A Brief History On October 15, 1930, Herbert Dow, founder of Dow Chemical Company died. A graduate of Cleveland’s Case School of Applied Science, the brilliant chemist and inventor turned his company into an international chemical powerhouse. Digging Deeper This iconic “American” scientist and businessman was born in Canada back in 1866. Many other famous people considered “American” were also born in Canada, including: Senator Ted Cruz, actors Jim Carrey, Pamela Anderson, Michael J. Fox, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Phil Hartman, Martin Short, Eliot Page, Seth Rogan, Howie Mandel, Christopher Plummer, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, Donald Sutherland and…
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A Brief History On September 28, 1941, Ted Williams, the “Splendid Splinter” of the Boston Red Sox, managed the feat of batting .406 for the season, the last time any major league hitter has batted over .400 for a season. Digging Deeper As incredibly hard as it may be to bat with such a high average, in the years since Williams’ feat, a few batters have come close. In 1994, Tony Gwynn posted a .394 average, and in 1980, George Brett managed a sterling .390. The only other batters to come even close were Williams himself in 1957 and Rod…
A Brief History On September 22, 2015, baseball legend, Lawrence Peter Berra, better known as Yogi, died in his sleep at the age of 90. Digging Deeper One of the greatest catchers in baseball history, Berra slugged 358 home runs and batted .285 over his 19 year MLB career. On a record 10 winning World Series teams, he was the AL MVP a record three times. An 18 time All Star, Berra was one of the best defensive catchers and pitcher handlers of all time. Berra also made his mark as a manager, leading the Yankees in 1964 and 1984-85.…
A Brief History On September 12, 1984, New York Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden broke the 30 year old record by Cleveland Indian pitcher Herb Score for strikeouts by a rookie pitcher with 276 whiffs, besting Score by 30. Digging Deeper Of course, the 1984 season was 162 games long, whereas the 1954 season was only 154 games. Controversy over single season records over the longer season hit the front pages in 1961 when Roger Maris topped Babe Ruth’s cherished 60 homers in a season record. Other factors to consider when tabulating individual or team records include the statistics compiled…
A Brief History On September 6, 1997, two to two and a half billion people worldwide were glued to their TV sets watching the funeral of Princess Diana, a similar number of TV viewers that watched the 2009 funeral of pop rocker Michael Jackson. Digging Deeper Did you realize funerals were much bigger television events than Super Bowls? In fact, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK ranks Number 1 on the list of most watched TV events with a staggering 5.1 billion viewers worldwide! The opening ceremonies of the 1996 and 2008 Summer Olympics drew 3.6 and…