305th day of 2009 - 60 remaining
Sunday, November 1, 2009
FACE MASK DAY
For as long as ice hockey has been played - since 1855 in North America, and the 16th century in the Netherlands - goalies have been getting their faces smashed by flying hockey pucks.
On this day in 1959, Jacques Plante had had enough! The goalie for the Montreal Canadiens had been hit again and had to have seven more stitches added to his face. This time, however, he returned to the ice wearing a plastic face mask. Plante had made it out of fiberglass and resin. His design was so popular, that goalies throughout the National Hockey League followed suit.
The face mask is now standard issue. Thanks to Jacques Plante, goalies have more teeth and we hardly ever know what they really look like.
Events
November 1
1755 - There had been no warning for the people of Lisbon, Portugal when the walls of their beautiful, tall buildings came tumbling down. A powerful ... we don’t know where it stood on the Richter scale ’cause Richter wasn’t born yet ... earthquake, felt across the European continent, rocked the city three times causing destruction of property, fires and a tsunami. Over 60,000 died, most drowning in the enormous tidal wave.
1848 - The first medical school exclusively for women opened its doors -- to twelve students. The Boston Female Medical School was founded by Samuel Gregory. Twenty-six years later, the school merged with Boston University School of Medicine becoming one of the first coed, medical colleges in the world.
1864 - Money orders were sold by the U.S. Post Office as a safe way to make payments by mail.
1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first weather observations. Up to that time, the observations had been the responsibility of the Signal Corps of the U.S. War Department. Take a weather person to lunch today.
1894 - The publication, Billboard Advertising, made it to desks for the first time. The periodical cost 10 cents. A subscription to the weekly magazine currently costs about $250 a year and is known as Billboard, the longtime bible of the radio and music industry.
1913 - Knute Rockne and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame beat Army at West Point, 35-7. Notre Dame had been an unknown in college football. What turned it around was the attention of thousands as Rockne handed Army its first loss of the season, thanks to a new secret weapon: the forward pass.
1937 - The first broadcast of Hilltop House was aired on CBS radio; while on NBC radio, the comic strip character Terry and the Pirates debuted.
1944 - The whimsical tale about an invisible rabbit named Harvey opened in New York City. One year later, the play by Mary Chase won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Movie fans remember the classic film, starring Jimmy Stewart in one of his most famous roles.
1947 - The famous racehorse, Man o’ War, died. His funeral was attended by over 2,500 people. Man o’ War was so famous that, while a stud in retirement, his guest book listed over 2,000,000 names!
1947 - Eddy Arnold began a 21-week run at #1 on U.S. country music charts with I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms). It was the biggest hit of Arnold’s illustrious career.
1950 - The first black man to play in the National Basketball Association hit the hardwood this day. Charles Cooper was in the Boston Celtics lineup for a game played in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists attepted to assassinate President Harry S Truman at Blair House, Washington, DC (where the Truman’s were living during a three-year renovation of the White House). One of the gunman and one White House policemen were killed.
1957 - The Mackinac Straits Bridge, between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, opened to traffic. At the time, it was the world’s longest suspension bridge -- and is still one of the longest in the world -- at five miles long, with a main span of 3,800 feet/1,158 meters.
1968 - The current movie rating system of G, M, R, X followed by PG-13 and now NC-17, went into effect. The Production Code Administration hands out the ratings.
1968 - George Harrison’s soundtrack LP, Wonderwall, was released. It was the first solo album by one of The Beatles. The album was also the first on the new Apple label.
1969 - Abbey Road, by The Beatles, was #1 on U.S. album charts. Although Let It Be was the last Beatles album of new material to be released, Abbey Road was, in fact, the last album The Beatles recorded. The album, number one for eleven weeks, consisted of: Come Together, Something, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes the Sun, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money. Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Her Majesty.
1969 - And speaking of lasts, Elvis Presley hit number one in the U.S. with Suspicious Minds. It was his first #1 pop single since Good Luck Charm in 1962 and his last #1 pop single.
1971 - The first Eisenhower dollar coins were put into circulation by the U.S. Mint. The coins were minted from 1971 to 1978.
1975 - Elton John’s Island Girl hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song parked itself at the top of the hit heap for 3 weeks.
1986 - Boston’s Third Stage album hit the big time this day as it became the number one album in the U.S. Memorable (and not so memorable) tracks on the album: Amanda, We’re Ready, The Launch, Cool the Engines, My Destination, A New World, To Be a Man, I Think I Like It, Can’tcha Say, Still in Love, Hollyann.
1987 - Tom Watson won the first Nabisco Championship (later named the Tour Championship) of Golf by two strokes over Chip Beck. Watson scooped up $384,000 in prize money -- the biggest payoff in golf to that day.
1994 - The Chicago Bulls retired Michael Jordan’s uniform (No. 23) and put it on display at the United Center. A sculpture was later commissioned and placed outside the arena with the inscription, “The Best There Ever Was. The Best There Ever Will Be.”
1996 - Movies opening in the U.S.: Bad Moon, starring Micahel Pare, Mariel Hemingway and Mason Gamble; Larger Than Life, with Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo and Matthew Mcconaughey; and William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, with Leonardo Dicaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet.
1998 - Steve Young and Jerry Rice connected for their 80th career touchdown. That TD broke an NFL record, previously held by the Miami duo of Dan Marino and Mark Clayton.
Birthdays
November 1
1871 - Stephen Crane
novelist: The Red Badge of Courage; died June 5, 1900
1920 - James J. Kilpatrick
journalist, TV: 60 Minutes: Point-Counterpoint
1926 - Lou Donaldson
musician: alto saxophone: LPs: New Faces New Sounds, The Time is Right, Midnight Sun, Here ’Tis, The Natural Soul, Sweet Lou, Sassy Soul Strut; singer: Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman
1929 - Betsy Palmer (Patricia Bromek)
TV panelist: I’ve Got a Secret, What’s It For, Masquerade Party; TV host: Today; actress: Knots Landing, The Last Angry Man, It Could Happen to Jane, Mr. Roberts, Friday the 13th series; columnist: Chicago Tribune
1935 - Gary Player
World Golf Hall of Famer: British Open champion [1959, 1968, 1974]; Masters [1961, 1974, 1978]; PGA [1962, 1972]; PGA Seniors [1986, 1988, 1990]; U.S. Senior Open [1987, 1988]
1937 - ‘Whispering’ Bill (James) Anderson
songwriter: Still, City Lights, I Missed Me, Happy Birthday to Me; singer: Three Times a Lady, My Life, 8x10; [w/Jan Howard]: For Loving You, If It’s All the Same to You, Someday We’ll Be Together; member of Grand Ole Opry
1939 - Barbara Bosson
actress: Hill Street Blues, Cop Rock, Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, Hooperman, The Committee, The Last Starfighter
1940 - Barry Sadler
songwriter, singer: Ballad of the Green Berets; died Nov 5, 1989
1941 - Robert Foxworth
actor: Falcon Crest, Storefront Lawyers, Double Standard, Ants, Frankenstein, Damien: Omen 2
1942 - Larry Flynt
magazine publisher: Hustler
1942 - Marcia Wallace
actress: The Bob Newhart Show, My Mom’s a Werewolf; Emmy Award-winning voice-over: Mrs. Karbappel: The Simpsons [1991-92]
1944 - Chris Morris
musician: guitar: group: Paper Lace: The Night Chicago Died
1945 - Rick Grech
musician: bassist, violinist: groups: Family; Blind Faith; Traffic; Crickets; Square Dance Machine
1947 - Ted Hendricks
Football Hall of Famer: Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders: played 215 consecutive games in 15 seasons
1949 - Jeannie Berlin
actress: The Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy’s Complaint, In the Spirit, The Baby Maker
1950 - Dan Peek
musician: guitar, singer: group: America: A Horse with No Name; LPs: Hat Trick, Holiday, Hearts
1951 - Ronald (Kool) Bell
musician: saxophone: group: Kool & The Gang: Ladies Night, Celebration, I.B.M.C.
1957 - Lyle Lovett
Grammy Award-winning singer: Best Male Country Vocal [1989]; Cowboy Man, songwriter: This Old Porch [w/Robert Earl Keen], You Can’t Resist It, Closing Time, If I Had a Boat; actor: Ready to Wear, Short Cuts, The Player
1958 - Rachel Ticotin
actress: The Wharf Rat, Natural Born Killers, Don Juan DeMarco, One Good Cop, Total Recall, Fort Apache, the Bronx, Ohara, For Love and Honor, Crime & Punishment
1959 - Eddie MacDonald
musician: bass: group: The Alarm; Guns, Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke, The Bells of Rhymney
1960 - Fernando (Anguamea) Valenzuela
baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [Rookie of the Year: 1981/Cy Young Award: 1981/World Series: 1981/all-star: 1981-1986]], California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, SD Padres
1962 - Mags Furuholmen
musician: keyboards, singer: group: a-ha
1963 - Rick Allen
musician: drums: group: Def Leppard: LPs: Hysteria, Adrenalize
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins
musician, singer: LPs [hit singles]: Tongues and Tails [**** I Wish I Was Your Lover], Whaler [As I Lay Me Down], Timbre [Walking In My Blue Jeans]
1972 - Toni Collette
actress: The Sixth Sense, Muriel’s Wedding, Clockwatchers, Diana & Me, 8½ Women, Shaft [2000]; Broadway: The Wild Party
1972 - Jenny McCarthy
model: Playboy's Playmate of the Year [1994]; hostess of MTV's Singled Out; actress: Silk Stalkings, Baywatch, Wings, Home Improvement, The Jenny McCarthy Show, Diamonds, Scream 3
Chart Toppers
November 1
1948A Tree in the Meadow - Margaret Whiting
Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore
Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue - Gordon MacRae
Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long, Long Way) - Eddy Arnold
1956Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
The Green Door - Jim Lowe
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
1964Baby Love - The Supremes
Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
Let It Be Me - Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me) - Buck Owens
1972My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
Funny Face - Donna Fargo
1980Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand
He’s So Shy - Pointer Sisters
Real Love - The Doobie Brothers
Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) - Waylon Jennings
1988Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins
Kokomo - The Beach Boys
Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
Gonna Take a Lot of River - The Oak Ridge Boys
Chart Topper November 1st, 1972...Nights In White Satin-The Moody Blues
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