Today in History

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September 10
1846 - Elias Howe patented the lock stitch sewing machine.
1935 - “I’m Popeye the sailor man...” toot! toot! Popeye was heard for the first time on NBC radio. The show was based on the Elzie Crisler Segar comic strip, which featured Popeye, Olive Oyl, Brutas, Wimpy and Sweepea. Now, eat your spinach in celebration!

1950 - Eddie Cantor moved from radio to TV, as he hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour on NBC. In addition to Cantor, other hosts of the Colgate Comedy Hour included: Fred Allen, Donald O’Connor, Bob Hope, Gordon MacRae and Jimmy Durante.

1951 - Florence Chadwick of San Diego, CA, became the first American woman to swim the English Channel from both coasts.

1955 - Bert Parks began a 25-year career as host of the Miss America Pageant on NBC. The show became a TV tradition as Parks sang to the newly-crowned beauty queen, “There She is ... Miss America”. The song was composed by Bernie Wayne and was sung for the first time on this day. Sharon Kay Ritchie was the first Miss America to be honored with the song. When she married singer Don Cherry (Band of Gold), There She Is was part of the wedding ceremony.

1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major-league baseball record for home runs by hammering his 400th career round-tripper.

1964 - Rod Stewart recorded his first tune, titled Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, for Decca. It was not one of his more successful recordings.

1969 - The New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos in both ends of a doubleheader and, for the first time ever, moved into first place in the National League East Division. A month later the ‘Amazin’ Mets’ were in their first World Series.

1972 - Gayle Sayers of the Chicago Bears retired from pro football.

1972 - Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton in a heavyweight boxing match and avenged a loss to Norton the previous March.

1974 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals broke Maury Wills’ 1962 major-league record for stolen bases in a season. ‘Lightning’ Lou stole his 105th base on his way to a career total of 938 stolen bases.

1977 - After years on the comic pages, Mickey Finn was put to paper for the final time. Cartoonist Frank ‘Lank’ Leonard bowed out in unique style -- by discontinuing the strip in mid-story.

1980 - Bill Gullickson of the Montreal Expos fanned 18 batters, setting a major-league record for a rookie pitcher in a single game. The Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2.

1982 - Pete Rose played in his 3,077th baseball game, breaking Hank Aarons’s record for the most games played in the National League.

1984 - The Federal Communications Commission changed the rules. The FCC allowed broadcasters to own 12 AM and 12 FM radio stations. The previous limit was 7 of each.

1986 - Sprinter Evelyn Ashford was defeated for the first time in eight years. Ashford lost to Valerie Brisco-Hooks in the 200-meter run held in Rome, Italy.

1995 - Cyndi Lauper won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance as Mary Ann in "Mad About You".



Birthdays
September 10
1839 - Isaac Kauffman Funk
publisher: the Funk of Funk and Wagnalls dictionary; died Apr 4, 1912
1914 - Robert Wise
Academy Award-winning director: The Sound of Music <1965>, West Side Story <1961>; Two for the Seesaw, The Andromeda Strain, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1915 - Edmond O’Brien
Academy Award-winning actor: The Barefoot Contessa <1954>; Seven Days in May, Birdman of Alcatraz, Fantastic Voyage, Pete Kelly’s Blues, The Long Hot Summer; died May 9, 1985

1924 - Ted (Theodore Bernard) Kluszewski
‘Big Klu’: baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs , Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox , LA Angels; died Mar 29, 1988

1927 - Yma Sumac
(Zoila Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo)
Peruvian singer, of Inca descent, w/4-octave range: LPs: Voice of the Xtabay, Legend of the Sun Virgin, Legend of the Jivaro

1929 - Arnold Palmer
golf champion: 1st million $ winner; Masters Champion: <1958, 1960, 1962, 1964>, U.S. Open <1960>, British Open <1961, 1962>

1934 - Charles Kuralt
journalist: CBS News, On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Sunday Morning; died July 4, 1997

1934 - Roger (Eugene) Maris (Maras)
baseball: Cleveland Indians, KC Athletics, NY Yankees , SL Cardinals
1937 - Tommy Overstreet
singer: Gwen , Don’t Go City Girl on Me

1940 - Buck (Junious) Buchanan
Pro Football Hall of Famer: Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle: Super Bowl I, IV; asst. coach: New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns; director: Kansas Special Olympics; died July 16, 1992

1942 - Danny Hutton
singer: group: Three Dog Night: One, Easy to be Hard, Eli’s Coming, Mama Told Me , Joy to the World, Black & White, Shambala

1945 - Jose Feliciano
Grammy Award-winning singer: Best New Artist <1968>; Light My Fire, Feliz Navidad, musician: guitar, songwriter: theme for Chico and the Man

1946 - James Hines
National Track & Field Hall of Famer: 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist: <100 meters-9.9; 4x100 relay anchor-38.2>; football: Miami Dolphins

1947 - Larry Nelson
golf champion: U.S. Open <1983>, PGA <1981, 1987>

1948 - Judy Geeson
actress: To Sir with Love, Danger UXB, The Eagle Has Landed

1948 - Bob Lanier
Basketball Hall of Famer: Detroit Pistons: 8 time NBA All-Star; Milwaukee Bucks; heads ad agency, Bob Lanier Enterprises

1948 - Willie Sojourner
basketball: Virginia Squires, New Jersey Nets

1948 - Margaret Trudeau (Sinclair)
author: Beyond Reason; Canada’s 1st Lady - wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau <1968-1979>

1948 - Charlie Waters
football: Dallas Cowboys safety: Super Bowl V, VI, X, XII, XIII

1950 - Joe Perry
musician: guitar: group: Joe Perry Project; Aerosmith: LPs: Toys in the Attic, Rocks

1950 - Don Powell
musician: drums: group: Slade: Get Down and Get With It, Coz I Love You, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum on Feel the Noize, Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me, Merry Xmas Everybody, We’ll Bring the House Down, My Oh My, Run Run Away

1953 - Amy Irving
actress: Yentl, Crossing Delancy, The Competition, Benefit of the Doubt, Carrie, Honeysuckle Rose; singing voice of Jessica Rabbit: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1955 - Pat Mastelotto
musician: drums: group: Mr. Mister

1956 - Johnnie Fingers (Moylett)
musician: keyboards, singer: group: The Boomtown Rats: Looking After No. 1, She’s So Modern, Rat Trap, I Don’t Like Mondays, Banana Republic

1958 - Chris Columbus
director: Nine Months, Mrs. Doubtfire, Home Alone series, Only the Lonely, Heartbreak Hotel, Adventures in Babysitting

1960 - Siobhan Fahey
singer: group: Bananarama

1960 - Colin Firth
actor: Pride and Prejudice, Circle of Friends, Hostages, The Advocate, Valmont, Apartment Zero, The Secret Garden, Another Country

1968 - Big Daddy Kane
rap artist, songwriter: Long Live the Kane

Chart Toppers
September 10
1944I’ll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby
I’ll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore
Soldier’s Last Letter - Ernest Tubb

1952Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart - Vera Lynn
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home - Johnnie Ray
Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Hank Williams

1960It’s Now or Never - Elvis Presley
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Volare - Bobby Rydell
Alabam - Cowboy Copas

1968People Got to Be Free - The Rascals
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard

1976You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
You’ll Never Find Another Love like Mine - Lou Rawls
Let ’Em In - Wings
(I’m A) Stand by My Woman Man - Ronnie Milsap

1984What’s Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner
Missing You - John Waite
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
Tennessee Homesick Blues - Dolly Parton