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Thursday, November 19, 2009
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS DAY

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address on this day in 1863. The speech was considered so insignificant at the time that coverage was limited to the inside pages of the newspapers (page one coverage went to a speech by Edward Everett).

In July of 1863, the fields outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania erupted into one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War between the states. The Union forces held their positions against Confederate advances. The Confederates, under Robert E. Lee, retreated to Virginia, ending their attempt to invade the North. The battle was the turning point of the war; the Confederates were never again able to mount a campaign into the North and were on the run.

President Lincoln traveled to the site of the battle to designate it as a national cemetery. While on the train, he wrote his speech on a small piece of paper. Three minutes after he had begun to speak, Lincoln had finished what is now considered to be one of the greatest speeches in American history:

“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

“Now we are engaged in a great civil war - testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated - can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

“We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

“But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate - we cannot consecrate - we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people - by the people - for the people - shall not perish from this earth.”

Events
November 19
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell of Philadelphia, PA patented what he called the paper pencil -- a paper-wrapped pencil with a string for revealing more lead, like those china markers you buy these days.

1928 - After five years of publication, TIME magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject.

1943 - Stan Kenton and his orchestra recorded Artistry in Rhythm, the song that later become the Kenton theme. It was Capitol record number 159. The other side of the disk was titled, Eager Beaver.

1954 - Sammy Davis, Jr. was involved in a serious auto accident in San Bernardino, CA. Three days later, Davis lost the sight in his left eye. He later referred to the accident as the turning point of his career.

1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light.

1959 - The last Edsel rolled off the assembly line. Ford Motor Company stopped production of the big flop after two years and a total of 110,847 cars.

1961 - A year after Chubby Checker reached the #1 spot with The Twist, the singer appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show to sing the song again. The Twist became the first record to reach #1 a second time around -- on January 13, 1962.

1962 - For the first time, a jazz concert was presented at the White House. Jazz had previously been served as background music only.

1966 - Six weeks before his 31st birthday, LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, plagued by arthritis, announced his retirement from baseball. Koufax compiled a 12-season record of 165 wins, 87 losses and 2,396 strikeouts.

1984 - 20-year-old Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets became the youngest major-league pitcher to be named Rookie of the Year in the National League. The Mets pitcher led the majors with 276 strikeouts.

1986 - Philadelphia’s Mike Schmidt became only the third player in National League history to win the Most Valuable Player award three times. Roy Campanella of the Dodgers and Stan Musial of the Cardinals also won three National League MVP honors.

1994 - Nirvana’s album, MTV Unplugged in New York, was number one in the U.S. for the week. The album featured these tracks: About a Girl, Come as You Are, Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam, The Man Who Sold the World, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, Polly, On a Plain, Something in the Way, Plateau, Oh, Me, Lake of Fire, All Apologies and Where Did You Sleep Last Night.

1997 - The world’s first surviving septuplets were born by Cesarean section to Bobbi McCaughey of Carlisle, Iowa. She claimed her place in the record books by giving birth to septuplets: four boys (Kenneth, Brandon, Nathan and Joel) and three girls (Alexis, Natalie and Kelsey). The seven newcomers joined a family that already included one daughter, Mikayla. The infants ranged in weight from 2 pounds, 5 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces and were born over a period of six minutes. The father was Kenny McCaughey, a billing clerk at a car dealership.

1999 - The films were new to U.S. theatres this day: Liberty Heights (“You’re only young once, but you remember forever.”), starring Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth and Joe Mantegna; Sleepy Hollow (“Close Your Eyes. Say Your Prayers. Sleep If You Can.”), with Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Miranda Richardson; and The World is Not Enough (“Bond is Back”), starring Pierce Brosnan as 007, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Dame Judi Dench as M, Desmond Llewelyn as Q, John Cleese as R and Samantha Bond as Moneypenny.

Birthdays
November 19
1752 - George Rogers Clark
American frontiersman, field commander: founded Louisville KY; brother of General William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; died Feb 13, 1818

1831 - James Garfield
20th U.S. President [1881], first left-handed president; married to Lucretia Rudolph [five sons, two daughters]; assassinated: shot July 2, 1881, died Sep 19, 1881

1905 - Tommy Dorsey
musician: trombone, bandleader: ‘The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing’: I’m Getting Sentimental Over You, Treasure Island, The Music Goes Round and Round, Alone, You, Marie, Song of India, Who, Satan Takes a Holiday, The Big Apple, Once in a While, Music Maestro Please, Our Love, Indian Summer, All the Things You Are, There are Such Things, In the Blue of the Evening, Without a Song, I’ll Never Smile Again, Boogie Woogie; died Nov 26, 1956

1917 - Indira Gandhi (Nehru)
Prime Minister of India [1966-1977 and 1980-84]; assassinated Oct 31, 1984

1919 - Alan Young
actor: Mr. Ed, Emmy-Award winning show: The Alan Young Show [1950]; Beverly Hills Cop 3, The Time Machine; cartoon voice: Scrooge McDuck

1921 - Roy Campanella
Baseball Hall of Fame catcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1949-1956/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1951, 1953, 1955]; died June 26, 1993

1926 - Jeane Kirkpatrick
diplomat: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations [1981-1985], Presidential Medal of Freedom [1985]; died Dec 7, 2006

1933 - Larry King (Zeiger)
radio/TV talk-show host: Larry King Live

1935 - Jack Welch (John Francis Welch Jr.)
chairman, CEO: General Electric Co.

1936 - **** Cavett
TV host: Emmy Award-winning show: The **** Cavett Show

1936 - Ray Collins
songwriter: Memories of El Monte [w/Frank Zappa for the Penguins]

1938 - Hank Medress
singer: group: The Tokens: The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Tonight I Fell in Love; record producer [w/Dave Appell]: In the Midnight Hour; executive: EMI Publishing Canada; died Jun 18, 2007

1938 - Ted Turner (Robert Edward Turner III)
cable TV mogul: CNN, TBS, TNT, The Cartoon Network; owner: Atlanta Braves; TIME magazine’s Man of the Year [1991]; married actress Jane Fonda

1939 - Garrick Utley
journalist: NBC News, NBC Magazine with David Brinkley; TV moderator: Meet the Press, First Tuesday

1941 - Dan Haggerty
animal trainer, actor: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Adventures of Frontier Freemont

1942 - Calvin Klein
fashion designer

1944 - Fred Lipsius
musician: piano, sax: group: Blood Sweat & Tears: You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, Spinning Wheel; LP: Child is Father to the Man

1947 - Bob (Robert Raymond) Boone
baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1976, 1978, 1979/World Series: 1980], California Angels [all-star: 1983], KC Royals; one of famous Baseball Boones [Bob; his father Ray; and his son Bret]

1947 - Mike Phipps
football: Cleveland Browns QB

1949 - Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore)
football: Univ. of Oregon, SL Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings; sportscaster: NBC

1951 - Wilbur Jackson
football: Washington Redskins RB, Superbowl XVII

1953 - Richard Todd
football: QB: Univ. of Alabama, NY Jets: most completions [42 in one NFL game: Jets vs. 49ers: 9/21/80]

1954 - Kathleen Quinlan
actress: The Promise, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, American Graffiti, Airport ’77, Apollo 13, Family Law

1956 - Glynnis O’Connor
actress: The Deliberate Stranger, Johnny Dangerously, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Sons and Daughters

1960 - Allison Janney
Emmy Award-winning Supporting Actress: The West Wing [2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004]; The Guiding Light, Private Parts, Primary Colors, The Impostors, David and Lisa, Drop Dead Gorgeous, American Beauty

1961 - Meg Ryan (Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra)
actress: When a Man Loves a Woman, When Harry Met Sally, D.O.A., Sleepless in Seattle, Flesh and Bone, Top Gun, One of the Boys, Addicted to Love, City of Angels, You’ve Got Mail

1962 - Jodie (Alicia Christian) Foster
Academy Award-winning actress: The Accused [1988], Silence of the Lambs [1991]; Mayberry R.F.D., Taxi Driver, Napoleon and Samantha, Sommersby, Paper Moon, Maverick; director: Little Man Tate, Home for the Holidays

1963 - Terry Farrell
actress: Becker, Beverly Hills Madam, Back to School, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Reasons of the Heart

1969 - Erika Alexander
actress: The Cosby Show, Judging Amy, The Last Best Year, Fathers & Sons, Living Single

Chart Toppers
November 19
1950Harbor Lights - The Sammy Kaye Orchestra (vocal: Tony Alamo)
Goodnight Irene - The Weavers
Thinking of You - Don Cherry
I’m Moving On - Hank Snow

1958Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
Topsy II - Cozy Cole
Beep Beep - The Playmates
City Lights - Ray Price

1966You Keep Me Hangin’ On - The Supremes
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
I Get the Fever - Bill Anderson

1974Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon with The Plastic Ono
Nuclear Band
Do It (’Til You’re Satisfied) - B.T. Express
My Melody of Love - Bobby Vinton
Country Is - Tom T. Hall

1982Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Truly - Lionel Richie
Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
Heartbroke - Ricky Skaggs

1990Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey
Pray - M.C. Hammer
More Than Words Can Say - Alias
You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn


Chart Topper November 19th, 1990...Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey

[peggy13]

Thank you Buddy!! One of the best yet....but they are all so good! I really enjoy your post! Have a wonderful Thursday!

[Victor Hugo]

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[Crystal Dragon]

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