August 20, 2009

190 years ago
1819

Politics and government
Upper Canadian reform advocate Robert Gourlay was again found guilty of sedition under the Alien Act; he was banished to New York State the following day.

160 years ago
1849

Protest
Rioters burned the Cyrus Hotel in Montréal.

150 years ago
1859

Died on this date
Juan Bautista Ceballos, 48. 20th President of Mexico, 1853. Mr. Ceballos, a Liberal, was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1842-1847 and again from 1851 until he was appointed President of the Supreme Court. He served in this office until acceding to the presidency on January 6, 1853 when Mariano Arista was forced from office. Congress rejected many of President Ceballos' initiatives, and he dissolved Congress on January 19 and called for a constitutional convention. The Mexico City garrison then removed Mr. Ceballos from office. He returned to the Supreme Court in 1856, and was elected a deputy to the Constituent Congress (1856-1857). In 1857, President Antonio López de Santa Anna nominated Mr. Ceballos to the Order of Guadalupe; Mr. Ceballos snubbed the offer, and President Santa Anna then exiled him. Mr. Ceballos went to Europe, and died in Paris.

140 years ago
1869

Born on this date
Katherine Ryan. Canadian nurse and police officer. Miss Ryan, the original "Klondike Kate," was born in Johnville, New Brunswick. She travelled to Seattle and became a nurse there, and later went to Vancouver, British Columbia, joining the Gold Rush in 1898 and becoming one of the first women to walk into the Yukon over the rugged Stikine Trail. While in the Klondike, Miss Ryan served as the first female member (Special Constable) of the North West Mounted Police, and was also a gold inspector, jailkeeper, and restaurateur. She died in Vancouver on February 20, 1932 at the age of 62.

100 years ago
1909

Born on this date
André Morell. U.K. actor. Mr. Morell, born André Mesritz, appeared in numerous plays, films, and television programs in a career spanning 40 years, but was perhaps best known for playing Professor Bernard Quatermass in the television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959) and Dr. Watson in the movie The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). He was a heavy smoker for many years, but quit two years before his death from lung cancer on November 29, 1978 at the age of 69.

90 years ago
1919

Baseball
In the Class A Western League, Wichita Jobbers' outfielder Joe Wilhoit failed to get a hit against Elam Vangilder in a 5-2 win over the Tulsa Oilers, ending a 69-game streak. During the streak, Mr. Wilhoit collected 155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 average.

60 years ago
1949

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Far Away Places--Bing Crosby; The Joe Loss Orchestra

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Some Enchanted Evening--Perry Como (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Some Enchanted Evening--Perry Como (4th week at #1)
--Bing Crosby
2 Baby, it's Cold Outside--Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer
--Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark
--Don Cornell and Laura Leslie
--Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
3 Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
4 Again--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Doris Day and the Mellomen
--Mel Torme
--Vic Damone
5 You're Breaking My Heart--Vic Damone
--The Ink Spots
6 The Huckle-Buck--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
--Frank Sinatra
7 I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore--The Stardusters with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Perry Como
8 You're So Understanding--Evelyn Knight
9 Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk--Perry Como
10 The Four Winds and the Seven Seas--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were the version of You're Breaking My Heart by the Ink Spots and Now! Now! Now! is the Time by the Andrews Sisters and Russ Morgan and his Orchestra (#35).

On the radio
Tales of Fatima, starring Basil Rathbone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Prescription for Death

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. sent Yugoslavia a strong protest note, calling President Marshal Josip Broz Tito's government a collection of "unrestrained fascist offenders," and threatening to invade the country to obtain the release of 31 Soviet individuals imprisoned in Belgrade on espionage charges.

World events
The Chilean government of President Gabriel González Videla extended martial law to the entire country, and sent naval units to occupy coal and copper mines to forestall an alleged Communist coup plot.

Labour
Striking Finnish workers began to return to their jobs on orders from the Central Trade Union Federation.

Horse racing
Coaltown, with Steve Brooks up, set a world record for one mile of 1 minute 34.4 seconds to win the Whirlaway Stakes in Chicago.

Football
WIFU/IRFU
Pre-season
Winnipeg (0-2) 11 @ Toronto (1-0) 23

50 years ago
1959

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Morrison Story



World events
Former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista arrived in Lisbon, where he had been granted political asylum.

The Haitian Justice Ministry issued a warrant for the arrest of Monsignor Francois Poirier, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, for criticizing the government of President Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Politics and government
The lower house of India's Parliament endorsed the government's dismissal of Kerala State's Communist regime and imposition of presidential rule in the province.

Washington sources reported that Democratic Party leaders had dropped efforts to pass a civil rights bill during the current session of Congress.

Economics and finance
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba terminated Tunisia's customs union with France in a move to free merchants of restrictions on commerce with dollar countries.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations Executive Council voted to oppose any U.S. labour contacts with U.S.S.R. Premier Nikita Khrushchev when he made his upcoming visit to the United States.

Football
CFL
WIFU
Calgary (2-1) 23 @ Winnipeg (2-1) 21



Saskatchewan (0-2) 21 @ British Columbia (2-1) 36

Baseball
Frank Bolling batted 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in, and Gail Harris was 3 for 5 with a triple, run, and 5 RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers rout the New York Yankees 14-2 before 17,296 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Jim Bunning pitched a 5-hit complete game victory to improve his 1959 record to 12-10.

Relief pitcher Earl Wilson batted 2 for 2 with a double and 3 runs batted in and earned his first major league win as the Boston Red Sox edged the Kansas City Athletics 11-10 before 6,938 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Bob Cerv hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs for the Athletics, while Bill Tuttle batted 4 for 6 with a triple and a run.

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones (5th week at #1)

Music
Frank Zappa disbanded the rock group the Mothers of Invention after an eight-day tour in Canada, saying that he was tired of people who clapped for all the wrong reasons.

Weather
Three straight days of heavy rain began in Yellowknife.

Diplomacy
An agreement was reached between Northern Ireland and Great Britain giving the latter a larger role, including command over the Protestant constabulary that was hated by Roman Catholics. It was said that Ulster’s domestic autonomy would not be affected. Although militant Protestants protested the accord, it was expected to have a short-term calming effect.

Politics and government
V.V. Giri, the candidate of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was elected President of India by a narrow margin over Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the official candidate of the governing Congress Party and a political foe of Mrs. Gandhi’s.

Crime
A priceless two-volume Gutenberg Bible belonging to Harvard university was found in a knapsack next to an unconscious Boston man near the university’s Widener Library. Officials theorized that the man hid in the library until closing time and then made off with the Bible.

The defense attorney for Black Panther national chairman Bobby Seale accused the United States Justice Department of initiating a national campaign to harass the party. Mr. Seale was being held on $25,000 bail on charges involving the murder in May of a former Black Panther in Connecticut.

A U.S. Justice Department list published in the Congressional Record named Anthony Scotto, a vice-president of the Longshoremen’s Association and a power in New York politics, as a Mafia captain.

Disasters
The remnants of Hurricane Camille, which had killed a reported 248 people, caused 10 inches of rain to fall in the James River area of Virginia, derailing trains and washing away bridges.

A head-on train crash on a single-track spur killed 4 and injured 34 in Springdale, Connecticut.

16 were injured in an explosion in the 50-storey Midland Trust building in New York City.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (4-0) 17 @ Montreal (0-3-1) 15
Calgary (2-2) 17 @ Winnipeg (1-3) 10

Baseball
The Montreal Expos scored 7 runs in the first 2 innings to take a 7-1 lead, but needed 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to edge the San Diego Padres 11-10 before 28,536 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal in the Wednesday night Expos Baseball telecast on CBC. Ron Fairly led the Montreal attack, batting 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in. Bill Stoneman, normally a starting pitcher, entered as a reliever in the 7th, and pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win and improve his 1969 record to 8-15.

Jim McAndrew (5-5) pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitching matchup over Gaylord Perry (15-10) and Art Shamsky drove in 4 runs with a home run and a double as the New York Mets shut out the San Franicsco Giants 6-0 before 48,414 fans at Shea Stadium in New York to move to within 6½ games of the National League East Division-leading Chicago Cubs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a ½-game lead over the second-place Cincinnati Reds in the National League West Division with an 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 8,232 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.

Consecutive errors by Denis Menke and Curt Blefary led to Matty Alou scoring on a sacrifice fly by Roberto Clemente in the bottom of the 8th inning to enable the Pittsburgh Pirates to defeat the Houston Astros 1-0 before 10,563 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Bob Veale (9-11) pitched a 4-hitter, walking 1 batter and striking out 10 to win over Denny Lemaster (9-13), who walked 2 and struck out 13, not allowing an earned run in a complete game.

Tony Conigliaro singled home Mike Andrews from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins before 30,003 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

Bill Freehan led off the top of the 9th inning with a double and Don Wert followed with a single to score Mr. Freehan with the deciding run as the Detroit Tigers edged the Seattle Pilots 4-3 before 5,577 fans at Sick's Stadium in Seattle. Wayne Comer singled home Gus Gil with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Greg Goossen popped out to shortstop to end the game. Billy Williams played the first 8 innings in right field for the Pilots, batting 0 for 3 and making no putouts, but recording 2 assists in his fourth and last major league game. He threw Al Kaline out at home plate for the second out of the 8th inning.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Some Girls--Racey (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kanpaku Sengen--Masashi Sada (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Gloria--Umberto Tozzi

Diplomacy
United States Middle East envoy Robert Strauss, who had delivered a U.S.-sponsored United nations Security Council resolution on Palestinian rights to Jerusalem and Cairo, returned to Washington, saying that the results of his mission were "not good," and asked for clarification of who was in charge of American Middle East policy, complaining that he had been given rigid instructions for his mission.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (2-3-1) 14 @ Montreal (4-2) 32

25 years ago
1984

Politics and government
Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Party candidate for Vice-President of the United States, released a mass of personal financial records showing that she and her husband, John Zaccaro, had paid taxes equivalent to about 40% of their income from 1979 to 1983. By releasing her husband’s tax data, Rep. Ferraro sought to end speculation that the couple might have something to hide. In fact, because of what she called an accounting error, they did owe $53,459, which was paid by cheque. The documents showed that the couple had a net worth of $3.78 million, and they revealed many details of Mr. Zaccaro’s real estate business.

The Republican National Convention opened in Dallas. Jeane Kirkpatrick, united States Ambassador to the United Nations, asserted that the election of Ronald Reagan as President in 1980 had "marked the end of a dismal period of retreat and decline" for the United States on the world stage.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that after-tax profits of American corporations rose 1.5% in the second quarter of 1984.

20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Toy Soldiers--Martika

#1 single in Switzerland: Batdance--Prince (4th week at #1)

Transportation
The O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, Australia, the world's longest guided busway, opened.

Disasters
51 people died when a gravel barge struck a chartered party boat crowded mostly with young people in the River Thames in London. 86 people on the boat were rescued.

Baseball
Kevin Bass hit a home run from each side of the plate to help the Houston Astros to an 8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs before 38,624 fans at the Astrodome. His second home run was a 9th-inning grand slam off Mitch Williams. Winning pitcher Danny Darwin improved his record for 1989 to 11-3.

10 years ago
1999

Environment
The U.S. Department of the Interior removed the peregrine falcon from its list of endangered species in North America; 1,650 breeding pairs were counted on the continent, up from only 39 in 1970.

Business
T. Eaton Company, founded in Toronto, in 1869, filed for bankruptcy after 130 years in the department store business; all 13,000 employees lost their jobs. All nine Eaton stores in Quebec closed.

Football
CFL
Montreal (5-2) 20 @ Toronto (4-3) 23
Edmonton (2-5) 27 @ Saskatchewan (2-5) 29

Paul McCallum’s last-minute field goal gave the Roughriders their win over the Eskimos at Taylor Field in Regina. Eskimo defensive tackle Doug Petersen returned an interception 61 yards for his only CFL touchdown.

Baseball
The Houston Astros blew a 4-0 lead, stuck out 21 times, left 21 runners on base, and still managed to beat the Florida Marlins 6-4 in 16 innings before 19,845 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami in a game that took 5 hours 44 minutes to play. Houston first baseman Jeff Bagwell tied a major league single-game record by drawing 6 bases on balls. Ken Caminiti's second home run of the game, leading off the 16th inning, proved to be the winning run.

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score and 4 in the 10th to break a 4-4 tie as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 before 17,444 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Joey Hamilton and three relief pitchers combined for a 4-hitter, while Darrin Fletcher batted 3 for 5 with a home run, double, and 5 runs batted in as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Oakland Athletics 11-0 before 13,335 fans at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland.