October 19, 2011

230 years ago
1781

War
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of 8,000 men to American General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively ending the American Revolutionary War.

125 years ago
1886

Baseball
World Championship Series
St. Louis Browns 12 @ Chicago White Stockings 0 (8 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Bob Caruthers pitched a 1-hitter, and St. Louis left fielder Tip O'Neill hit 2 inside-the-park home runs at West Side Park.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Arleigh Burke, 94. U.S. military officer. Admiral Burke had a distinguished record of service with the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and served as Chief of Naval Operations under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy (1955-1961). He died on January 1, 1996 at the age of 94.

100 years ago
1911

Economics and finance
The U.K. Royal Mint sent dies for a new Canadian $1 silver coin to its Ottawa branch.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Athletics (postponed, rain) (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 2-1)

90 years ago
1921

Died on this date
António Machado Santos, 46. Portuguese military officer. 2nd class Commissioner (Second Lieutenant) Santos joined the Portuguese Navy in 1891, and was known as the "Hero of the Rotunda," playing a major role in the October 5, 1910 revolution that toppled the Portuguese monarchy. Commissioner Santos opposed the politicians who took power after the revolution; he established the Reformist Party and took part in an unsuccessful military coup attempt against the government of Prime Minister Afonso Costa in 1913. Commissioner Santos led an unsuccessful revolt in 1916, but helped to suppress a monarchist counter-revolution in northern Portugal early in 1919. He founded the National Republican Federation later in 1919, and was assassinated as part of the military insurrection known as Bloody Night.

José Carlos da Maia, 43. Portuguese military officer. Mr. da Maia was a Navy officer who was elected to the National Constituent Assembly in 1911, and served as Governor of Macau (1914-1916), among other offices. He was no longer involved in active politics when he was assassinated on Bloody Night.

António Granjo, 39. Prime Minister of Portugal, 1920, 1921. Mr. Granjo was a lawyer and a republican who was first elected to the National Constituent Assembly in 1911, resigning to serve in World War I. He was President of the Municipal Chamber of Chaves (February-July 1919) and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies later in 1919 as a member of the Evolutionist Party, which soon merged into the Republican Liberal Party. Mr. Granjo led coalition governments from July 19-November 20, 1920 and August 30 until his forced resignation and assassination on Bloody Night.

World events
National Republican Guard and Navy officers combined with civilians to force the resignation of Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo, but President José de Almeida refused to appoint the government that the revolutionaries wanted. That night, the revolutionaries went through Lisbon and assassinated several prominent people, including Mr. Granjo and Navy officers António Machado Santos and José Carlos da Maia in what became known as Noite Sangrenta (Bloody Night). President António José de Almeida installed Manuel Maria Coelho as Prime Minister, but his government resigned 15 days later.

80 years ago
1931

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister R.B. Bennett approved a Saskatchewan relief camp plan for single unemployed men.

75 years ago
1936

Football
Associated Press released its first ranking of U.S. college football teams. The top-ranked team this week were the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, coached by Bernie Bierman.

70 years ago
1941

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Case with Two Solutions

War
U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin decreed a state of siege in Moscow and surrounding districts as German armies continued to move closer to the city. A meeting of 1,500 British shop stewards in London "demands the opening up of a Western Front as quickly as possible" to help the Soviet Union. The 4,983-ton U.S.-owned freighter Lehigh was torpedoed and sunk off Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Diplomacy
Kabul radio announced that the Afghan government of King Mohammed Zahir Shah had ordered German and Italian nationals to leave the country.

Defense
Peru expressed concern to the U.S. State Department over the U.S. seizure of Douglas bombers that had been consigned to Peru.

Politics and government
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities Chairman Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas) sent Attorney General Francis Biddle a list of 1,124 federal employees whom he called Communists or fellow travellers.

Football
NFL
Green Bay (5-1) 17 @ Cleveland (2-4) 14
Pittsburgh (0-5) 7 @ New York (5-0) 28
Detroit (1-3-1) 0 @ Chicago Bears (4-0) 49
Chicago Cardinals (1-3-1) 20 @ Brooklyn (2-3) 6
Washington (3-1) 21 @ Philadelphia (1-4) 17

AFL
25,000 people were in attendance at Yankee Stadium to see former college stars Tom Harmon and John Kimbrough make their professional debuts with the New York Americans against the Columbus Bulls.

60 years ago
1951

At the movies
Detective Story, produced and directed by William Wyler, and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, and Lee Grant, opened in theatres in the United Kingdom.



Television
On the request of U.S. Defense Mobilization Director Charles Wilson, the Columbia Broadcasting System postponed the introduction of colour television in order to save strategic materials for defense.

War
The U.S. Defense Department reported that U.S. casualties in Korea totalled 92,997, including 15,688 dead.

Diplomacy
The U.S. Senate confirmed nine American delegates to the United Nations, including Warren Austin, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and Rep. Mike Mansfield (Democrat--Montana). Following the previous day's advice of a Foreign Relations subcommittee, it refused to confirm Philip Jessup.

Oil
The United Nations Security Council adjourned debate on the U.K.-Iran oil dispute after failing to agree on a resolution.

Economics and finance
The U.S.A., U.K., and France gave West Germany control over its own foreign trade and notified the W.G. government that international supervision of Ruhr industry would be lifted when the European Coal and Steel Community began functioning.

The U.S. Congress approved a $117-million yearly increase in postal revenues, raising the postcard rate from 1¢ to 2¢ and boosting the second class mail rate by 30%.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Michael--The Highwaymen (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Power Play

Died on this date
Şemsettin Günaltay, 78. Prime Minister of Turkey, 1949-1950. Professor Günaltay was a historian and Dan of the Faculty of Theology at Istanbul University before entering politics, winning election to the Ottoman Parliament in 1915 as a candidate for the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), representing Bilecik Province. After the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, he represented Sivas (1923-1950) and Erzincan (1950-1954) in the Grand National Assembly as a member of the Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People's Party) (CHP), succeeding to the office of Prime Minister following the resignation of Hasan Saka in January 1949. Prof. Günaltay led the government until its defeat by the Democratic Party in the general election in May 1950. He was elected to the Senate in 1961, representing Istanbul Province, but died of prostate cancer before he could take his seat.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvنllstoppen): Anna och Mej--Lalla Hansson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (2nd week at #1)

Journalism
This was the date of the last issue of Look, a bi-weekly magazine that had been published in Des Moines, Iowa since 1937. The last issue had a photo of the White House on the front cover because the magazine contained a lengthy article by Allen Drury about the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Also included was an article about Jean-Jacques Audubon accompanied by a new painting of the naturalist by Norman Rockwell.

Canadiana
Postmaster General Jean-Pierre Côté announced the establishment, within his department, of a National Postal Museum.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Gingiragin ni Sarigenaku--Masahiko Kondō (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)--Electronica's (8th week at #1)

Science
Toronto-born Stanford University physicist Arthur Schawlow and colleague Nicolaas Bloembergen were awarded a share of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy."

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Los Angeles 2 @ Montreal 1 (Los Angeles won best-of-five series 3-2)

Rick Monday's solo home run off Steve Rogers with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning broke a 1-1 tie as the Dodgers won the NL pennant (see video). Mr. Rogers (1-1) had entered the game in the 9th inning in relief of Ray Burris, who had been lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 8th after pitching 8 strong innings. Los Angeles starter Fernando Valenzuela (1-1) also pitched brilliantly, but was relieved by Bob Welch when Gary Carter and Larry Parrish drew bases on balls with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th. Jerry White grounded to end the game. Only 36,491 fans were at Olympic Stadium on a cold, drizzly day. The occasion became known as Blue Monday; it was a Monday, and the home run by Rick Monday, wearing Dodger blue, left the Expos' fans blue. It was the closest the Expos ever came to getting into a World Series.

25 years ago
1986

Died on this date
Samora Machel, 53. 1st President of Mozambique, 1975-1986. Mr. Machel, a Marxist-Leninist, was a longtime member of Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO) (Mozambique Liberation Front), and was active in fighting against Portuguese colonial rule. He was President from Mozambique's independence in 1975 until his death with 33 others in the crash of the governmental Tupolev Tu-134 jetliner. Mr. Machel was succeeded as President by Joaquim Chissano.

Literature
Short story writer Alice Munro won the inaugural Marian Engel Award for lifetime achievement in Canadian literature.

Disasters
A Mozambican government Tupolev Tu-134 jetliner crashed into a mountain in South Africa while en route from Mbala, Zambia to the Mozambican capital of Maputo, killing Mozambican President Samora Machel and 33 others, including government ministers and officials. Nine passengers and one crew member survived.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-12) 21 @ Toronto (8-7) 35
Calgary (9-7) 30 @ Edmonton (12-3) 38

Tim Cowan threw 2 touchdown passes within a span of 27 seconds to help the Argonauts defeat the Roughriders before 27,320 fans at Exhibition Stadium.

53,505 fans at Commonwealth Stadium on a sunny Sunday afternoon saw the Stampeders lead 16-2 and 30-21 before the Eskimos came back to earn their seventh straight win. Edmonton starting quarterback Matt Dunigan left in the second half with a concussion and was ably replaced by Damon Allen. Calgary punter Glenn Harper had 3 kicks blocked, 2 by James Zachery and 1 by Larry Wruck.



Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 9 @ New York Mets 3 (Boston led best-of-seven series 2-0)

The Red Sox shelled New York starting pitcher Dwight Gooden for 6 runs--5 earned--on 8 hits over 5 innings, while Boston starter Roger Clemens was pulled after giving up 3 runs--all earned--on 5 hits and 4 bases on balls in 4.1 innings. Every Red Sox starter except Mr. Clemens had at least 1 hit. Steve Crawford (0-1) was the winning pitcher and Bob Stanley picked up the save, while Mr. Gooden (1-0) took the loss before a crowd of 55,063 at Shea Stadium.



20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Rush--Big Audio Dynamite

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (13th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (11th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (15th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)
2 James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style
3 Crucified--Army of Lovers
4 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
5 Something Got Me Started--Simply Red
6 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--PM Dawn
7 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
8 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
9 Emotions--Mariah Carey
10 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)

Singles entering the chart were I Adore Mi Amor by Color Me Badd (#24); 35 Koien by André van Duin (#26); Hail Hail Rock 'n Roll by Garland Jeffreys (#27); Sopa De Caracol by Banda Blanca (#35); Nutbush City Limits by Tina Turner (#36); and Roodkapje by Pater Moeskroen (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Emotions--Mariah Carey (2nd week at #1)
2 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
3 Romantic--Karyn Whitt
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
6 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
7 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
8 Everybody Plays the Fool--Aaron Neville
9 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
10 Love...Thy Will Be Done--Martika

Singles entering the chart were Blowing Kisses in the Wind by Paula Abdul (#47); Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn (#50); Can't Truss It by Public Enemy (#66); Angel Baby by Angelica (#78); Tender Kisses by Tracie Spencer (#85); Broken Arrow by Rod Stewart (#90); Fall at Your Feet by Crowded House (#91); Save Up All Your Tears by Cher (#92); and Stand by My Woman by Lenny Kravitz (#93).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Emotions--Mariah Carey (2nd week at #1)
2 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
3 Romantic--Karyn White
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
6 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
7 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
8 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
9 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
10 Love...Thy Will Be Done--Martika

Singles entering the chart were Blowing Kisses in the Wind by Paula Abdul (#55); Broken Arrow by Rod Stewart (#70); Save Up All Your Tears by Cher (#75); True Companion by Marc Cohn (#83); Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn (#85); Do You Feel Like I Feel? by Belinda Carlisle (#86); Monsters and Angels by Voice of the Beehive (#87); and Conviction of the Heart by Kenny Loggins (#89).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Real Love--Bob Seger (2nd week at #1)
2 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
3 Emotions--Mariah Carey
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
6 Life is a Highway--Tom Cochrane
7 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
8 Love...Thy Will Be Done--Martika
9 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
10 My Town--Glass Tiger

Singles entering the chart were A Dream Like Mine by Bruce Cockburn (#61); Wild Hearted Son by the Cult (#85); Stand by My Woman by Lenny Kravitz (#86); A Funny Place (The World Is) by Mitsou (#88); Blowing Kisses in the Wind by Paula Abdul (#89); I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers (#90); Without Your Love by Acosta/Russell (#95); and Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (#96).

Football
CFL
Hamilton (2-14) 14 @ Winnipeg (9-7) 68

The Blue Bombers scored 8 touchdowns--4 in the 1st quarter--as they set a club record for points in a single game, beating the old record of 65, set against the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1984. Winnipeg quarterback Tom Burgess completed just 13 of 27 passes, but for 290 yards and 4 touchdowns. Robert Mimbs rushed for 124 yards, reaching the 100-yard mark for the 10th time in 1991. The score was 68-6 until the Tiger-Cats scored a touchdown and 2-point convert with just 26 seconds remaining in the game before 27,127 fans at Winnipeg Stadium.



Baseball
World Series
Atlanta Braves 2 @ Minnesota Twins 5 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Greg Gagne's 3-run home run in the bottom of the 5th inning was the big blow, and Kent Hrbek also homered for the Twins before 55,108 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Jack Morris (1-0) was the winning pitcher over Charlie Leibrandt (0-1).



Nippon Series
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 @ Seibu Lions 11 (Seibu led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Orestes Destrade, Koji Akiyama, and Hiromichi Ishige hit home runs for the Lions as they scored all their runs in the first 4 innings and coasted to victory over the Carp before 31,770 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa. Rod Allen homered for Hiroshima.

10 years ago
2001

War
Two U.S. Army Rangers were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan in the first combat-related American deaths of the military campaign in Afghanistan.

Disasters
SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (8-8-0-1) 25 @ Toronto (6-10-0-1) 22 (OT)

The teams were tied 19-19 at the end of regulation time at SkyDome, and Dan Giancola's field goal in the Argonauts' first overtime possession game them the lead. When the Eskimos took the ball for their first overtime possession, Jason Maas connected with Ed Hervey for a touchdown to win the game. Edmonton kicker Sean Fleming extended his successful string of field goal attempts to 22, but finally missed one. He later ran for a first down on a fake punt, but tore a ligament in his left (non-kicking) knee when he was tackled, which appeared to end his season. He was replaced for the rest of the game by safety Chris Hardy.



Baseball
National League Championship Series
Arizona 5 @ Atlanta 1 (Arizona led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Curt Schilling (1-0) pitched a 4-hitter and struck out 12 batters in pitching a complete game victory at Turner Field. The Diamondbacks scored 2 runs in the 3rd inning and 3 in the 5th. Craig Counsell had 3 hits for Arizona, and Steve Finley drove in 3 runs.