August 11, 2010

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Katy Zapata Martinez and Audrianna Huszti DeSousa!

1,520 years ago
490

War
The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeated the forces of Odoacer in the Battle of the Adda River, near Milan.

120 years ago
1890

Died on this date
John Henry Newman, 89. U.K. clergyman. Cardinal Newman was an Anglican priest who apostatized and joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. He was made a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1879.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Charley Paddock. U.S. runner. Mr. Paddock won gold medals in the men's 100-metre and 4 X 100-metre relay and a silver medal in the men's 200-metre events at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. He won the silver medal again in the men's 200-metre run at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and gold medals in the 100- and 200-metre runs at the World University Games in 1923. Mr. Paddock served on the personal staff of U.S. Marine Corps Major General William Upshur during World War II, and was three weeks short of his 43rd birthday when he and Maj. Gen. Upshur were killed in a plane crash in Alaska on July 21, 1943.

90 years ago
1920

At the movies
Earthbound, directed by T. Hayes Hunter, and starring Wyndham Standing, Mahlon Hamilton, Naomi Childers, and Flora Revalles, opened in theatres.

Baseball
The New York Yankees scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th inning to defeat the Cleveland Indians 7-4 before 27,000 fans at Dunn Field in Cleveland to reduce the Indians’ lead over the Yankees in the American League to 2½ games. All of the Indians’ runs came in the 3rd inning on a grand slam by Elmer Smith off Carl Mays (18-8), who pitched an 8-hit complete game, while doubling and scoring the winning run. Mr. Smith’s grand slam was his second in 11 days. Jim Bagby (23-7) allowed 12 hits and 6 earned runs in a complete game loss. New York right fielder Babe Ruth twisted his knee while rounding second base in the 1st inning; after a 10-minute interruption while the trainer worked on him, he collapsed at third base into the arms of Cleveland third baseman Larry Gardner, and was carried off the field by two teammates.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 10 runs in the 7th inning of a 13-4 win over the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit. Eddie Rommel (3-1) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 5 with 2 runs and a run batted in.

Buck Weaver singled home Ray Schalk and Dickie Kerr with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning as the Chicago White Sox scored 2 runs to overcome a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals 2-1 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mr. Kerr (13-5) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel Eric Erickson (10-11), who allowed just 4 hits in 6+ innings, but walked 6 batters, including Messrs. Schalk and Kerr to open the 7th.

Jesse Haines (11-14) pitched a 14-hit complete game, allowing 8 earned runs, but was still the winning pitcher as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 18-9 at National League Park in Philadelphia. Mr. Haines batted 4 for 5, hitting his first major league home run, adding a double, and scoring 3 runs. St. Louis first baseman Jack Fournier was 5 for 7 with 2 doubles, 4 runs, and an RBI, while third baseman Milt Stock was 4 for 5 with a double, 3 runs, and 5 RBIs. Philadelphia center fielder Cy Williams was 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
Wally Berger hit his National League-leading 25th home run of the season and added a double and 2 triples, driving in all 5 of his team’s runs, but the Boston Braves still lost 7-5 to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

70 years ago
1940

War
Several hundred German planes bombed the English coast from Dover to Portland. British headquarters in Cairo issued a communique indicating that U.K. troops would fight a war of attrition in British Somaliland.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Frank Smykal, 60. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Smykal was a shortstop who played 6 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916, batting .300 (3 for 10) with no home runs and 2 runs batted in. He played more than 407 games in at least 7 seasons in the minor leagues (1910-1916).

War
The Netherlands became the sixth United Nations member to send troops to Korea, deciding tentatively to supply one company each of army and marines. The U.S. Air Force announced that 50,000 reservists were being ordered to active duty for the early fall of 1950.

Defense
The Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly in Strasbourg passed a motion by Winston Churchill recommending the immediate formation of a unified European army. Mr. Churchill said, "We are still under the shield of the atomic bomb."

Crime
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg in New York for allegedly conspiring to transmit atomic secrets to the U.S.S.R. Her husband Julius Rosenberg and brother David Greenglass had previously been arrested on similar charges.

Oil
Major oil companies signed an agreement with Iraq providing for a royalty increase of 4-6 shillings per ton for the country's oil, giving Iraq $47 million in additional revenue on foreign concessions for the duration of the agreement.

Football
NFL
Pre-season
College All-Star Game @ Soldier Field, Chicago
College All-Stars 17 Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) 7

88,885 fans saw the All-Stars defeat the Eagles. University of North Carolina running back Charlie Justice was named the All-Stars' Most Valuable Player.

Baseball
Vern Bickford (14-8) pitched a no-hitter for the Boston Braves, walking 4 batters, as they shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-0 before 29,008 fans at Braves Field. The no-hitter was the first in the major leagues since 1948. Carl Erskine (0-1) took the loss.

Joe DiMaggio, in a 4-for-38 slump, was benched for the first time in his major league career. His replacement, Cliff Mapes, hit a game-winning home run in the 7th inning as the New York Yankees edged the Philadelphia Athletics 7-6 before 27,002 fans at Yankee Stadium.

The Cleveland Indians scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 before 6,554 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mike Garcia (7-6) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Billy Pierce (8-12), who allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game.

An error by first baseman Don Lenhardt allowed Vic Wertz to score with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 9,562 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Mr. Lenhardt's error, on a throw from second baseman Snuffy Stirnweiss on an attempted double play, was the Browns' fourth of the game. Dizzy Trout (9-2) pitched a 12-hit complete game to outduel Ned Garver (9-11), who allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. Don Johnson (4-2) allowed 13 hits but just 1 earned run to win the pitchers' duel over Hank Borowy (0-1), who allowed just 5 hits, as the Browns won the second game 2-1. Mr. Lenhardt atoned for his error in the first game by singling home Bill Sommers from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th to break a 1-1 tie. The Tigers left 10 runners on base in the second game.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Everybody's Somebody's Fool--Connie Francis (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Please Don't Tease--Cliff Richard and the Shadows (2nd week at #1)

Space
The U.S. Discoverer 13 capsule was recovered from the Pacific Ocean the day after its launch.



Africana
Chad gained its independence from France.

Football
CFL
WIFU
Winnipeg (1-0) 35 @ British Columbia (0-1) 21

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): El Cóndor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Paul Gillespie, 49. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Gillespie was a catcher with the Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944-1945), batting .283 with 6 home runs and 31 runs batted in in 89 games. He was the first major league player to hit home runs in his first and last major league at bats. Mr. Gillespie helped the Cubs win the National League pennant in 1945, and batted 0 for 6 in 3 games in the World Series. He played more than 480 games in 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1938-1949).

War
While U.S. forces provided extensive helicopter and bomber support, South Vietnamese ground soldiers were reported to have taken over the primary role of defending the country's borders along Cambodia and Laos.

Crime
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation seized Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a hero of the anti-Vietnam War movement and four months a fugitive from a three-year jail sentence for destroying draft records, on Block Island, Rhode Island. The 49-year-old priest, who had reportedly been harboured by sympathizers, was one of the "Cantonville 9," all Roman Catholic clerics and laity convicted on June 6, 1969 on charges of robbery, assault, and destruction of government property in destroying draft records in Cantonville, Maryland on May 17, 1968. The 9 included his brother, Rev. Philip Berrigan, who had also gone underground with his brother and three otehrs shortly after sentencing. Philip had been captured shortly thereafter.

Society
Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz sent an amendment to Congress to end the use of Ciudad Juarez, a border city opposite El Paso, Texas, as a place for quick divorces, especially New Yorkers. In 1969 more than 45,000 Juarez divorces were granted.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (4-0) 24 @ Ottawa (0-2) 1

Baseball
The Cleveland Indians released utility player Lou Klimchock, ending his 12-year major league career. He was batting .161 with 1 home run and 2 runs batted in in 41 games with Cleveland in 1970, and hit .232 with 13 homers and 69 RBIs in 318 games in the major leagues from 1958-1970.

Felix Millan doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th inning and scored the game's only run on a 2-out single by Hank Aaron as the Atlanta Braves edged the Montreal Expos 1-0 before 7,269 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Jim Nash (12-4) pitched a 3-hitter to outduel Carl Morton (14-8), who allowed 4 hits in 7 innings. Montreal first baseman Fred Whitfield batted 0 for 2 with a base on balls, making 7 putouts and an assist in the 817th and last game of his 9-year major league career.

Pinch hitter Carl Taylor hit a grand slam with 2 out in the 9th inning to climax a 5-run inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an 11-10 win over the San Diego Padres before 16,734 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. St. Louis left fielder Lou Brock and catcher Joe Torre each batted 4 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 runs batted in. Harry Parker (1-0) pitched the 10th inning for the Cardinals and was credited with his first major league win despite allowing 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned.

Jim Bunning (9-11) earned his 100th career victory in the National League as the Philadelphia Phillies withstood a 4-run 9th-inning rally and held on to defeat the Houston Astros 6-5 before 18,154 fans at the Astrodome. Mr. Bunning, who won 118 games with the Detroit Tigers (1955-1963), became the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in each of the American and National Leagues. The Astros had runners on first and second bases with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, but Joe Hoerner, who had relieved Mr. Bunning with 2 out, was relieved in turn by Dick Selma, who struck out Jesus Alou to end the game.

Ed Brinkman singled with 1 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 11th inning and Paul Casanova followed with a double to score Mr. Brinkman to give the Washington Senators a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins before 9,372 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. The Twins opened the scoring on a 2-run home run by Harmon Killebrew with 2 out in the 1st inning, but the Senators tied the game on a 2-run homer by Aurelio Rodriguez with 2 out in the 8th. John Roseboro grounded out as a pinch hitter for Washington in the 7th inning in the 1,585th and last game of his 14-year major league career.

Mel Stottlemyre (11-10) pitched a 7-hitter, hit a solo home run, and added another run, while catcher Jake Gibbs hit a pair of solo homers as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 before 13,454 fans at Yankee Stadium. Jim Lyttle also hit a solo homer for the Yankees, and singled home another run.

Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson each hit 2-run home runs in the 1st inning and Mike Cuellar (16-7) pitched a 4-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles as they shut out the California Angels 7-0 before 16,215 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Frank Robinson added a solo homer in the 8th.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Dancing All Night--Monta & Brothers (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hey!--Julio Iglesias (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (7th week at #1)

Politics and government
The U.S. Democratic National Convention opened at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Disasters
After a week of destruction, Hurricane Allen, the second strongest Atlantic storm of the century, had killed at least 272 people across the eastern Caribbean, Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and the Texas Gulf Coast.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Into the Groove--Madonna

#1 single in France (SNEP): Live is Life--Opus (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)--Tina Turner (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Montreal (4-2) 29 @ Calgary (0-5) 6

Turner Gill completed 30 of 44 passes for 314 yards and rushed 6 times for 35 yards, while Alan Reid rushed 11 times for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Concordes' attack. Tony Johns rushed 5 yards for the other Montreal touchdown. Roy Kurtz converted all 3 and added 2 field goals, while former Stampeder Mike McTague punted for 2 singles. J.T. Hay kicked a field goal and punted for 3 singles for the Stampeders before just 13,231 fans at McMahon Stadium. The game was the last for Steve Buratto as Calgary's head coach; he was fired several days later and replaced by Bud Riley. In 2 seasons as head coach of the Stampeders Mr. Buratto compiled a record of 6-15.



20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Un' Estate Italiana--Edoardo Bennato; Gianna Nannini (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Killer--Adamski & Seal (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Soca Dance--Charles D. Lewis

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Turtle Power--Partners in Kryme (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer (2nd week at #1)
2 Killer--Adamski
3 Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)--Chad Jackson
4 Dirty Cash--Adventures of Stevie V
5 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
6 Close to You--Maxi Priest
7 Blueshouse--B.B. Queen
8 Wil Niet Dat Je Weggaat--Clouseau
9 Ooops Up--Snap!
10 Mooi Was Die Tijd--Corry Konings

Singles entering the chart were Thieves in the Temple by Prince (#17); The Way You Do the Things You Do by UB40 (#28); I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat (#29); Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams (#31); The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinéad O'Connor (#33); and Crazy by MC B. featuring Daisy Dee (#35).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey (2nd week at #1)
2 The Power--Snap!
3 Rub You the Right Way--Johnny Gill
4 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol
5 If Wishes Came True--Sweet Sensation
6 Come Back to Me--Janet Jackson
7 Unskinny Bop--Poison
8 King of Wishful Thinking--Go West
9 She Ain't Worth It--Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
10 Do Me!--Bell Biv DeVoe

Singles entering the chart were Romeo by Dino (#69); Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode (#77); I Won't Give Up on You by TKA (#87); Holding My Heart by Bang (#93); How Much Love by Vixen (#95); and Only Women Bleed by Favorite Angel (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
2 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol
3 The Power--Snap!
4 She Ain’t Worth It--Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
5 Rub You the Right Way--Johnny Gill
6 Come Back to Me--Janet Jackson
7 If Wishes Came True--Sweet Sensation
8 Unskinny Bop--Poison
9 King of Wishful Thinking--Go West
10 Hold On--En Vogue

Singles entering the chart were My, My, My by Johnny Gill (#49); Romeo by Dino (#58); All I'm Missing is You by Glenn Medeiros featuring Ray Parker, Jr. (#63); Everybody Everybody by Black Box (#70); How Much Love by Vixen (#73); I Don't Have the Heart by James Ingram (#79); and Innocent by the Whispers (#80).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Across the River--Bruce Hornsby
2 When I'm Back on My Feet Again--Michael Bolton
3 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
4 I’ll Be Your Shelter--Taylor Dayne
5 Step by Step--New Kids on the Block
6 The Emperor's New Clothes--Sinead O'Connor
7 King of Wishful Thinking--Go West
8 Just Came Back--Colin James
9 She Ain't Worth It--Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
10 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins

Singles entering the chart were (Can't Love Without Your) Love and Affection by Nelson (#53); Big Lie by Rik Emmett (#67); Could This Be Love by Seduction (#74); L.A. Woman by Billy Idol (#83); Hearts in Trouble by Chicago (#87); And So it Goes by Billy Joel (#88); Something Happened on the Way to Heaven by Phil Collins (#92); Heart of Stone by Taylor Dayne (#94); Gimme a Little Sign by the Satellites (#95); Thieves in the Temple by Prince and the Revolution (#97); and King of the Mountain by Midnight Oil (#98).

Protest
Canadian Forces soldiers arrived at Oka, Quebec to support Quebec police in their standoff with Mohawk warriors at the Kanasetake reserve.

Politics and government
In Sherbrooke, Quebec, the youth wing of the Parti liberal du Quebec took a position in favour of Quebec sovereignty.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Jean Papineau-Couture, 83. Canadian composer and academic. Mr. Papineau-Couture, a native of Montreal, wrote a symphony and numerous instrumental and chamber works in a career spanning 60 years. He taught at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (1946-1963) and Université de Montréal (1951-1982), serving as Dean of the latter (1968-1973).

Jonathan Burton, 19. U.S. criminal. Mr. Burton, a passenger aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1763--a Boeing 737 en route from Paradise, Nevada to Salt Lake City--attempted to storm the cockpit in an apparent act of air rage, but was subdued by 6-8 other passengers, and died from asphyxiation.

Crime
Patrick Connors and Francis Coyle were sentenced to prison for typical Irish behaviour--causing a barroom brawl. What made this Irish social event different was that it took place aboard a holiday jet bound from Britain to Jamaica in 1999.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (4-2-0-1) 29 @ Saskatchewan (0-5-1) 23
Montreal (5-1) 7 @ Edmonton (4-2) 29

Danny McManus completed touchdown passes of 70 and 49 yards to Archie Amerson and Paul Osbaldiston kicked 5 field goals and 2 converts to lead the Tiger-Cats over the Roughriders before 21,116 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Saskatchewan quarterback Henry Burris completed 27 of 50 passes for 458 yards and touchdowns, to Curtis Marsh and Darryl Hobbs. Mr. Marsh's touchdown came on a recovery in the end zone of a fumble by teammate Demetris Bendross, who had lost the ball at the Hamilton 8-yard line after catching a pass from Mr. Burris for a 46-yard gain. Paul McCallum added 2 converts and 3 field goals for the Roughriders.

The Eskimo defense held the powerful Alouette offense without a touchdown while scoring one of its own before a Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 31,472. Mark Nohra rushed 17 times for 125 yards and a touchdown for the Eskimos, while catching 2 passes for 22 yards. Nealon Greene threw a touchdown pass to Kez McCorvey for the Eskimos, with the last touchdown coming with 1:28 remaining in the game when Singor Mobley intercepted a Stanley Jackson pass and returned it 43 yards. Sean Fleming added 3 converts, 2 field goals, and 2 singles. Terry Baker's 2 field goals and 1 single accounted for the Montreal scoring. Mr. Baker's second field goal, from 22 yards early in the 3rd quarter, came after Mike Pringle had been tackled inside the Eskimos' 10-yard line after a 62-yard rush. Mr. Pringle left the game after amassing 104 yards on 11 carries.