November 5, 2008

870 years ago
1138

Asiatica
Lý Anh Tông, 2, was enthroned as Emperor of Vietnam, beginning a 37-year reign. He succeeded his father Lý Thần Tông, who had died five days earlier at the age of 22.

320 years ago
1688

Britannica
William of Orange landed with a Dutch fleet at Brixham, England.

240 years ago
1768

Diplomacy
Representatives of the United Kingdom and Six Nations (Iroquois) signed the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in Rome New Yorkl. The purpose of the treaty was to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.

190 years ago
1818

Died on this date
Benjamin Butler, 74. U.S. politician. Mr. Butler, a Democrat, then a Republican, then a member of the Greenback Party, represented the 5th, 6th, and 7th Massachusetts Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives in sequence from 1867-1879, and was Governor of Massachusetts from 1883-1884. He was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was one of the managers of the impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Mr. Butler died of complications from a bronchial infection on Janauary 11, 1893 at the age of 74, the day after arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Politics and government
Chippewas (Ojibwa) signed a treaty ceding rights to 1,900,000 acres (768,000 hectares) in Northumberland, Durham, Haliburton, Hastings, and Muskoka in Upper Canada.

180 years ago
1828

War
In the Greek War of Independence, the French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ended when the last Ottoman forces departed the peninsula.

170 years ago
1838

War
In Lacolle, Lower Canada, Governor Sir John Colborne's troops skirmished with Cyrille Côté's 300 Chasseurs for a half hour, leaving 8 rebels dead. The Patriotes of Beauharnois took over the St. Lawrence River steamboat Brougham.

110 years ago
1898

World events
Filipinos on Negros Island revolted against Spanish rule and established the short-lived Republic of Negros.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto (0-5) 6 @ Ottawa (5-0) 48
Hamilton (3-2) 17 @ Osgoode Hall (2-3) 12

90 years ago
1918

Politics and government
In elections for the United States Senate, Republicans won 18 of 32 seats up for election, a net gain of 6 from 1916 and enough to give them a 49-47 majority. In the House of Representatives, Republicans recorded a net gain of 25 seats, while the Democrats lost 22, giving the Republicans a 240-192 lead. The Farmer-Labor Party and Prohibition Party each elected one candidate.

80 years ago
1928

Politics and government
Spanish Prime Minister General Primo de Rivera also took office as Foreign Minister in his reorganized cabinet, whose new members included Gen. Ardanaz as Minister of War; Rear Admiral Garcia Reyes as Minister of Marine; and Count de los Andes as Minister of National Economy.

Health
It was reported that 2,000 people in the southern Indian state of Travancora had died of cholera.

Disasters
A fire causing $1 million in damage swept San Salvador.

The Sicilian volcano Mount Etna erupted, pouring lava toward the town of Mascali. The inhabitants, led by their priests, formed processions and marched up the sides of the mountain, praying for their homes to be spared. Hundreds of motor trucks, accompanied by volunteers, arrived to help in the evacuation of the village, which was destroyed, as were Nunziata and Carrabba. The damage was estimated at $18.5 million.

70 years ago
1938

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (2-3) 9 @ Ottawa (4-1) 23
Montreal (0-5) 13 @ Toronto (4-1) 58

WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 12 @ Calgary 7 (First game of 2-game total points series)

ORFU
Montreal (3-0-2) 23 @ Peterborough (1-4) 1
Toronto (2-3) 2 @ Sarnia (2-1-2) 10

Five members of the Rough Riders combined for a 65-yard punt return touchdown in their win over the Tigers at Lansdowne Park. Wilf Tremblay fielded a punt by Hamilton's Bill Strachan at the Ottawa 45-yard line and lateralled to Andy Tommy, who returned the ball to the Hamilton 30 before lateralling to Tiny Herman, who went a few yards before lateralling to Bunny Wadsworth, who didn't take more than a step before lateralling to Dave Sprague, who went the remaining distance for the touchdown--without benefit of blocking.

Bill Stukus scored 2 touchdowns and passed to his brother Annis for a touchdown, and Annis passed to Frank Stukus for a touchdown as the Argonauts routed the Cubs at Varsity Stadium. It remains the only time in senior-level Canadian football history in which three brothers have scored touchdowns in the same game. The Argonauts set IRFU single-game records for points; scoring plays (18); touchdowns (10); converts (8); and touchdowns rushing (7). The teams combined for single game records in touchdowns (12) and touchdowns rushing (9).

Paul Rowe scored a touchdown in the 2nd quarter, which he converted, and Johnny Rosano added a single, to give the Bronks a 7-0 halftime led over the Blue Bombers before 3,000 fans at Mewata Stadium, but blocked kicks in the 2nd half were Calgary's undoing, and Winnipeg capitalized to score. Greg Kabat got the Blue Bombers on the scoreboard with field goals of 20 and 40+ yards. In the 4th quarter, Lou Mogul recovered a blocked punt at the Calgary 37-yard line, and Andy Bieber promptly rushed 37 yards for a touchdown, with Mr. Kabat converting.

Canadian university
Toronto (2-3) 2 @ McGill (5-0) 23
Western Ontario (3-2) 10 @ Queen's (0-5) 1

60 years ago
1948

War
Americans were advised to leave the Chinese Nationalist capital of Nanking, following the advance of Communist forces in the area.

Diplomacy
Italy and Greece signed a trade and friendship treaty, providing for the creation of a permanent commission to conciliate disputes between the countries.

World events
The South Korean government began a roundup of all Communist suspects to forestall a new rising.

Politics and government
Three days after his surprising electoral victory, U.S. President Harry Truman returned to Washington from his home in Independence, Missouri. He was welcomed by 750,000 well-wishers, the largest crowd ever to greet a President in the nation's capital.

Transportation
U.S. authorities in West Berlin opened Tegel airfield, the third in use for airlift operations.

Business
The U.S. War Assets Administration announced the sale of a $5-million government aluminum plant in Massena, New York to the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), giving the company control of over 50% of the nation's aluminum production.

50 years ago
1958

War
The Tunisian government charged that two regiments of French troops, supported by 42 tanks, had invaded Tunisia in pursuit of Algerian guerrillas.

Terrorism
Cuban guerrillas seized a Cubana Airlines plane with 25 passengers aboard in Santiago de Cuba; it was the second such hijacking within five days.

Protest
Four million Japanese workers, students, and intellectuals staged brief strikes and demonstrations to protest a government bill increasing police powers.

Environment
The Norwegian Defense Research Institute reported that Norway's radioactivity level had increased from 1,200 micro micro-curies per litre of water in 1957 to 5,000 in 1958.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Finals
Kitchener-Waterloo 19 @ Sarnia 29 (Sarnia led best-of-three series 1-0)

Gene Cook scored 2 touchdowns and Chuck Stanley and J.B. Smith added TDs for the Golden Bears as they defeated the Dutchmen at Norm Perry Park. Gino Cappelletti converted all 4 touchdowns and added a single. Mike Norcia, Chico Mendoza, and Nat Pagnon scored K-W touchdowns, with Bob Celeri punting for a single.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Those were the Days--Mary Hopkin (3rd week at #1)

Politics and government
Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon, with Spiro Agnew as his vice presidential running mate, won a narrow victory over Vice President and Democratic Party candidate Hubert Humphrey in the U.S. presidential election. Mr. Nixon received 301 electoral votes (43.4% of the popular vote), while Mr. Humphrey received 191 electoral votes (42.7% of the popular vote), and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace received 46 electoral votes (13.5% of the popular vote). Democrats won 18 of 34 Senate seats up for election, which was a loss of five for the Democrats, although they retained a 58-42 majority. The Republicans also gained five seats in the House of Representatives, but the Democrats retained a 243-192 majority. Republican candidates won 12 of 21 state gubernatorial elections, marking another gain of five for the Republicans, giving them a 31-19 majority. In Puerto Rico, New Progressive Party candidate Luis A. Ferré, 64, was elected Governor, ending 28 years of Popular Democratic Party rule. Incumbent Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella, formerly a Popular Democrat, ran as the candidate of the People's Party and finished a weak third, taking 11.7% of the vote, while Mr. Ferré received 43.6% and Popular Democratic candidate Luis Negrón López took 40.7%. The Popular Democrats took 15 P.R. Senate seats to 12 for New Progressive, while New Progressive won 25 House of Representative seats to 25 for the Popular Democrats.





30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Kiss You All Over--Exile (4th week at #1)

Diplomacy
A four-day meeting in Baghdad of the Arab League concluded with a communique calling on Egypt to cease her peace negotiations with Israel, and denouncing the Camp David accords as infringing on the rights of the Palestinians and other Arab peoples. The summit, called at the request of Iraq, had representatives from 20 of the 21 members of the League, with Egypt not being invited. The issue of whether to remove the League's headquarters from Egypt was set aside for later determination.

Chinese Deputy Premier Deng Xiaoping began a nine-day tour of the anti-Communist nations of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
and Burma.

Politics and government
After just two months in office, Jaffer Sharif-Emami resigned as Prime Minister of Iran amid protests against Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi.

Disasters
A fire of suspicious origin destroyed the Allen Motor Inn in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, killing 11 people.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-12) 16 @ Hamilton (5-10-1) 23
Winnipeg (9-7) 14 @ Calgary (9-4-3) 22

Ben Zambiasi and Zac Henderson returned interceptions for touchdowns to help the Tiger-Cats defeat the Argonauts at Ivor Wynne Stadium to take the third and last playoff spot in the Eastern Football Conference. Toronto quarterback Alvin (Seth) White completed a pass to Ken Clark for 80 yards to the Hamilton 5-yard line in the last minute to give the Argonauts a chance, but they failed to score a touchdown in three downs. A touchdown and 2-point convert would have put the Argonauts, who needed a win to finish third, ahead by one point. It was the last game for Bud Riley as head coach of the Argonauts, who posted a 1-6 record after Mr. Riley replaced replaced Leo Cahill.



Ken Johnson completed a 101-yard touchdown pass to Willie Armstead in the 2nd quarter to help the Stampeders win their fifth straight game, defeating the Blue Bombers before 26,888 fans at McMahon Stadium to finish second in the Western Football Conference. Willie Burden scored the other Calgary touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the 3rd quarter, one play after John Hufnagel had completed a pass to Kelvin Kirk for a 71-yard gain. Brian Gervais scored the only Winnipeg touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Dieter Brock in the 3rd quarter. Messrs. Johnson and Brock both suffered season-ending knee injuries, and Mr. Brock's replacement, Terry Luck, suffered a badly-bruised shoulder when he was hit on the second-last play of the game. Calgary's Cyril McFall made a 95-yard punt for a single, tied for the third-longest punt to date in CFL history. Ron Rowland played his first CFL game and his only game in a Calgary uniform, replacing injured James Sykes at running back; Mr. Rowland rushed 6 times for 28 yards and caught 3 passes for 16 yards. It was the only CFL game for Winnipeg defensive back Mark Brown.

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): All Night Long (All Night)--Lionel Richie (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): They Don't Know--Tracey Ullman (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Uptown Girl--Billy Joel

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
2 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
3 All Night Long (All Night)--Lionel Richie
4 True--Spandau Ballet
5 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
6 One Thing Leads to Another--The Fixx
7 Say Say Say--Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
8 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)--Sheena Easton
9 Delirious--Prince
10 Burning Down the House--Talking Heads

Singles entering the chart were Twist of Fate by Olivia Newton-John (#47); Synchronicity II by the Police (#53); Union of the Snake by Duran Duran (#59); Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes (#66); Allergies by Paul Simon (#75); What's New by Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra (#86); and I Just Can't Walk Away by the Four Tops (#88).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 True--Spandau Ballet (2nd week at #1)
2 Modern Love--David Bowie
3 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
4 Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
5 All Night Long (All Night)--Lionel Richie
6 One Thing Leads to Another--The Fixx
7 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)--Sheena Easton
8 Burning Down the House--Talking Heads
9 In a Big Country--Big Country
10 King of Pain--The Police

Singles entering the chart were Say it Isn't So by Daryl Hall-John Oates (#39); Union of the Snake by Duran Duran (#45); Twist of Fate by Olivia Newton-John (#48); and Cum on Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot (#50).

Defense
The U.S. administration of President Ronald Reagan announced that the U.S. naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea was increasing to 30 ships, including three aircraft carriers.

Economics and finance
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed former Finance Minister Donald Macdonald to head the Royal Commission into Canada's Economic Prospects, with a mandate to examine Canada's economic future.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-7) 9 @ Toronto (12-4) 33
Ottawa (8-8) 13 @ British Columbia (11-5) 40

Terry Greer caught 13 passes for 148 yards to become the first receiver in CFL history to achieve 2,000 yards in a single season as the Argonauts beat the Blue Bombers before 32,921 fans at Exhibition Stadium. Mr. Greer finished the season with 113 receptions, breaking the record of 104 set a week earlier by Brian Kelly of the Edmonton Eskimos, who had already finished their season. Mr. Greer's yardage total of 2,003 in 16 games surpassed the previous record of 1,914 set by Hal Patterson of the Montreal Alouettes in a 14-game season in 1956. Condredge Holloway started at quarterback for Toronto and threw touchdown passes of 37 yards to Cedric Minter and 7 yards to Emanuel Tolbert. Hank Ilesic converted both and added a single on the kickoff after the second TD, giving the Argonauts a 15-0 lead before the game was 10 minutes old. Joe Barnes releived Mr. Holloway in the 2nd half and completed touchdown passes of 71 yards to Mr. Tolbert in the 3rd quarter and 8 yards to Paul Pearson in the 4th quarter. Trevor Kennerd kicked 3 field goals for the Blue Bombers. Former Calgary Stampeder star James Sykes played his first game as a running back for Winnipeg, rushing 12 times for 62 yards while replacing injured Willard Reaves. Another former Stampeder, receiver Darrell Smith, played his only game in a Winnipeg uniform, catching 1 pass for 7 yards.

Lui Passaglia kicked 6 field goals, 3 converts, and a single as the Lions routed the Rough Riders before 42,091 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Passaglia also finished the regular season with an average of 50.2 yards on 117 punts, beating the old CFL record of 48.5 yards per punt set by Joe Zuger of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1971. B.C.'s Merv Fernandez, who caught 9 passes for 95 yards, scored the only touchdown of the 1st half on a 14-yard pass from starting quarterback Roy Dewalt. John Henry White, who rushed for 89 yards on 11 carries, scored on a 1-yard run with 25 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter. Defensive back Larry Crawford scored the last B.C. touchdown on a 44-yard interception return with 2:35 remaining in the game. Former Lion Tyron Gray, who led all receivers with 123 yards on 3 receptions, scored the only Ottawa touchdown on a 91-yard pass from backup quarterback Chris Isaac in the 4th quarter. Ottawa running back Skip Walker carried just twice for 11 yards, finishing the season with a league-leading 1,431 yards. Prince McJunkins started at quarterback for the Rough Riders and led the team with 72 yards rushing on 10 carries, completing 5 of 10 passes for 69 yards, but producing no touchdowns in his 7th and last CFL game.



20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): I Don't Want Your Love--Duran Duran

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): A Groovy Kind of Love--Phil Collins (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Teardrops--Womack & Womack (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Amor de mis amores--Paco (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Orinoco Flow--Enya (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Orinoco Flow--Enya (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Kokomo--The Beach Boys

Kokomo was the Beach Boys' first single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Good Vibrations on December 10, 1966, a record gap of almost 22 years between #1 hits.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Kokomo--The Beach Boys
2 A Groovy Kind of Love--Phil Collins
3 Wild, Wild West--Escape Club
4 Bad Medicine--Bon Jovi
5 The Loco-Motion--Kylie Minogue
6 One Moment in Time--Whitney Houston
7 Desire--U2
8 Never Tear Us Apart--INXS
9 Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?--Steve Winwood
10 Kissing a Fool--George Michael

Kokomo was the Beach Boys' first single to reach #1 on the Cash Box chart since Good Vibrations on November 19, 1966, a record gap of almost 22 years between #1 hits.

Singles entering the chart were My Prerogative by Bobby Brown (#54); Ghost Town by Cheap Trick (#60); Put a Little Love in Your Heart by Annie Lennox and Al Green (#63); All This Time by Tiffany (#70); Best of Times by Peter Cetera (#71); It's Money that Matters by Randy Newman (#81); Don't Rush Me by Taylor Dayne (#82); I Wanna Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox (#84); Forever Young by Alphaville (#87); and Baby Can I Hold You by Tracy Chapman (#92). Put a Little Love in Your Heart was from the movie Scrooged (1988).

Protest
Fire-bombs and rocks were thrown at police during a demonstration by 10,000 students in Seoul against former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan, whose arrest the protesters were demanding on charges of corruption.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-9) 24 @ British Columbia (10-8) 45

David Williams and Tony Cherry each scored 2 touchdowns and Marcus Thomas returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown to help the Lions beat the Blue Bombers before 35,063 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

CIAU
Dunsmore Cup
Queen's 7 @ Bishop's 16