August 28, 2010

1,240 years ago
770

Died on this date
Kōken/Shōtoku, 51 or 52 (?). Empress of Japan, 749-758, 764-770. Kōken, born Abe, acceded to the throne upon the abdication of her father Shōmu. She abdicated in favour of her cousin Junnin in 758, but reascended the throne as Empress Shōtoku in 764 after Junnin was deposed. Shōtoku was succeeded by her cousin Kōnin.

370 years ago
1640

War
King Charles I's English army lost to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn in England.

180 years ago
1830

Transportation
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive raced a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in U.S. railroads.

160 years ago
1850

Opera
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner premiered in Weimar, Germany.

130 years ago
1880

Baseball
The Cincinnati Stars made 16 errors in a 13-2 loss to the Troy Trojans at Bank Street Grounds in Cincinnati.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave. Canadian military officer and diplomat. Colonel Cosgrave, a native of Toronto, served with the Canadian Army in World War I, and was blinded in one eye. He served with the Canadian Trade and Commerce Department between the world wars, and was Canadian Military Attache to Australia, for the South West Pacific Area, during World War II. Col. Cosgrave was the Canadian representative at the official surrender of Japan, and signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Canada aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. He worked for the Canadian Commrece Department after the war, holding various consular posts. Col. Cosgrave died in Knowlton, Quebec on July 28, 1971, a month before his 81st birthday.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Tjalling Koopmans. Dutch-born U.S. economist. Dr. Koopmans shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Kantorovich "for their contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources." He died on February 26, 1985 at the age of 74.

90 years ago
1920

Baseball
Bob O'Farrell led off the bottom of the 3rd inning with a single and scored from second base on a 1-out single by Max Flack for the game's only run as the Chicago Cubs edged the Brooklyn Robins 1-0 before 12,000 fans at Cubs Park. Grover Cleveland Alexander (22-12) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Burleigh Grimes (18-9), who allowed 7 hits.

Austin McHenry led off the bottom of the 8th with a double and scored from third base on a 1-out single by Cliff Heathcote to break a 4-4 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Jakie May (1-4) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory.

The St. Louis Browns scored 5 runs in the top of the 3rd inning to provide the necessary scoring and Joe DeBerry (2-0) pitched a 3-hitter in his second major league game as the Browns shut out the Boston Red Sox 7-0 at Fenway Park in Boston. Harry Harper (4-12) took the loss.

Del Pratt drew a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 2nd inning and eventually scored from third base on a 2-out single by Aaron Ward to score the winning run as the New York Yankees shut out the Chicago White Sox 3-0 before 39,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Bob Shawkey (15-10) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Red Faber (18-10), who allowed 6 hits. The Yankees moved into a virtual second-place tie with the Cleveland Indians, .004 behind Cleveland and 2 games behind Chicago.

70 years ago
1940

War
U.K. Royal Air Force bombers struck Berlin, killing civilians there for the first time. Italian planes bombed Port Said, Saudi Arabia for the first time. The Chinese government in Chungking announced that it would send troops into Indochina should Japanese forces enter the country under any pretext.

Diplomacy
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler presided over an Axis conference at Berchtesgaden to plan a settlement of the dispute between Hungary and Romania.

Politics and government
Japanese Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe announced the basic principles of the new national totalitarian structure aimed at solidifying the control by the present regime.

Chinese Communist politician Chou En-lai returned to Chungking from Yenan to continue negotiations for cooperation between the Kuomintang and Communist parties.

The Argentine cabinet of President Roberto Ortiz resigned in order to facilitate a government reorganization.

Agriculture
Australia reported widespread drought, which threatened the country's entire agricultural economy.

Baseball
Ray Brown of the Homestead Grays pitched a 3-hitter in blanking the Baltimore Elite Giants for his 27th consecutive win in the Negro National League stretching back to the previous year.

60 years ago
1950

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Ides of April, starring Rosalind Ivan, Horace McMahon, Ella Raines, and George Reeves

War
Chinese Nationalist sources charged that four Communist Chinese armies had been in North Korea for a month. North Korea protested to the United Nations against "brutal bombings" by the U.S. of N.K.-held towns and cities, claiming that 6,000 civilians had been killed and countless homes and welfare institutions destroyed since July 1.

World events
British authorities placed the island of Crete under martial law to prevent a clash between the private armies of two wealthy families.

Defense
The Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly voted 69-19 for eventual unification of European defenses as proposed by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

U.S. congressional Republicans assailed President Harry Truman for forcing Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur to retract his statement on Taiwan's military importance to the United States, demanding that he be allowed to make a radio broadcast on the Far Eastern situation.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate ratified the Charter of the Organization of American States after Southern Senators won passage of a clause protecting states' rights.

Society
The U.S. Senate passed a bill ending the last racial restrictions on naturalization. The bill would allow Japanese, Koreans, Indonesians, and other Asiatics now in the United States to become citizens.

Religion
The Modern Churchmen's Union in London challenged the assertion of Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher that the virgin birth of Jesus Christ was "a fact of history."

Economics and finance
Argentina devalued its currency in relation to the U.S. dollar, fixing a new export-import scale of 5-7.5 pesos to the dollar.

U.S. President Truman signed a bill extending social security coverage to 10 million additional workers and increasing benefits.

Both houses of the United States Congress passed by voice vote a $36.1-billion omnibus appropriations bill, containing a $62.5-million loan to Spain.

Business
The Western Allies dissolved Germany's I.G. Farben chemical trust.

Earle and Roy Mack bought 54% interest in the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team from their younger half brother, Connie Mack, Jr. Together with their father, Earle and Roy controlled 1,198 of 1,500 shares. "As long as dad wants to manage, he will continue to manage," the older brothers said. Connie Mack, Sr., 83, was in his 50th season as manager of the Athletics.

Tennis
Althea Gibson became the first Negro American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships, at Forest Hills, New York.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Calgary (0-2) 4 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 7
Edmonton (1-1) 15 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 9

7,700 fans at Osborne Stadium saw Tom Casey score the game’s only touchdown on a 47-yard rush in the first quarter. The Stampeders’ only scoring came on a field goal by Vern Graham and a single by Keith Spaith.

Lindy Berry and Doug Pyzer scored touchdowns for the Eskimos as they beat the Roughriders before 6,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Annis Stukus converted both, while Bill Briggs added 2 singles and Rollin Prather 1.

Baseball
The Cleveland Indians blew 10-0 and 12-1 leads and lost 15-14 to the Boston Red Sox before 28,328 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox scored 8 runs in the 4th inning and 4 in the 8th. Dom DiMaggio, Billy Goodman, and Al Zarilla each drove in 3 runs for Boston, while Ray Boone drove in 4 runs for Cleveland and Dale Mitchell scored 4. It was the second day in a row that the Indians had blown a big lead at Fenway Park.

Hank Sauer hit 3 straight home runs off Curt Simmons and drove in 4 runs for the Chicago Cubs as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 19,756 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Dutch Leonard (4-1), making his only start of the season, was the winning pitcher over Mr. Simmons (16-8). Richie Ashburn and Andy Seminick each had 3 hits for the Phillies as they won the second game 9-5.

Dixie Howell hit a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 win over the New York Giants before 1,547 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Ewell Blackwell (13-13) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Dave Koslo (12-12), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game.

50 years ago
1960

Auto racing
USAC
Len Sutton won the Milwaukee 200 at the Milwaukee Mile; A.J. Foyt was second and Dick Rathmann third in the 26-car field.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Sarnia (1-0) 23 @ Port Huron-Detroit (0-1) 15

Chuck Stanley scored 2 touchdowns for the defending champion Golden Bears, and Ray Sine added another. Ed Vernes added 2 convert and 2 singles, while Sarnia quarterback and head coach Hal Ledyard punted for a single. Joe Reeves and Chuck Howton scored touchdowns for the Raiders, while Curtis Cotton added 2 converts and a single. The game was played in Port Huron.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds scored 9 runs--6 unearned--in the 1st inning and coasted to a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 22,124 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Bob Purkey (14-8) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory.

The San Francisco Giants scored 6 runs in the 4th inning and 4 in the 6th as they routed the Milwaukee Braves 15-2 before 34,948 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Every San Francisco player had at least 1 hit and 1 run. Jack Sanford (11-11) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory, and batted 1 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in.

Frank Bolling and Rocky Colavito hit home runs in a 5-run 1st inning for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the New York Yankees 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 47,971 fans at Yankee Stadium. The teams combined to hit 7 home runs in the second game, which the Yankees won 8-5. Dale Long, Johnny Blanchard, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra hit home runs for New York, while Ozzie Virgil, Lou Berberet, and Steve Bilko homered for Detroit.

Lu Clinton doubled to lead off the bottom of the 7th inning and scored from third base on a sacrifice squeeze bunt by Don Buddin to break a 1-1 tie as the Boston Red Sox edged the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 22,355 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Frank Sullivan (5-14) pitched a 5-hitter, with no earned runs, to outduel Dick Hall (7-10), who allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs. Relief pitcher Mike Fornieles singled home Carroll Hardy from second base with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th to break a 4-4 tie as the Red Sox won the second game 5-4 to complete the sweep. Mr. Fornieles (9-3) pitched 2 scoreless innings.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Pinocchio--Maria Dallas

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (4th week at #1)
2 The Wedding--Jody Wayne
3 Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha--Cliff Richard
4 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
5 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
6 Sally--Gerry Munroe
7 Down the Dustpipe--Status Quo
8 Come Softly to Me--Percy Sledge
9 Lola--The Kinks
10 Neanderthal Man--Hotlegs

Singles entering the chart were Push Mr. Pride Aside by Percy Sledge (#19); and Mademoiselle Ninette by Michael Holm (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan (2nd week at #1)
2 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor
3 Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Hand Me Down World--The Guess Who
5 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
6 Yellow River--Christie
7 Patches--Clarence Carter
8 Julie, Do Ya Love Me?--Bobby Sherman
9 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
10 Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera)--The Assembled Multitude

Singles entering the chart were All Right Now by Free (#24); (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? by Ronnie Dyson (#26); Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs (#28); Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond (#29); and Where are You Going to My Love by the Brotherhood of Man (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan (2nd week at #1)
2 Hand Me Down World--The Guess Who
3 Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor
5 Tell it All Brother--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
6 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
7 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
8 25 or 6 to 4--Chicago
9 Patches--Clarence Carter
10 Yellow River--Christie

Singles entering the chart were Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs (#27); Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond (#28); Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf (#29); and Soul Shake by Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (2nd week at #1)
2 Snowbird--Anne Murray
3 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
4 Lookin' Out My Back Door--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Long as I Can See the Light--Creedence Clearwater Revival
6 Wigwam--Bob Dylan
7 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
8 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
9 25 or 6 to 4--Chicago
10 Border Song--Elton John

War
The U.S. State Department announced that Thailand planned to withdraw its entire 11,000-man force from South Vietnam.

Diplomacy
In the strongest Soviet support yet given to Middle East peace efforts, Communist party general secretary Leonid Brezhnev told an audience in Kazakhstan that the Arab-Israeli talks must go on without "new provocations and subterfuges designed to circumvent or violate the cease-fire agreement" and despite the opposition of some Arab militants.

Terrorism
As thousands of students began classes in integrated schools in Alabama, and attorneys for school boards in Virginia and Florida prepared appeals from desegregation orders, two explosions damaged a school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, scheduled for desegregation.

Defense
The Safeguard U.S. anti-missile system passed its first test in intercepting a missile from space. A radar-guided Spartan missile was fired from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean and intercepted the nose cone of a Minuteman ballistic missile fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4,200 miles away. The U.S. Defense Department made the announcement of the successful test on August 31.

Baseball
Pinch hitter Mack Jones led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a base on balls and scored from third base on a 2-out single by Boots Day to give the Montreal Expos a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 23,310 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal.

Juan Marichal (9-9) pitched an 8-hitter for his 200th career major league win as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 before 6,174 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Jim Ray Hart started at third base for the Giants and batted 3 for 3 with a run batted in, and was relieved by Alan Gallagher, who doubled in his only plate appearance.

Joe Torre’s home run off Don Sutton leading off the 9th inning broke a scoreless duel and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 19,964 fans at Dodger Stadium. Jerry Reuss (5-5) pitched a 2-hit shutout, while Mr. Sutton (13-10) allowed just 5 hits.

Fritz Peterson (15-9) pitched a 3-hitter and batted 2 for 3 with a double and a run to lead the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 25,824 fans at Yankee Stadium. Bobby Murcer reached first base on an error by first baseman Rich Reese and eventually scored from third base on a 2-out wild pitch by Ron Perranoski to give the Yankees a 2-1 win in the second game to complete the sweep, with Mike Kekich (4-3) pitching a 5-hit complete game victory.

Sandy Alomar led off the 8th inning with a single, advanced to third base on a single by Roger Repoz, and scored on a single by Jim Fregosi to break a 2-2 tie as the California Angels edged the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 11,160 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Mr. Repoz's home run with 1 out in the top of the 1st inning was the only hit off Rich Hand (6-9) as the Indians scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th and went on to win the second game 5-1. Cleveland first baseman Tony Horton batted 1 for 4 in the first game; he was 0 for 2 and made 5 putouts and participated in a double play in the second game, which was the 636th and last of his 7-year major league career. Cleveland manager Alvin Dark, acting on the advice of several of his players, pulled Mr. Horton from the game in the 5th inning. At 5:00 the next morning Mr. Horton was found sitting in his car in the parking lot of the motel that served as his residence in a Cleveland suburb. He was bleeding profusely after slashing his wrists. Fortunately, his life was saved, but he never had anything to do with baseball again, bringing a premature and sad end to a promising career.

Reggie Smith's home run leading off the 9th inning proved to be the deciding run as the Boston Red Sox withstood a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 9th and defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4 before 12,479 fans at White Sox Park. With 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, Carlos May singled and Bill Melton followed with a home run. Gail Hopkins singled with 2 out, but Ken Berry grounded out to first base to end the game.

25 years ago
1985

Died on this date
Ruth Gordon, 88. U.S. actress and screenwriter. Miss Gordon was a successful Broadway actress who also acted in movies and won the Academy Award for her supporting performance in Rosemary's Daughter (1968), and was also known for her co-starring role in Harold and Maude (1971). With her second husband, Garson Kanin, she was nominated for Academy Awards for screenplays for A Double Life (1947); Adam's Rib (1949); and Pat and Mike (1952). She died from a stroke.

Crime
An East German couple, Reinhard and Sonja Schulze of Cranford, Middlesex, England, appeared in a London courtroom to face charges of espionage.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Jos haluu saada--MC Nikke T (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Larry Jackson, 59. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Jackson played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1955-1962); Chicago Cubs (1963-1966); and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1968), posting a record of 194-183 with an earned run average of 3.40 in 558 games. His best season was 1964, when he led the National League with 24 wins. Mr. Jackson served four terms as a Republican member of the Idaho state legislature, and died of cancer.

World events
Iraq declared recently-invaded Kuwait to be its newest province.

Protest
The Canadian Armed Forces offered a 24-hour grace period to Mohawks at the Kanasetake reserve at Oka, Quebec to dismantle barricades.

Disasters
A tornado cut a 700-foot-wide swath across towns and cornfields in Illinois 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Following an eight-mile course through Plainfield, Crest Hill, and Joliet, the tornado killed 29 people and injured 353. 50 houses and 500 apartments were destroyed. Some victims dies when the tornado’s vacuum lifted them into the sky and dropped them into nearby fields.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (2-5-1) 34 @ Ottawa (2-6) 41
Calgary (5-2-1) 37 @ Winnipeg (6-2) 39 (OT)

Damon Allen threw for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Rough Riders ended a 4-game losing streak. Stephen Jones caught 2 of Mr. Allen’s touchdown tosses, with the other going to Stacey Dawsey. Gregg Stumon scored Ottawa’s other touchdown on a 21-yard interception return. The Rough Riders led 41-11 after the 3rd quarter before the Lions mounted a furious comeback behind Joe Paopao, at quarterback in relief of ineffective starter Doug Flutie. Mr. Flutie completed just 12 of 26 passes for 182 yards and 2 interceptions, but Mr. Paopao completed 20 of 33 for 313 yards and 4th-quarter touchdowns to Larry Willis, Lorenzo Graham, and Emanuel Tolbert. Kennard Martin scored B.C.’s first touchdown on a 1-yard rush on the first play of the second quarter. Ray Alexander of the Lions led all receivers with 9 receptions for 154 yards, while Mr. Willis contributed 130 on 6 catches. 22,450 were in attendance at Lansdowne Park.



Mark McLoughlin was wide on a 31-yard field goal attempt with 4 seconds remaining in the 2nd overtime period, and the resulting single point left the Stampeders 2 points short. Winnipeg had tied the game with 23 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Danny McManus to James Murphy, converted by Trevor Kennerd. It was the second touchdown pass from Mr. McManus to Mr. Murphy in the 4th quarter. Mr. Kennerd provided the winning margin with a 16-yard field goal--his sixth field goal of the game--with 1:38 remaining in the second overtime period. Calgary quarterback Danny Barrett completed 3 touchdown passes, all to Derrick Crawford, who caught 8 passes for 193 yards. Backup quarterback Terrence Jones threw 6 yards to Darrell Wallace for Calgary’s other touchdown. Tom Burgess started at quarterback for the Blue Bombers and threw a touchdown pass to Rick House in the 1st quarter. Attendance at Winnipeg Stadium was 28,480.

Baseball
Ryne Sandberg became the first major league second baseman to post consecutive seasons of 30 or more home runs as he homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 5-2 before 12,150 fans at the Astrodome. Greg Maddux pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.