On This Day In History – Sept 7th

Not Eddie Murphy or Eddie Money, a big banana hit, hell bent for Judas Priest, some baseball stuff and some more baseball stuff.

48 years ago - In 1974, Judas Priest's debut album "Rocka Rolla" was released, featuring the title track and the slow ballad "Run of the Mill"

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36 years ago - In 1986, Bananarama had the #1 single with "Venus", a song that originally went #1 for the Dutch pop group The Shocking Blue.

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27 years ago - In 1995, the Senate Ethics Committee voted unanimously to recommend expelling Senator Bob Packwood, who was accused of groping, kissing, hitting on, and grabbing 29 women's breasts. He resigned the next day

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27 years ago - In 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record by playing his 2,131st consecutive game.

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26 years ago - In 1996, Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run, joining Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players with 3,000 hits AND 500 homers.

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