began

2006  Ford Motors reported a $5.8 billion loss for the quarter

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 23

1997  In game 5 of the World Series, rookie Livan Hernandez gets his 2^nd win of the series – beats Indians 8-7

1995  St. Louis hires Tony LaRussa as manager

1993  Joe Carter became the 2^nd player in MLB history to end a World Series with a HR as Toronto wins 8-6

1993  Mike Piazza wins NL Rookie of the Year – batted .318, 35 HRs, and 112 RBI

1988  NY Jets beat Miami 44-30 despite Dan Marino throwing for 521 yards – he had 3 TDs and 5 interceptions

1984  Rick Sutcliffe names NL Cy Young winner – 20-6, 3.64 ERA – was 16-1, 2.69 ERA with the Cubs after he had been traded by Cleveland

1979  Billy Martin of the NYY gets into a barroom brawl with Joseph Cooper – a marshmallow salesman

1977  Pittsburgh beats Houston 27-10 as both teams have 6 turnovers – Dan Pastorini of Houston had -14 net passing yards and threw 5 interceptions

1974  Chicago Cubs trade 16 year veteran Billy Williams to Oakland

1940  Soccer great Pele was born

1921  Green Bay plays there 1^st football game ever

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 23

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1962  Monster Mash – Bobby Picket & the Crypt Kickers

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1964  Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1976  If You Leave Me Now – Chicago

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Hot Child In the City – Nick Glider

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

1988  Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Black Cat – Janet Jackson

1991  Emotions – Mariah Carey

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio       

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 22

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 22

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Nut Day

1746  The College of New Jersey was chartered – later became Princeton University

1797  Andre-Jacques Garnerin became the first recorded parachutist – he jumped from a height of 3,000 feet

1883  The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC had its grand opening

1897  The world’s first car dealership opened in London

1907  The Panic of 1907 began when depositors began withdrawing their money from NYC banks – Westinghouse Electric went into receivership and several banks failed – loans by JP Morgan and the Treasury checked the panic

1920  Harvard professor and proponent of LSD Timothy Leary was born

1928  Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism”

1936  The first commercial flight from the mainland to Hawaii occurred

1938  The first Xerox copy was made – used powdered ink and an electrical charge

1942  Actress Annette Funicello was born – “Mickey Mouse Club”

1962  President Kennedy went on TV to inform the American people that he had ordered US forces to impose a blockade on Cuba due to the Soviet Union placing missiles on the island

1963  225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in Freedom Day protests

1965  The Highway Beautification Act was signed – it provided for reduced federal assistance to states that did not control billboards and junkyards along highways

1968  Apollo 7 splashed down – it had orbited the earth 163 times

1979  The deposed Shah of Iran arrived in the US for medical treatment

1981  US debt topped $1 trillion for the first time

1986  President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law

1988  Elton John sold out Madison Square Garden for a record 26^th time

1991  General Motors announced a nine month loss of $2.2 billion

1995  Commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the UN, President Clinton called for a crackdown on international crime including terrorism and drug smuggling

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 22

2005  Chicago beats Houston 5-3 in 1^st game of the World Series – Jose Contreras gets the win, but he hits 3 batters to tie World Series record

2001  NYY win their 38^th AL pennant

2000  In a World Series game, Roger Clemens throws a broken bat at Mike Piazza

1991  Braves beat Twins 5-4 in 12 innings – Twins use World Series record 23 players in the game

1985  Kansas City wins their first ever World Series game

1975  Cincinnati wins game 7 of World Series to beat the Red Sox

1972  Oakland A’s win their 1^st World Series in 42 years – Gene Tenace named MVP – he had 4 HRs in the series – hit 5 all year during the regular season

1967  In the AFL, Daryle Lamonica throws 4 TDs and Oakland holds Boston Patriots to 83 total yards in a 48-14 win – Oakland had 395 yards

1958  Elgin Baylor makes his NBA debut with the Lakers – entered Hall of Fame in 1977 – averaged 27.4 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 14 seasons

1957  Sam Jones makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics

1950  LA Rams set NFL scoring record – beat Baltimore 70-27 – they had 535 total yards in the game, Baltimore had 423

1920  8 members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 22

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1976  If You Leave Me Now – Chicago

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Hot Child In the City – Nick Glider

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

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

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio       

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 21

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 21

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Apple Day, National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day and National Caramel Apple Day

1797  The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was launched in Boston – had 44 guns and was 204 feet long

1872  The first black man was accepted to the Naval Academy – John Conyers

1979  Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb – lasted 13 hours before burning out – he had tested it for 14 months

1917  Jazz great Dizzie Gillespie was born

1917  The first Americans saw action during WWI

1918  Margaret Owen set a typing record of 170 words per minute on a manual typewriter

1927  Construction began on the George Washington Bridge in NYC

1940  “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway was first published

1945  Women in France were allowed to vote for the first time

1950  Chinese forces occupied Tibet

1956  Actress Carrie Fisher was born – Princess Lelia in “Star Wars”

1957  The film “Jailhouse Rock” with Elvis Presley opened

1960  JFK and Richard Nixon held their fourth and final debate

1964  The movie “My Fair Lady” had its world premiere in NYC

1967  Thousands of anti-war protesters tried to storm the Pentagon

1976  Congress repealed the Homestead Act of 1862 for all states except Alaska because there was no longer any public land suitable for cultivation

1987  The Senate began debating the Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork – he was rejected two days later

1988  Deposed President Marcos of the Philippines and his wife were indicted in NYC on racketeering charges for buying hundreds of millions of dollars of NYC real estate with money embezzled from their country

1989  Buck Helm was found alive after being buried for four days under ruble in the San Francisco earthquake

1991  Jesse Turner, an American hostage in Lebanon, was released after nearly five years in captivity

1994  North Korea and the US sign an agreement requiring North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 21

2007  Red Sox beat Cleveland in game 7 of ALCS to advance to the World Series

2001  Arizona wins NLCS to advance to the World Series – have only been in existence 4 years

1998  NYY sweep San Diego to win World Series – they had 114 regular season wins

1997  Florida scores 7 runs in the 9^th inning to beat Cleveland 14-11 in game 3 of the World Series

1995  Braves beat Cleveland 3-2 in game 1 of the World Series – Kenny Lofton steals 2 bases in one inning (ties record set in 1921) – teams combine for 5 hits (ties record for least hits in a World Series game)

1989  Houston becomes the 1^st major college team to gain over 1,000 yards in a game – beat Southern Methodist 95-21 – had 771 passing and 250 rushing

1984  Steve Jones runs the Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05

1980  Philadelphia wins their first World Series – have been a MLB team for 98 years

1979  Sam Smith of the Chicago Bulls scores the NBA’s first 4 point play

1976  The NY Knicks retire Willis Reed’s #19

1975  Carlton Fisk hits a 12^th inning HR to left field to tie the World Series with the Reds 3 games to 3

1973  Oakland wins the World Series for the 2^nd straight year

1973  Fred Dryer of LA Rams records 2 safeties in the game – NFL record

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 21

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1976  If You Leave Me Now - Chicago

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

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  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 20

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 20

WPORLD EVENTS

Today is National Brandied Fruit Day

1803  The US Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase

1818  The US and Great Britain established the boundary between the US and Canada to be the 49^th parallel

1889  Benjamin Babbitt died – he held more than 100 patents, among them were soap processes, steam boilers and pumps

1925  Columnist and author Art Buchwald was born

1944  30 blocks of Cleveland, Ohio were destroyed after a liquid gas factory exploded – 135 died

1944  General Douglas MacArthur stepped foot on the Philippines 2 ½ years after saying “I shall return”

1947  The House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into Communist influence in Hollywood

1964  Herbert Hoover, 31st President, died at age 90

1967  An all white jury convicted seven people in the murder of three civil rights workers

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis

1971  Rapper Snoop Dogg was born

1973  Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox was fired by President Nixon when Cox had threatened to seek a judicial ruling that Nixon was violating a court order to turn over papers

1979  The JFK Library was dedicated in Boston

1981  Three members of the Weather Underground were arrested for armored car robbery in NY – one guard and two police officers were killed

1988  Britain ended a suspects right to be silent in a continuing battle with the Irish Republican Army

1993  Attorney General Janet Reno warned the TV industry to work on limiting the violence in their programs

1994  Actor Burt Lancaster died at age 80

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 20

2004  Boston beats NYY 10-3 – came back from a 3-0 deficit in the ALCS – 1^st team in MLB history to do so – Johnny Damon hit 2 HRs, one a grand slam for 6 RBI

2002  20 year old Francisco Rodriguez of Anaheim is the youngest pitcher to ever win a World Series game – retired 9 straight batters in 3 innings of relief

1996  St. Louis beats Jacksonville 17-14 despite being out gained 538 to 202 – Jacksonville had 6 turnovers, 5 interceptions by Mark Brunnel             

1996  19 year old Andruw Jones hits 2 HRs in Atlanta’s 12-1 win over NYY – youngest to hit a HR in World Series history

1993  Toronto wins game four of the World Series 15-14 over Philadelphia – most runs in World Series history passing the 22 in 1936

1990  Cincinnati beats heavily favored Oakland to win the World Series

1988  LA Dodgers beat the A’s 5-2 to win World Series – Orel Hershiser named MVP – won 2 complete game games giving up 2 earned runs in total

1976  Philadelphia 76ers get Julius Erving from the NY Nets for $3 million

1973  Boston Celtics gets NBA record 39 offensive rebounds but lose the game by a score of 96-87

1962  John Havlicek makes his NBA debut with Boston – scores 26,395 points in his career and won 8 NBA championships

1936  Carl Hubbell named NL MVP – had a 26-6 record and 2.31 ERA – gave up 7 HRs in 304 innings pitched

1935  Hank Greenberg of Detroit named AL MVP – batted .328, 30 HRs, 170 RBI

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 20

1961  Runaround Sue – Dion

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – The Four Tops

1967  To Sir, With Love - Lulu

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  I Can’t Get Next to You – The Temptations

1970  I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1973  Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips

1974  Then Came You – Dionne Warwick & the Spinners

1976  If You Leave Me Now - Chicago

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1980  Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

1986  True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

1987  Bad – Michael Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Emotions – Mariah Carey

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  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas