August 14, 2010

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Vera and Harry Dickau!

970 years ago
1040

Died on this date
Duncan I, 39 (?). King of Scotland, 1034-1040. Duncan I succeeded his grandfather Malcolm II on the throne, and was killed in battle by forces led by Macbeth, who succeeded him as King. Duncan I was the basis for King Duncan in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

640 years ago
1370

Europeana
Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV granted city privileges to Carlsbad, which was named after him.

530 years ago
1480

Abominations
During the Ottoman invasion of Otranto, Ottoman troops beheaded 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they were later honoured in the Church.

290 years ago
1720

War
The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North America, ended in failure when it was ambushed by Pawnee and Otoe forces.

170 years ago
1840

Born on this date
Richard von Krafft-Ebing. German-born Austrian psychiatrist. Dr. Krafft-Ebing was a pioneering authority on deviant sexual behaviour, and was best known for his book Psychopathia Sexualis: eine Klinisch-Forensische Studie (Sexual Psychopathy: A Clinical-Forensic Study) (1886), introducing terms such as "sadist," "masochist," "homosexuality," and "necrophilia." He died on December 22, 1902 at the age of 62.

140 years ago
1870

Born on this date
Nelson McDowell. U.S. actor. Dr. McDowell was a dentist and professor of orthodontics at the University of Illinois before moving to Hollywood and appearing in 176 movies, mainly Westerns, from 1917-1945. He committed suicide by shooting himself on November 3, 1947 at the age of 77.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Fred Alexander. U.S. tennis player. Mr. Alexander won the men's singles and doubles titles at the 1908 Australasian Open (now Australian Open), and won five U.S. Open doubles titles (1907-1910, 1917). He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1961, and died on March 3, 1969 at the age of 88.

Germanica
Construction of Cologne Cathedral was completed.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Bruno Tesch. German chemist and war criminal. Mr. Tesch co-invented and made available to the German Nazi regime the insecticide Zyklon B, which was used by the Nazis to kill about one million Jews during World War II. After the war, Mr. Tesch was captured byBritish authorities, convicted of war crimes, and hanged in Hamelin Prison in Germany on May 16, 1946 at the age of 56.

Died on this date
Michael McGivney, 38. U.S. religious figure. Mr. McGivney was a Roman Catholic priest in New Haven, Connecticut who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1892 as a mutual aid society to provide financial assistance to widows and orphans, especially for immigrants and their families. He died of pneumonia two days after his 38th birthday.

110 years ago
1900

War
An international force of British, French, Russian, American, German, and Japanese troops entered Peking, China, in an effort to suppress the anti-foreign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Pierre Schaeffer. French composer, musicologist, and author. Mr. Schaeffer, known as the "Musician of Sounds," was best known for his achievements in electronic music and as the main developer of musique concrète, using real-world sounds as the basis for compositions. He wrote several books of fiction and non-fiction, and two plays. Mr. Schaeffer died of Alzheimer's disease on August 19, 1995, five days after his 85th birthday.

80 years ago
1930

Baseball
Wes Ferrell (20-9) pitched a 7-hit shutout for the Cleveland Indians and batted 2 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in as the Indians routed the Philadelphia Athletics 15-0 before 2,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Cleveland first baseman Ed Morgan batted 3 for 5 with a home run, sacrifice, 2 runs, and 5 RBIs.

Ed Durham (4-8) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel George Blaeholder (8-9), who allowed 10 hits and 1 earned run, as the Boston Red Sox shut out the St. Louis Browns 3-0 before 2,000 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox scored 2 unearned runs in the 1st inning to provide the necessary scoring.

Pinch hitter Jimmie Wilson singled home Chick Hafey and George Watkins with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Boston Braves in the first game of a doubleheader before 7,200 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Tom Zachary (7-4) pitched a 6-hitter, and doubled and scored the first of 3 unearned runs for the Braves as they won the second game 3-2. Burleigh Grimes (9-9) allowed 8 hits in 8 innings to take the loss.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
Winning pitcher Schoolboy Rowe batted 5 for 5 with a double, triple, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in as the Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Nationals 18-2.

70 years ago
1940

Died on this date
Millicent Shinn, 82. U.S. psychologist. Dr. Shinn was a child psychologist, and the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

Charlie Hollocher, 44. U.S. baseball player. As a rookie shortstop with the Chicago Cubs in 1918, Mr. Hollocher batted .316 and led the National League in hits (161) and total bases (202). Beginning in 1920, he began to complain of abdominal pain, which shortened his career. In 1922, his last full season, he hit .340 and struck out just 5 times in 152 games. Mr. Hollocher's physical complaints led him to quit the Cubs for good in 1924; in 760 career major league games, he batted .304, striking out just 94 times in over 3,000 plate appearances. Whatever physical problems he had were never diagnosed, and he worked at various jobs outside baseball. He died by shooting himself through the throat with a shotgun he'd bought the previous day.

War
British planes flew 1,600 miles to bomb the Italian industrial centres of Milan and Turin. Travellers reaching Chungking from Rangoon reported British fortification of the Burna-China border.

Diplomacy
U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to split jurisdiction over the former British sectors in Shanghai.

World events
Colombia claimed that it had eliminated fifth-column activities in the German-owned airline Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo (SCADTA).

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that conscription was necessary in face of the danger from the Nazis.

Politics and government
Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie said that he favoured creation of a permanent impartial board to enforce the Hatch and Corrupt Practices Acts.

60 years ago
1950

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Queen is Dead, starring Arlo Hults, Doris Johnson, and Paul Lipman

This was a restaging of a story originally broadcast on April 3, 1950.

Literature
Little Britches, Ralph Moody's autobiographical account of growing up on a ranch in Colorado, was published by BisonBooks.

War
U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Howell Thomas, Jr., killed in combat in Korea on July 16, became the first American casualty of the Korean War to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in ceremonies attended by U.S. Army Secretary Frank Pace and Chief of Staff Joseph L. Collins.

Religion
The Vatican announced that Pope Pius XII would announce the first Roman Catholic dogma since 1870 by proclaiming that the Virgin Mary, after her death, ascended to heaven bodily as well as spiritually.

Oil
Israel announced an agreement whereby the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Haifa refineries would supply Israel with their entire output of 800,000 tons for domestic use, thus saving Israel $3.5 million in foreign exchange for imported oil.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Commerce Department reported that U.S. production had risen to a record annual rate of $270 billion in the second quarter of 1950.

Baseball
Before 60,120 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, pinch runner Bobby Avila scored when pinch hitter Dale Mitchell grounded into a fielder's choice with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the hometown Indians a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers to move within 2½ games of Detroit for the American League lead. Johnny Groth hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th to give Detroit a 2-1 lead, and Hal Newhouser (10-7) retired the first 2 Cleveland batters in the 9th inning, but Al Rosen homered to tie the score. Early Wynn (13-5) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 11 runs in the 3rd inning on their way to a 13-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 4,306 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Every Cincinnati starter scored at least 1 run.

Preston Ward singled home Emil Verban and Hal Jeffcoat with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 10-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 14,646 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cardinals led 6-4 going into the bottom of the 8th, but Andy Pafko hit a solo home run with 1 out to reduce the deficit by a run.

50 years ago
1960

Died on this date
Fred Clarke, 87. U.S. baseball player and manager. Mr. Clarke was an outfielder with the Louisville Colonels (1894-1899) and Pittsburg/Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-1911, 1913-1915), batting .312 with 67 home runs and 1,015 runs batted in and 506 stolen bases in 2,246 games. He managed the Colonels (1897-1899) and Pirates (1900-1915), compiling a record of 1,602-1,181 (.576), leading the Pirates to National League pennants in 1900, 1902, 1903, and 1909, and the World Series championship in 1909. While managing the Pirates to the 1903 pennant, Mr. Clarke led the NL in doubles (32); slugging (.532); and on base plus slugging (.946). He batted .245 with 2 homers and 9 RBIs in 15 World Series games. Mr. Clarke was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.

Henry Keupper, 73. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Keupper played with the St. Louis Terriers (1914), compiling a record of 8-20 with an earned run average of 4.27 in 42 games. He won at least 59 games and lost at least 69 in 6 seasons in the minor leagues (1908-1913). Mr. Keupper jumped his contract with the Bloomington Bloomers of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League to join the Terriers of the Federal League, and was barred from organized baseball after the 1914 season, and played in independent leagues for several years. He died of a heart attack.

Baseball
The New York Yankees fell ½ game behind the Baltimore Orioles in the American League pennant race when they lost a doubleheader to the Washington Senators before 29,970 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Senators won the first game 5-4 as winning pitcher Camilo Pascual (11-6) helped his own cause by hitting a grand slam in a 5-run 5th inning. In the second game, drew a bases loaded walk with 2 out in the top of the 15th inning and Lenny Green followed with a single to score 2 more runs as the Senators scored 3 runs to break a 3-3 tie and won 6-3. The Yankees had runners on first and second bases with none out in the bottom of the 15th, but Chuck Stobbs relieved Rudy Hernandez and retired three straight batters to end the game.

Pumpsie Green drew a base on balls with 1 out in the top of the 7th inning, advanced to third base on a single by Willie Tasby, and scored on a ground out by Ted Williams to break a 2-2 tie as the Boston Red Sox edged the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 before 11,542 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Baltimore shortstop Ron Hansen batted 4 for 4, tying the game with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 6th.

Rocky Colavito hit a solo home run in each game against his former team, helping the Detroit Tigers sweep a doubleheader from the Cleveland Indians 6-1 and 3-2 before 18,564 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Bill Fischer (5-1) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory in the first game, and Paul Foytack (2-7) allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings to win the second game.

Roy Sievers batted 4 for 5 with a double, run, and 3 runs batted in to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Kansas City Athletics 9-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 24,477 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Al Smith helped the Chicago cause, going 3 for 4 with a double, home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs, while Billy Pierce (12-7) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory. Early Wynn (8-8) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory and hit a solo home run as the White Sox scored 5 runs in the first 2 innings en route to a 7-2 win in the second game to complete the sweep. Chicago shortstop Luis Aparicio batted 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs in the first game and 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs in the second game.

Ron Santo hit a solo home run in the first game and a grand slam in the second game to help the Chicago Cubs sweep a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and 7-3 before 11,725 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Dick Ellsworth (6-8) pitched a 4-hit complete game victory in the first game.

Lou Burdette (13-7) pitched a 5-hitter and Eddie Mathews hit a 3-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 1st inning to provide the scoring as the Milwaukee Braves shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 before 32,381 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

Cal McLish (4-7) pitched a 9-hitter, and Frank Robinson doubled home Gus Bell with 2 out in the bottom of the 1st inning and scored on a double by Gordy Coleman to provide the scoring as the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,974 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Losing pitcher Stan Williams (12-5) was relieved by Roger Craig after facing just 4 batters. Mr. Robinson hit 2 home runs and a double, scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 in the second game, but Frank Howard hit 2 doubles, scoring 2 runs and batting in 2 to help the Dodgers win the second game 9-5.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Pretty Girl--Hogsnort Rupert (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 The Wedding--Jody Wayne
2 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
3 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
4 Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha--Cliff Richard
5 Yellow River--Christie
6 Come Softly to Me--Percy Sledge
7 Cottonfields--The Beach Boys
8 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
9 Question--The Moody Blues
10 Working on a Good Thing--Outlet

Singles entering the chart were Down the Dustpipe by Status Quo (#15); Keep on Smiling by James Lloyd (#19); and Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
2 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
3 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
4 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor
5 Make it with You--Bread
6 Hand Me Down World--The Guess Who
7 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
8 Snowbird--Anne Murray
9 Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light--Creedence Clearwater Revival
10 Summertime Blues--The Who

Singles entering the chart were Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera) by the Assembled Multitude (#27); Julie, Do Ya Love Me by Bobby Sherman (#28); Riki Tiki Tavi by Donovan (#29); and We're All Playing in the Same Band by Bert Sommer (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Cinnamon Girl--Neil Young with Crazy Horse
3 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
4 Make it with You--Bread
5 Freedom Blues--Little Richard
6 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
7 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
8 Hand Me Down World--The Guess Who
9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
10 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor

Singles entering the chart were All Right Now by Free (#29); and Border Song by Elton John (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
2 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
3 Snowbird--Anne Murray
4 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor
5 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
6 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
7 A Little Bit of Soap--Paul Davis
8 Tell it All Brother--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
9 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
10 Wigwam--Bob Dylan

War
Israel bombed and strafed several Jordanian army posts in the first announced attack on Jordanian bases since the beginning of the cease-fire a week earlier. Israel contended that Jordan made Palestinian guerrilla attacks possible, while Jordan said that she could not be responsible for guerrilla actions based on her territory.

Americana
California officially replaced New York as the nation’s most populous state when preliminary 1970 census figures showed a 25.3% increase in the state’s population since 1960. The tentative count was: California, 19,696,840; New York, 17,979,712.

Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that no food, drug, or soft drink containing the artificial sweetener cyclamate could be legally sold after the 1st of September.

Television
In an unprecedented decision, U.S. television networks were ordered by the Federal Communications Commission to give prime time to spokesmen wishing to present views on the Vietnam War contrary to those of the administration of President Richard Nixon.

30 years ago
1980

Died on this date
Dorothy Stratten, 20. Canadian-born U.S. model and actress. Miss Stratten, born Dorothy Hoogstraten in Vancouver, was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980, which led to acting opportunities. She appeared in several television programs and movies, starring in the movie Galaxina (1980). She had left her husband--pimp, promoter, and fellow Vancouver native Paul Snider, 29--and was living with Peter Bogdanovich, director of They All Laughed (1981), in which she had a supporting role. Mr. Snider invited her to his house for a meeting, and he fatally shot her and then shot himself.

Protest
16,000 shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland went on strike to protest the dismissal of crane driver Anna Walentinowicz.

Politics and government
The U.S. Democratic National Convention concluded at Madison Square Garden in New York City with the renomination of President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale as the party’s candidates in the November election. Mr. Carter won the presidential nomination on the first ballot, receiving 2,123 votes (64% of the total) to 1,151 (34.7%) for runner-up Senator Ted Kennedy. Mr. Mondale received 2,429 votes (73%), while 724 delegates--mainly supporters of Sen. Kennedy--abstained or failed to show up in time to vote.





Terrorism
Two men commandeered a National Airlines DC-10 flying from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico and forced it to land in Havana.

Baseball
The New York Yankees traded 26-year-old pitcher Ken Clay and a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for 41-year-old pitcher Gaylord Perry. Mr. Clay was with the Columbus Clippers of the AAA International League at the time of the trade; he was 9-4 with a 1.96 earned run average in 20 games with Columbus in 1980. Mr. Perry was 6-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 20 games with Texas in 1980. Outfielder-third baseman Marv Thompson, then with the Clippers, was sent to the Rangers on October 1, 1980 to complete the deal.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Jos haluu saada--MC Nikke T

Protest
A task force of 2,600 Canadian Armed Forces soldiers arrived to assist the Quebec police in dealing with Mohawk insurgents at Oka.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (2-3-1) 32 @ Saskatchewan (2-4) 30
Calgary (4-1-1) 20 @ Edmonton (4-2) 46

Joe Paopao threw 2 touchdown passes to Ray Alexander and rushed for another touchdown himself to lead the Lions. Tony Martino, replacing the injured Lui Passaglia, added 2 converts and 4 field goals. The Roughriders’ touchdowns came in the 4th quarter on passes from Kent Austin to Lucius Floyd and Ray Elgaard. 22,976 were in attendance at Taylor Field in Regina.

Reggie Taylor rushed 13 times for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Eskimos to victory before a Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 35,104. Mr. Taylor’s second touchdown was a spectacular play: he took a handoff, moved to the right side of the line, saw there was no running room, and headed back to the left. Quarterback Tracy Ham threw a block for him, and Mr. Taylor raced for an 81-yard score, the longest rush by an Eskimo since 1977. Derrick Crawford scored 3 touchdowns for the Stampeders: the first on an 88-yard kickoff return; the second on a 42-yard punt return; and the third on a 4-yard pass from Terrence Jones. Mr. Jones and Danny Barrett, the Calgary quarterbacks, completed just 10 of 32 passes and threw 6 interceptions.

Baseball
Luis Polonia’s inside-the-park grand slam led the California Angels to a 9-5 win over the New York Yankees before 27,937 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

Jim Eisenreich’s game-ending home run leading off the bottom of the 9th inning was the only run as the Kansas City Royals edged the Texas Rangers 1-0 before 26,887 fans at Royals Stadium. Winning pitcher Steve Farr pitched 3 innings of relief, after 6 scoreless innings by starter Andy McGaffigan. Texas starting pitcher Jamie Moyer pitched 7 innings before being relieved by Gary Mielke, who took the loss. The Royals had just 3 hits in wining the game, while the Rangers had 7. Somehow, the game took 2 hours and 47 minutes.

10 years ago
2000

Disasters
Russian authorities revealed that the submarine Kursk , with a crew of 118 aboard, was on the bottom of the Barents Sea--350 feet below sea level--and that a rescue mission was underway.

Politics and government
The U.S. Democratic National Convention opened at Staples Center in Los Angeles. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in New York, addressed the convention, emphasizing the issue of children’s welfare. President Bill Clinton extolled his record as President, arguing that poverty, crime, and unemployment had declined, and that 22 million new jobs had been created. 10,000 protesters attended a rock concert outside the hall that ended in a bottle-throwing melee with police.