November 30, 2011

190 years ago
1821

Born on this date
Frederick Temple. Greek-born U.K. clergyman. Most Rev. Temple was educated at the University of Oxford and was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1846. He taught at Rugby School (1858-1869) before serving as Bishop of Exeter (1869-1885); Bishop of London (1885-1896); and Archbishop of Canterbury (1896-1902). He supported the cause of temperance as well as foreign missions, and worked so hard that he eventually went blind from overstraining his eyes. Most Rev. Temple died on December 23, 1902, 23 days after his 81st birthday. His son William was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1942-1944.

110 years ago
1901

Died on this date
Edward John Eyre, 86. U.K. explorer and politician. Mr. Eyre was a pioneering explorer of South Australia from 1839-1841. He was Lieutenant Governor of the New Zealand province of New Munster from 1848-1853, and Governor of Jamaica from 1862-1865. His use of martial law in the brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica in 1865 led to attempts in England to have him tried for murder. A grand jury refused to indict Mr. Eyre, and he was acquitted in a civil trial.

Football
CRU
Dominion Final
Ottawa College 18 Toronto Argonauts 3 @ Montreal (Replay of November 23 tie game)

Eddie Gleeson drop-kicked 2 field goals to lead Ottawa College over the Argonauts before 2,000 fans. It was OC's fourth Canadian championship in the previous 8 years.

U.S. college
Army 11 Navy 5 @ Franklin Field, Philadelphia

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Jorge Negrete Moreno. Mexican singer and actor. Mr. Negrete began singing opera in Mexico as a child, and continued his operatic career in the United States, using the name Alberto Moreno. He sang on radio in both countries, and appeared in more than 40 movies, helping to formulate the charro film genre. Mr. Negrete was one of the founders and General Secretary (1944-1947, 1949-1953) of the Asociación Nacional de Actores (National Association of Actors) (ANDA), and in 1952-1953 had a dispute with actress Leticia Palma, accusing her of stealing documents regarding her contract violations. She accused him of assault, but a special meeting of ANDA sided with Mr. Negrete, expelling Miss Palma and ending her film career. Mr. Negrete died complications of hepatic cirrhosis while on a business trip to Los Angeles on December 5, 1953, five days after his 42nd birthday.

Transportation
Moncton, New Brunswick's second street railway service was established; it lasted until 1931, when competition from motor bus services put the tram cars out of business.

70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Bless 'em All (The Service Song)--George Formby (1st month at #1)

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

At the movies
Two-Faced Woman, directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas, opened in theatres. The film had already been banned in Providence and Boston, and had been condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency and New York Roman Catholic Archbishop Francis Spellman.



War
The British command announced that mechanized patrols had advanced nearly 300 miles across the Libyan desert to the Gulf of Sidra.

Diplomacy
Acting Argentine President Ramon Castillo reaffirmed the government's policy of strict neutrality.

Crime
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and associates Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss and Louis Capone were convicted by a jury in Brooklyn, New York of the September 13, 1936 murder of former garment trucker Joseph Rosen.

Religion
More than 16,000 people attended ceremonies marking the opening of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

Football
NFL
Green Bay (10-1) 22 @ Washington (5-5) 17
Pittsburgh (1-9-1) 7 @ Brooklyn (6-4) 35
Chicago Bears (9-1) 49 @ Philadelphia (2-7-1) 14
Chicago Cardinals (3-6-1) 3 @ Detroit (4-6-1) 21

Green Bay receiver Don Hutson broke three scoring records as the Packers beat the Redskins at Griffith Stadium.

AFL
The American Football League concluded its second season of play. There was no championship game, and the Columbus Bullies edged out the New York Americans for the title on the basis of their regular season record. The standings were:

Columbus Bullies 5-1-2-.833
New York Americans 5-2-1-.714
Milwaukee Chiefs 4-3-1-.571
Buffalo Tigers 2-6-0-.250
Cincinnati Bengals 1-6-2-.167

Ties were not included when calculating winning percentages. The AFL suspended operations on September 2, 1942 for the duration of World War II, and the suspension eventually became permanent.

60 years ago
1951

War
U.S. negotiators at Panmunjom insisted on the right to conduct air patrols over North Korea to monitor Communist troop concentrations during an armistice.

Terrorism
Burmese Communist guerrillas reportedly collected a $10,500 ransom for freeing two kidnapped officials of a British-owned rubber plantation near Moulmein.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. sent Turkey a second note denouncing Turkish membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Technology
The U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation reported experimental commercial manufacture of synthetic rubber from a new raw material, vinyl toluene.

Health
The American Medical Association approved treatment of public drinking water with fluorides to reduce tooth decay.

Economics and finance
Argentine President Juan Peron told seven visiting U.S. congressmen that he was not interested in foreign aid in developing Argentina's agriculture and industry.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (8th week at #1)

On television tonight
Brian's Song, directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, and Jack Warden, on ABC

This made-for-television Movie of the Week, about the friendship between Chicago Bears' running backs Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, went on to receive 11 Emmy Award nominations, winning 5.



Politics and government
King Hussein of Jordan appointed Ahmad al-Lawzi as Prime Minister, two days after the assassination of Wasfi al-Tal.

Terrorism
FLQ terrorist Paul Rose was sentenced in Montreal to life imprisonment for his part in the kidnapping of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte during the 1970 October Crisis.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Physical--Olivia Newton-John (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Akujo--Miyuki Nakajima

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (10th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Tainted Love--Soft Cell (2nd week at #1)

Defense
In Geneva, representatives from the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. began to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe; the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17.

Politics and government
Howard Pawley was sworn in as Premier of Manitoba, 13 days after leading his New Democratic Party to victory in the provincial election over the governing Progressive Conservatives of Premier Sterling Lyon.

25 years ago
1986

Politics and government
Former Prime Minister John Turner won a vote of confidence as delegates to the national Liberal Party of Canada convention in Ottawa voted 2,001-622 to reject a call for a leadership review. Mr. Turner had succeeded retiring Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1984, but the Liberals had lost the federal election to the Progressive Conservatives two months later.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver
Hamilton 39 Edmonton 15

The Tiger-Cats rolled up a 29-0 halftime lead and coasted to an easy win over the Eskimos before 59,621 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver to win the Grey Cup for the first time in 14 years. The Edmonton offensive line, which was missing veterans Bill Stevenson (out since the pre-season with a broken leg) and Hector Pothier (suspended late in the season for possession of illegal drugs), was no match for the Hamilton defensive line of Grover Covington, Mike Walker, Mitchell Price, and Rod Skillman. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Steve Stapler in the 1st quarter. Their second touchdown came when defensive back Jim Rockford, playing only his second game in the CFL, recovered a blocked Tom Dixon punt in the Edmonton end zone. Paul Osbaldiston converted both and added 5 field goals in the 1st half. A 44-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Kerrigan to Ron Ingram early in the 3rd quarter made the score 36-0 after Mr. Osbaldiston's convert. The Eskimos finally broke the shutout late in the 3rd quarter on a 6-yard rush by backup quarterback Damon Allen, who had relieved starter Matt Dunigan. Tom Dixon converted to make the score 36-7. The Eskimos scored again late in the game on a 13-yard pass from Mr. Allen to Brian Kelly. Mr. Allen rushed 5 yards for a 2-point convert to make the score 36-15, but a short kickoff was recovered by the Tiger-Cats, and Mr. Osbaldiston tied a Grey Cup record with his 6th field goal. It was the only Grey Cup the Tiger-Cats won under Harold Ballard, who owned the team from 1978 until his death in 1990. CBC and CTV split the television coverage of the game, with Pat Marsden of CTV calling the play-by-play for the first half. It turned out to be the last CFL game televised by CTV after 25 years of broadcasting, and Mr. Marsden's last game as a football play-by-play broadcaster.



20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Black or White--Michael Jackson

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Black or White--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Black or White--Michael Jackson

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Let's Talk About Sex--Salt-N-Pepa

#1 single in France (SNEP): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Black or White--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn--Gordon
2 Let's Talk About Sex!--Salt-N-Pepa
3 Roodkapje--Pater Moeskroen
4 Black or White--Michael Jackson
5 The Fly--U2
6 Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)--Rozalla
7 Change--Lisa Stansfield
8 James Brown is Still Alive!!--Holy Noise featuring the Global Insert Project
9 James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style
10 No Son of Mine--Genesis

Singles entering the chart were Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (#25); There Will Never be Another Tonight by Bryan Adams (#32); This is Your Life by Londonbeat (#34); Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited (#35); Still on Your Side by Rene Froger (#37); and Shining Star by INXS (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
2 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton
3 Black or White--Michael Jackson
4 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
5 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
6 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
7 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
8 O.P.P.--Naughty by Nature
9 Do Anything--Natural Selection
10 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams

Singles entering the chart were Keep it Comin' by Keith Sweat (#75); Word to the Badd!! by Jermaine Jackson (#78); No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne (#81); The Way I Feel About You by Karyn White (#84); On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown (#85); Within My Heart by Voyce (#89); Then Came You by T.P.E. (#91); and I Want You by Jody Watley (#92).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton
2 That's What Love is For--Amy Grant
3 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
4 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
5 Set the Night to Music--Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest
6 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
7 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
8 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
9 I Wonder Why--Curtis Stigers
10 Street of Dreams--Nia Peeples

Singles entering the chart were The Way I Feel About You by Karyn White (#72); Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)! by Natural Selection (#79); Every Road Leads Back to You by Bette Midler (#83); Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (#84); and Martika's Kitchen by Martika (#88).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Life is a Highway--Tom Cochrane
2 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
3 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
4 Get a Leg Up--John Mellencamp
5 What About Now--Robbie Robertson
6 No Son of Mine--Genesis
7 Broken Arrow--Rod Stewart
8 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton
9 That's What Love is For--Amy Grant
10 Set the Night to Music--Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest

Singles entering the chart were Can't Let Go by Mariah Carey (#61); No Regrets by Tom Cochrane (#68); Little Lack of Love by World on Edge (#70); Double Good Everything by Smokey Robinson (#84); Hold On by Joey Ferrera (#86); Love Reaction by Harem Scarem (#96); Beauty and the Beast by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson (#98); and Saltwater by Julian Lennon (#99). Beauty and the Beast was the title song of the movie.

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
Wilfrid Laurier 25 Mount Allison 18

Andy Cecchini rushed for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass to lead the Golden Hawks to their first Vanier Cup championship. WLU led 24-4 late in the 3rd quarter until the Mounties struck for 2 converted touchdowns, one on a 27-yard rush by Grant Keaney late in the 3rd quarter, and the other on a 31-yard pass from Sean Hickey to Mark Huys with 8:35 remaining in regulation time. Mount Allison was stopped on a third down-and-five yards to go gamble at the WLU 45-yard line with less than 5 minutes remaining, and the Golden Hawks used up all but the last 50 seconds, and punted for a single. Mr. Keaney led the Mounties with 22 rushes for 124 yards. Mr. Hickey completed just 5 of 21 passes for 150 yards, but was chosen the outstanding offensive player by the media, for some strange reason. Rich Newbrough won the head coaching matchup over Marc Loranger. Attendance at SkyDome was 30,191.



10 years ago
2001

Radio
The call letters CKCK disappeared from Regina's airwaves as CKRM took over its 620 KHz frequency and its transmitter. The same day, CJME replaced CKRM at 980 KHz, using the CKRM transmitter.

Crime
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was apprehended as he was leaving the Kenworth truck factory where he worked in Renton, Washington, and charged with four murders. He was eventually convicted of a total of 49 murders, although he confessed to murdering at least 71 women, many of whom were prostitutes or teenage runaways.

November 29, 2011

1,450 years ago
561

Died on this date
Chlothar I, 64 (?). King of Soissons, 511-558; King of Orléans, 524-558; King of Reims, 555-558; King of Paris, 558; King of the Franks, 558-561. Chlothar I acceded to his first throne upon the death of his father Clovis I, and eventually reunited Francia by surviving his brothers and seizing their territories after they died. However, after Chlothar I died from acute pneumonia, his kingdom was divided among his four surviving sons.

230 years ago
1781

Abominations
The crew of the British slave ship Zong murdered 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea, en route to Jamaica, to claim insurance.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Spyridon Samaras. Greek composer. Mr. Samaras was perhaps the most important member of the Ionian School of Heptanesian composers who were influenced by the Italian tradition. He was known for his operas, including Flora mirabilis (1886) and Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (1905). Mr. Samaras also composed the music for the Olympic Hymn, with lyrics by Kostis Palamas. Mr. Samaras died on April 7, 1917 at the age of 55.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Julius Raab. Chancellor of Austria, 1953-1961. Mr. Raab was a member of the Christian Social Party when he sat in the National Council (1927-1934), and was then a member of the Fatherland's Front (1934-1938). He was ousted after the German Anschluss of Austria in 1938, shortly after being appointed Minister of Commerce, but avoided death or imprisonment because of a friendship with a Nazi official. Mr. Raab co-founded the Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) in November 1945; he succeeded Leopold Figl as ÖVP party chairman in 1951 and as Federal Chancellor in 1953. Mr. Raab had a foreign policy of neutrality, with a Western attitude but achieving positive relations with the Soviet Union. He suffered a slight stroke in 1957, and resigned as ÖVP leader and Chancellor in 1961. Mr. Raab unsuccessfully campaigned for the Austrian presidency in 1963, but his health continued to decline, and he died on January 8, 1964 at the age of 72.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Mildred Harris. U.S. actress. Miss Harris began her career as a child star, and appeared in numerous movies, mainly from 1912-1928 during the era of silent films. She was the first wife of movie comedy legend Charlie Chaplin; the two were married from 1918-1920. Miss Harris died of pneumonia at the age of 42 on July 20, 1944, following a major abdominal operation.

80 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (7-4) 0 @ Portsmouth (11-3) 3
Providence (4-3-3) 0 @ New York (5-6-1) 0
Green Bay (12-1) 7 @ Brooklyn (2-11) 0

70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Chattanooga Choo Choo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Vocal refrain by Tex Beneke and the Four Modernaires)

Chattanooga Choo Choo was the B-side of the single on the Bluebird label. The A-side was I Know Why, with vocal refrain by Paula Kelly and the Four Modernaires.

Died on this date
Frank Waller, 57. U.S. athlete and musician. Mr. Waller won silver medals in the men's 400-metre run and 400-metre hurdles events at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis. He later served as a pianist accompanying singer Lillian Russell; as a voice coach with various classical singers; and as director of several orchestras. Mr. Waller died of a heart ailment.

Gennaro Papi, 54. Italian-born opera conductor. Mr. Papi emigrated to the United States in 1913, serving as assistant conductor (1913-1915) and principal conductor (1915-1927, 1935-1941) of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and as the first conductor of the Chicago Civic Opera (1927-1935). He died of a heart attack in his apartment, 22 days before his 55th birthday, and several hours before he was to conduct a performance of La Traviata at the Metropolitan.

Elton Sills, 17. Canadian high school student. A resident of Corbyville, Ontario, Mr. Sills died on his 17th birthday, two weeks after being breaking his neck and being paralyzed from the shoulders down while playing football for Belleville Collegiate against Tweed High School.

Opera
The weekly performance of the Metropolitan Opera from New York City, broadcast on NBC radio, was a performance of La Traviata, featuring tenor Jan Peerce's debut with the Met. The performance was conducted by Ettore Panizza, a late substitute for Gennaro Papi, who died of a heart attack several hours before the concert.

War The Japanese news agency Dōmei Tsushin reported that Japanese planes had bombed the Burma Road at Kumming the previous day. The Matson Lines passenger ship SS Lurline reportedly sent a radio signal after sighting a Japanese war fleet; the claim has been disputed by historians.

Scandal
U.S. Representative Andrew May (Democrat--Kentucky), chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, ordered public hearings to begin December 3 on the activities of so-called "defense brokers" who obtained defense contracts on a commission basis.

Law
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia appointed Thomas Raeburn White to investigate an opinion written six years earlier by Federal Judge J. Warren Davis in the Universal Products Company case.

Labour
Crucible Steel Company said that it could not accept in advance any decision which may force its employees to join the United Mine Workers of America. Other steel companies had agreed to accept the coal arbitration board's decision as final.

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Winnipeg 18 Ottawa 16

George Fraser of the Rough Riders set a Grey Cup record with 3 field goals, but with less than 4 minutes remaining in regulation time, he missed his fourth attempt, settling for a single, allowing the Blue Bombers to win the Grey Cup for the second time in three years. Ches McCance of the Blue Bombers opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal, but the Rough Riders took the lead with one of the most unusual touchdowns in Grey Cup history. Ottawa's Tony Golab punted from his own 40-yard line and recovered the ball on the Winnipeg 45, and then spun away from a would-be tackler and ran for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Fraser, to give Ottawa a 6-3 lead. Winnipeg's Fritz Hanson fumbled a punt early in the 2nd quarter, and Mr. Fraser kicked a 16-yard field goal from a sharp angle to make the score 9-3. On a third-down gamble, Blue Bomber quarterback Wayne Sheley lateralled to Bud Marquardt, who ran 40 yards downfield before being tackled by Ottawa's Orville Burke. As he was being tackled, Mr. Marquardt lateralled to centre Mel Wilson, who ran the remaining 5 yards for the touchdown. Mr. McCance's convert made the score 9-9 at halftime. Mr. Burke, the Ottawa quarterback, was hit as he attempted to pass in the first minute of the 3rd quarter, and Mr. Marquardt intercepted the ball and ran 45 yards for another Winnipeg touchdown. Mr. McCance converted to give the Blue Bombers a 15-9 lead. Mr. Fraser tied the game with field goals of 26 and 20 yards before Mr. McCance replied with a 38-yard field goal to give Winnipeg an 18-15 lead after 3 quarters. The distance of 38 yards was a Grey Cup record that was tied by Bob Dean of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1954, but wasn't surpassed until 1973. An unsuccessful third-down gamble by the Blue Bombers gave the Rough Riders a chance to tie the game, but Mr. Fraser was wide from 20 yards out, and Winnipeg held on to win the Grey Cup for the second time in the previous three years, and the third time in seven years. 19,065 fans were in attendance at Varsity Stadium in the warmest Grey Cup weather to date.

NCAA
Navy 14 Army 6 @ Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia

60 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Kenneth Wherry, 59. U.S. politician. Mr. Wherry, a Republican, began his political career in Pawnee City, Nebraska, serving as a city councillor (1927, 1929) and Mayor (1929-1931, 1938-1942), while also sitting in the Nebraska State Senate (1929-1932). He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Nebraska (1932) and for the U.S. Senate (1934). Mr. Wherry represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate from 1943 until his death. Sen. Wherry represented a constituency that included a large population of German ancestry, and he supported a post-World War II policy that expressed concern for the plight of the people of Germany. He held old-style Republican isolationist views, opposing American entry into World War II; the Cold War; the Korean War; Marshall Plan aid to Europe; and homosexuals and Communists in government. Sen. Wherry was Senate Minority Whip (1943-1947); Majority Whip (1947-1949); and Minority Leader (1949-1951); he died from pneumonia, several weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery.

World events
The Syrian Army deposed the newly-installed cabinet of People's Party leader Marouf Dawalibi, an opponent of the Western plan for a Middle Eastern defense command.

The Thai armed forces staged a bloodless coup d'état, ordering the dissolution of Parliament, a cabinet shakeup, and a change of constitutions. A "Provisional National Executive Council" headed by Army Chief of Staff General Phin Chunhawan and natonal police chief General Pho Suriyanond took power.

Defense
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission set off Buster-Jangle Uncle, the last in a series of seven atomic devices to be detonated in Nevada. It was the world's first undergound nuclear explosion, meant to simulate a 23-kiloton ground-penetrating weapon. U.S. troops, in Operation Desert Rock III, observed the test and conducted maneuvers at a distance of 5 miles.

The first U.S. all-jet heavy bomber, the eight-jet B-52, was rolled out of the Boeing plant in Seattle to a nearby hangar in pre-dawn darkness.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Wage Stabilization Board approved a 13¢ hourly raise for 100,000 rubber workers employed by the Goodyear, B.F. Goodrich, and Firestone tire and rubber companies.

50 years ago
1961

Space
The United States launched Mercury-Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a chimpanzee named Enos aboard. Enos became the first chimpanzee launched into Earth orbit, completing the first orbit in 1 hour and 28.5 minutes. The mission, planned for 3 orbits, was terminated after 2 orbits because of concerns about the spacecraft's attitude and amount of fuel remaining. The spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, and the craft and its occupant were taken aboard the destroyer USS Stormes. Enos was in good shape, and reportedly ran around the deck of the ship shaking hands with his rescuers.



Politics and government
U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed various issues in a press conference at the State Department Auditorium in Washington.



Boxing
Cassius Clay (10-0) scored a technical knockout of Willi Besmanoff (44-28-7) at 1:55 of the 7th round of a heavyweight bout at Freedom Hall in Louisville.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Maggie May--Rod Stewart

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (6th week at #1)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Say I Love You--Renée Geyer (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Physical--Olivia Newton-John

Died on this date
Natalie Wood, 43. U.S. actress. Miss Wood, born Natalie Zacharenko and later known as Natasha Gurdin, appeared in such movies as Tomorrow is Forever (1946); Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). While filming Brainstorm (1983), Miss Wood died under circumstances that still haven't fully been explained. The investigation into her death was reopened by authorities in November 2011; the coroner's report was amended in 2012 to state that the cause of death was "drowning and other undetermined factors." There have been subsequent allegations that Miss Wood's body had substantial bruising, which may have been the result of an assault before she drowned.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Notorious--Duran Duran (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Don't Leave Me This Way--The Communards (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Don't Leave Me This Way--The Communards (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Final Countdown--Europe

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Take My Breath Away--Berlin (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You Give Love a Bad Name--Bon Jovi

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Human--Human League
2 Amanda--Boston
3 You Give Love a Bad Name--Bon Jovi
4 The Next Time I Fall--Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
5 True Blue--Madonna
6 The Way it Is--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
7 Word Up--Cameo
8 Hip to Be Square--Huey Lewis and the News
9 Everybody Have Fun Tonight--Wang Chung
10 Love Will Conquer All--Lionel Richie

Singles entering the chart were Big Time by Peter Gabriel (#77); I'm Not Perfect by Grace Jones (#85); It's Not You, It's Not Me by KBC Band (#86); That's Life by David Lee Roth (#87); Graceland by Paul Simon (#88); Love You Down by Ready for the World (#89); and The Best Man in the World by Ann Wilson (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Two of Hearts--Stacey Q
2 True Blue--Madonna
3 The Lady in Red--Chris de Burgh
4 The Next Time I Fall--Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
5 Human--Human League
6 Amanda--Boston
7 Spirit in the Sky--Doctor and the Medics
8 To Be a Lover--Billy Idol
9 True Colors--Cyndi Lauper
10 Rumors--Timex Social Club

Singles entering the chart were Can't Help Falling in Love by Corey Hart (#76); You're What I Look For by Glass Tiger (#91); Stranglehold by Paul McCartney (#92); Some People by Paul Young (#96); and Heartache Away by Don Johnson (#98).

Died on this date
Cary Grant, 82. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Born Archibald Leach in England, Mr. Grant became one of the most popular actors in movie history, starring in such films as Gunga Din (1939); Suspicion (1941); Arsenic and Old Lace (1944); Notorious (1946); To Catch a Thief (1955); North by Northwest (1959); and Charade (1963). He retired from acting after Walk, Don't Run (1966) because he was too old to play romantic leads, but he remained a handsome man, and appeared on the cover of Gentleman's Quarterly in the summer of 1986. He began making a series of public appearances in various cities in the United States where he would chat with audiences and tell stories about his experiences. Davenport, Iowa was one of his stops, but he took ill there and died several hours before his scheduled public appearance.

20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Ralph Bellamy, 87. U.S. actor. Mr. Bellamy had a career on stage, screen, and television spanning 70 years. He was probably best known for playing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the play Sunrise at Campobello (1958), for which Mr. Bellamy won a Tony Award. He reprised the role in the film version (1960), and played Mr. Roosevelt again in the television mini-series The Winds of War (1983) and its sequel War and Remembrance (1988-1989). Mr. Bellamy died from a lung ailment.

Frank Yerby, 75. U.S. author. Mr. Yerby was known for novels such as The Foxes of Harrow (1946) and Dahomean (1971). He was of mixed racial origin and left the United States in 1955 in a protest against racial discrimination, living in Spain until his death

Environment
Canadian Environment Minister Jean Charest announced a $34.9-million program to protect Canadian wildlife and set up a national wildlife habitat network, plus $17.7 million for ecology research.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
John Knowles, 75. U.S. author. Mr. Knowles wrote for the Hartford Courant and was an assistant editor for Holiday magazine, but was best known for his semi-autobiographical novel A Separate Peace (1959).

George Harrison, 58. U.K. musician. The lead guitarist of the Beatles, Mr. Harrison was known as the "quiet Beatle." His most notable composition with the group was Something, a major hit in the fall of 1969. When the band broke up, Mr. Harrison launched a solo career, and his first album, All Things Must Pass (1970) yielded the #1 hit single My Sweet Lord (which Mr. Harrison lost a legal battle over because the song sounded too much like He's So Fine, a major hit in 1963 for the Chiffons) and the top 10 hit What is Life. Mr. Harrison became one of the first rock musicians to attempt to raise money for charity when he staged the The Concert for Bangladesh, which attracted 40,000 people to two shows at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 1, 1971. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) topped singles charts in 1973, but as his interest in Indian spirituality and Indian music deepened, public appreciation of his records and live appearances declined. Later hit singles included Blow Away (1979); All Those Years Ago (1981--a tribute to the recently-slain John Lennon); Got My Mind Set on You ( #1 in 1987-1988); and When We was Fab (1988). Mr. Harrison was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys, who released the albums Volume 1 (1988) and Volume 3 (1990). He died after battling lung cancer for several years.

November 28, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Dede Hill and Chris Milner!

1,270 years ago
741

Died on this date
Gregory III. Roman Catholic Pope, 731-741. Pope Gregory III, a Syrian, was the last non-European pope until Francis in 2013. Gregory III succeeded Gregory II, and was known for his opposition to iconoclasm. He was succeeded by Pope Zachary.

200 years ago
1811

Music
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 was given its premiere performance in Leipzig, with Friedrich Schneider as the soloist and Johann Philipp Christian Schulz conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra.



190 years ago
1821

Central Americana
Panama separated from Spain and joined Gran Colombia.

180 years ago
1831

Communications
Seal Island Lighthouse on Nova Scotia's south coast became operational with Richard Hichens as the island's first light keeper. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia jointly built the lighthouse, after Mr. Hichens and his wife had established a lifesaving station.

150 years ago
1861

Americana
The Confederate States of America accepted a rival state government's pronouncement that declared Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.

Politics and government
Lord Monck was installed as Governor General of British North America and concurrently Lieutenant Governor of Canada East and Canada West; he stayed on to become Canada's first Governor General in 1867.

140 years ago
1871

Communications
Telegraph service began operating from Winnipeg to the border to Pembina, North Dakota, and the outside world.

120 years ago
1891

Died on this date
James Corry, 1st Baronet Corry, 65. U.K. politician. Sir James, a native of Ireland, was a Conservative when he represented Belfast in the House of Commons (1874-1885). He was elected in a by-election in Mid Armagh in February 1886; five months later, he joined the Unionist Alliance, and continued to represent Mid Armagh in the House of Commons until his death.

Football
U.S. college
Army 32 @ Navy 16

The game was played at Worden Field in Annapolis, Maryland.

110 years ago
1901

Died on this date
Moses Dickson, 77. U.S. social activist. Mr. Dickson was born a free Negro in Cincinnati. As a young man, he was one of the founders of the Knights of Liberty, an organization dedicated to promoting a slave rebellion. The movement grew over the next decade, but with rumours of a civil war looming, plans for a rebellion were abandoned; the Knights of Liberty disbanded during the war. Mr. Dickson also worked with the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom. He joined the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1866 and was ordained as an AME minister the following year. Rev. Dickson started schools for Negro children and co-founded Lincoln Institute (now Lincoln University) in Jefferson City, Missouri. He died of typhoid fever.

90 years ago
1921

Died on this date
`Abdu'l-Bahá, 77. Head of the Baháʼí Faith, 1892-1921. `Abdu'l-Bahá, born ʻAbbás, was the son of Baháʼí Faith founder Baháʼu'lláh, and succeeded his father as head of the faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá spent many years as a political prisoner of the Ottoman Empire, but was freed as a result of the Young Turk Revolution in 1908. He then made several trips to the West to spread the Baháʼí Faith before World War I. `Abdu'l-Bahá was largely confined to Haifa during the war, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his help in averting famine following the war. `Abdu'l-Bahá is regarded as the last of three central figures of the religion; his talks and writings, including Tablets of the Divine Plan, are regarded as a source of Baháʼí sacred literature.

80 years ago
1931

Football
CRU
Eastern Final
University of Western Ontario 0 @ Montreal 22

Tommy Burns and Ernie Hempey rushed for touchdowns and Huck Welch kicked 2 converts, 2 field goals, and 4 singles as the Winged Wheelers blanked the Mustangs before about 6,000 fans at Molson Stadium. Both Montreal touchdowns were set up by long pass completions from quarterback Warren Stevens. The game marked the last time that an intercollegiate team got this close to playing in the Grey Cup game.

NFL
Cleveland (2-8) 0 @ Chicago Cardinals (5-4) 21

75 years ago
1936

Football
CRU
IRFU
Finals
Ottawa 17 @ Toronto 5 (Ottawa won 2-game total points series 22-6)

Mr. McCauley and Andy Tommy scored touchdowns for the Rough Riders in the 4th quarter at Varsity Stadium as they won the Big Four title for the first time in 10 years. The teams combined for 235 yards in penalties.

70 years ago
1941

War
Turkish reports stated that German forces had destroyed more than 40 Serbian towns in an attempt to quell guerrrilla warfare. Reports from Shanghai stated that 70 transport ships bearing 30,000 Japanese troops from central China were sailing southward, probably for Haiphong, French Indochina.

Diplomacy
A U.S. government spokesman stated unofficially that the U.S. would not compromise with Japan on the issue of aiding China and that fresh Japanese aggression in the Pacific would not be tolerated.

Defense
Three U.S. ships arrived at Paramaraibo, Dutch Guiana with American troops and equipment under the command of Colonel Parley D. Parkinson.

Politics and government
Philippine President Manuel Quezon said in Manila that although he had been given emergency powers by the Philippine Assembly seven months earlier to prepare for civil defense, he had been asked by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt not to invoke them.

Protest
The Argentine government banned 3,000 public meetings by the pro-British Accion Argentina scheduled for the next day to protest the government's isolationist policies.

Law
Wendell Willkie, unsuccessful Republican Party candidate for President of the United States in 1940, confirmed that he would represent William Schneiderman, Russian-born secretary of the California Communist Party, in a deportation case before the U.S. Supreme Court during its January 1942 term.

Labour
Attorneys for the 19 railroad unions in the United States announced that the unions would call off their nationwide strike scheduled to begin on December 7 if the one million railroad employees were given wage increases of $1 per day or 15%. The U.S. House of Representatives Labor Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee approved separate bills to control defense strikes. Both provided for government seizure of plants tied up by labour strife.

Boxing
Tony Zale (51-15-2) retained his National Boxing Association world middleweight title and added New York State Athletic Commission recognition as world middleweight champion with a 15-round unanimous decision over Georgie Abrams (43-5-2) at Madison Square Garden in New York. Mr. Zale was knocked down for a 9-count in the 1st round, but recovered to win.

Football
NCAA
University of Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith was named the 1941 winner of the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding college football player in the United States.

60 years ago
1951

Theatre
I Am a Camera, adapted by John Van Druten from stories by Christopher Isherwood, directed by Mr. Van Druten, and starring William Prince, Olga Fabian, and Julie Harris, opened at the Empire Theatre on Broadway in New York.

War
Korean land fighting died down on almost the entire front, although heither side had declared an immediate truce. White House Press Secretary Joseph Short reiterated the U.S. position that "there can be no cease-fire in Korea until an armistice has been signed."

Defense
The American, British, and French delegations to the United Nations General Assembly supported an Arab-Asian bloc proposal for Big Four UN talks on disarmament. The North Atlantic Council agreed to push the creation of a European Army, including Germans, and to speed NATO's rearmament program.

A U.S. Senate Preparedness subcommittee charged that defense production agencies were causing a lag in arms output by failing to cut back civilian production in favour of military requirements. It urged the appointment of a Defense Department "procurement czar" with the authority to speed weapons output.

New York City held its first atomic bomb drill and pronounced it a success.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom told the European Consultative Assembly that it would not promise to join the European Army or the Coal and Steel Community, but would cooperate with both organizations.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry Truman dismissed 19 more Internal Revenue Bureau employees and demanded the resignations of 12 others for improper conduct in office, raising the total number ousted in the current scandal to 49.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Truman ordered the cancellation of all tariff concessions to the U.S.S.R. and Poland, and banned importation of many Soviet and Polish furs.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart--Cliff Richard and the Norrie Paramor Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Old Pro, starring Richard Conte and Sara Shane

40 years ago
1971

Died on this date
Wasfi al-Tal, 52. Prime Minister of Jordan, 1962-1963, 1965-1967, 1970-1971. General Tal, a native of Turkey, moved to Jordan with his family at the age of 5. He joined the British Army in Mandatory Palestine, and joined the irregular Arab Liberation Army to fight against Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Gen. Tal held various positions within the Jordanian government after his abilities attracted the attention of King Hussein. Gen. Tal's first term as Prime Minister ended with his resignation amidst criticism of his perceived pro-Western views. His second term ended with his resignation shortly before the Six-Day War, but he returned to office during the Black September civil war in 1970. Gen. Tal was popular with traditional Jordanians for his expulsion of the Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists from Jordan, but was hated by those who supported the terrorists. Gen. Tal was attending an Arab League summit in Cairo when he was assassinated by four Black September gunmen in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo. The assassins were subsequently acquitted by an Egyptian court. Gen. Tal was succeeded as Prime Minister by Ahmad al-Lawzi.

Crime
English farmer Ray Convine, 51, discovered an immigrant smuggling operation on his farm, and rammed a plane that had landed on a disused airfield on his farm. Police arrested the five occupants of the plane, and praised Mr. Convine.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ Empire Stadium, Vancouver
Calgary 14 Toronto 11

In the first Grey Cup played on artificial turf, the Stampeders held off the Argonauts to win the cup for the first time in 23 years. 34,584 fans sat through a dull game on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Empire Stadium. Calgary quarterback Jerry Keeling completed just 6 of 16 passes, but 2 of his completions went for touchdowns, 14 yards to Herm Harrison in the 1st quarter, and 6 yards to Jesse Mims in the 2nd quarter, both converted by Larry Robinson. Between those scores, the Argonauts countered with a field goal by Ivan MacMillan, set up by a 55-yard pass from quarterback Joe Theismann to Mel Profit from the Toronto 44-yard line to the Calgary 11. With the Stampeders still leading 14-3 in the 3rd quarter, Calgary's Jim Sillye fumbled a punt from Zenon Andrusyshyn. Joe Vijuk recovered for Toronto and promptly lateralled to guard Roger Scales, who ran 36 yards for his only CFL touchdown. Mr. MacMillan converted and added a single later in the quarter on a wide field goal that he insisted was good. With just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation time, Dick Thornton of the Argonauts returned an interception 54 yards to the Calgary 11. Leon McQuay rushed for 3 yards on first down, but on second down, he slipped and fell and fumbled before any opposing player could contact him, and Reggie Holmes recovered for the Stampeders. The Argonauts stopped Calgary's offense from gaining a first down and still had a chance to move within field goal range, but when Jim Furlong of Calgary punted to midfield, the ball went out of bounds off the foot of Toronto halfback Harry Abofs. The officials ruled that Mr. Abofs had kicked the ball, and gave Calgary possession with a first down at the point where the ball had gone out of bounds, the Toronto 48-yard line. The Stampeders were then able to run out the clock. Calgary middle linebacker Wayne Harris was named the game's Most Valuable Player, while Calgary defensive end Dick Suderman was named the game's outstanding Canadian player.



NFL
Atlanta (5-5-1) 7 @ Minnesota (9-2) 24
Denver (2-8-1) 22 @ Pittsburgh (5-6) 10
St. Louis (4-7) 24 @ New York Giants (4-7) 7
Denver (1-8-1) 10 @ Kansas City (7-2-1) 28
Washington (7-3-1) 20 @ Philadelphia (3-7-1) 13
New England (4-7) 20 @ Buffalo (1-10) 27
San Francisco (7-4) 24 @ New York Jets (4-7) 21
San Diego (4-7) 0 @ Cincinnati (4-7) 31
Cleveland (6-5) 37 @ Houston (1-9-1) 24
Baltimore (8-3) 37 @ Oakland (7-2-2) 14
New Orleans (4-5-2) 29 @ Green Bay (3-7-1) 21

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30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Tainted Love--Soft Cell (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)--Julio Iglesias

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Pretend--Alvin Stardust
2 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
3 R.R. Express--Rose Royce
4 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
5 Let's Groove--Earth Wind & Fire
6 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
7 Love Games--Level 42
8 Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees--Marcia Hines
9 Ain't No Mountain High Enough/Remember Me--Boys Town Gang
10 O Superman--Laurie Anderson

Singles entering the chart were Wünderbar by Tenpole Tudor (#30); I Go to Sleep by the Pretenders (#32); Annie by Miggy (#33); and Come On Let's Go by Rocky Sharpe and the Replays (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (2nd week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
5 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You)--Air Supply
6 Oh No--Commodores
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 Tryin' to Live My Life Without You--Bob Seger
9 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
10 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross

Singles entering the chart were You Could Have Been with Me by Sheena Easton (#78); Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg (#81); My Kinda Lover by Billy Squier (#82); Anyone Can See by Irene Cara (#90); I'm Your Superman by All Sports Band (#94); and Better Things by the Kinks (#98).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (2nd week at #1)
2 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
4 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
5 Here I Am--Air Supply
6 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
7 Oh No--Commodores
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
10 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross

Singles entering the chart were You Could Have Been with Me by Sheena Easton (#77); Breakin' Away by Al Jarreau (#84); Falling in Love by Balance (#85); Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg (#86); Anyone Can See by Irene Cara (#88); and Love in the First Degree by Alabama (#89).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (2nd week at #1)
2 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
4 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You)--Air Supply
5 Oh No--Commodores
6 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 I've Done Everything for You--Rick Springfield
10 Young Turks--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were She's Got a Way by Billy Joel (#71); You Could Have Been with Me by Sheena Easton (#78); Come Go with Me by the Beach Boys (#86); If I were You by Lulu (#87); Blaze of Glory by Kenny Rogers (#88); Key Largo by Bertie Higgins (#89); and My Kinda Lover by Billy Squier (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Friends of Mr. Cairo--Jon and Vangelis (3rd week at #1)
2 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
3 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
4 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
5 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
6 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 No Reply at All--Genesis
9 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
10 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Singles entering the chart were Our Lips are Sealed by the Go-Go's (#44); Yesterday's Songs by Neil Diamond (#48); and Centerfold by J. Geils Band (#50).

Football
CIAU
Canadian College Bowl @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Acadia 18 Alberta 12

Quarterback Steve Repic completed 15 of 20 passes for 232 yards and rushed for 63 yards to lead the Axemen to their second Vanier Cup win in three years, defeating the defending champion Golden Bears before 11,875 fans. Reg Gilmour of Alberta opened the scoring with a 27-yard field goal with 1:17 of the 1st quarter. Jim DiRenzo of Acadia managed a single on a missed 38-yard field goal and was successful from 17 yards to give the Axemen a 4-3 lead with 2:12 remaining in the 2nd quarter. Acadia then forced a quick change of possession, and Mr. Repic connected with Hubert Walsh for a 64-yard pass with 1:18 remaining. Mr. DiRenzo converted to give the Axemen an 11-3 halftime lead. Another single on a missed field goal by Mr. Gilmour made the score 11-4 in favour of Acadia after 3 quarters, and the Golden Bears tied the game on an 11-yard touchdown run by Frank Cunningham, converted by Mr. Gilmour, with 9:19 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Gilmour, who missed 3 of 4 field goal attempts, missed on a 22-yard attempt, but managed a single with 2:35 remaining to give Alberta a 12-11 lead. Mr. Repic then marched the Axemen the length of the field, handing off to Quentin Tynes for a 2-yard touchdown run, converted by Mr. DiRenzo, with 45 seconds remaining. It was the last Vanier Cup win for an Atlantic team until St. Mary's won back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002. John Huard won the contest of head coaches over Jim Donlevy, who took a two-year break from coaching to manage the athletes' village at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton. For Reg Gilmour, it was his last game.

NCAA
Auburn (5-6) 17 @ Alabama (9-1-1) 28

The Crimson Tide came from behind to defeat the Tigers before 78,170 fans at Legion Field in Birmingham, giving head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant his 315th career win, beating the career record formerly held by Amos Alonzo Stagg.



30 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): In the Army Now--Status Quo (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Shaka Zulu, on SABC Tonight's episode: Episode 6

See video.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Black or White--Michael Jackson

Europeana
South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Kal Mann, 84. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Mann, born Kalman Cohen, wrote the lyrics for a number of pop and rock and roll songs in the 1950s and '60s, including (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear; Butterfly; You Can't Sit Down; and Let's Twist Again. He died of Alzheimer's disease.

William Reid, 79. U.K. military aviator. Flight Lieutenant Reid, a native of Scotland, was a flying instructor and bomber pilot in World War II who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on the night of November 3, 1943, when he completed a bombing run to Düsseldorf and returned to Syerston, Nottinghamshire despite heavy loss of blood from serious wounds, the death of his navigator, and serious wounds to his wireless engineer from attacks by Luftwaffe planes. After recovering from his wounds, Fl. Lt. Reid returned to action, but was taken prisoner in 1944 after bailing out over France when his plane was accidentally hit by a bomb dropped from above. He was demobilized in 1946, and worked as an agricultural adviser until his retirement in 1981. Fl. Lt. Reid died 23 days before his 80th birthday.

Business
Enron Corporation, once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4-billion deal to take it over.

November 27, 2011

1,500 years ago
511

Died on this date
Clovis I, 45. King of the Salian Franks, 481-c. 509; King of the Franks, c .509-511. Clovis I succeeded his father Childeric I, as a king of Salian Franks, and eventually came to rule an area extending from what is now the southern Netherlands to northern France. He conquered several smaller Frankish kingdoms, becoming the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, and is thus regarded as the first king of what became known as France. Clovis I converted to Roman Catholicism in 496, and was baptized on Christmas Day in 508; his conversion led to widespread conversion to Catholicism of the Frankish peoples. King Clovis I's kingdom was divided among his four surviving sons.

310 years ago
1701

Born on this date
Anders Celsius. Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. Professor Celsius taught astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730-1744 and visited observatories in various European locations, but was best known for devising the temperature scale in 1742 that eventually bore his name. He died on April 25, 1744 at the age of 42.

200 years ago
1811

Died on this date
Andrew Meikle, 92. U.K. engineer. Mr. Meikle, a native of Scotland, invented windmill "spring sails" in the early 1770s, but was best known for inventing the threshing machine in the mid-1780s, which was regarded as one of the key developments of the British Agricultural Revolution in the late 18th century. He was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011 as a charter member.

140 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Giovanni Giorgi. Italian physicist and electrical engineer. Professor Giorgi, who taught at several universities over a period of more than 35 years, introduced the rational units of electromagnetism in 1901, and in 1912 was among the first to propose a new theory that satisfied the principle of general relativity of motion and the principle of equivalence. In 1932 he elaborated a new physical theory which also reduces electromagnetic forces to metric forces. Prof. Giorgi proposed the Giorgi system of measurement, the precursor to the International System of Units (SI) that was adopted in 1960. He died on August 19, 1950 at the age of 78.

130 years ago
1881

Died on this date
Theobald Boehm, 87. German musician and composer. Mr. Boehm perfected the modern flute and improved its fingering system, while composing various works for flute.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Ted Husing. U.S. sportscaster. Mr. Husing was one of the pioneers of American radio and television sportscasting, working from the mid-1920s until 1954, when he was forced to retire because of blindness following surgery for a brain tumour. He spent most of his career with CBS, and was known for a commanding voice, rapid-fire speech, and editorial opinions, and his method of calling play-by-play for college football set a pattern for generations of future broadcasters. Mr. Husing died on August 10, 1962 at the age of 60 after years of declining health; he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 1963 and the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1984.

Defense
The U.S. Army War College was founded by Secretary of War Elihu Root and President Theodore Roosevelt, and formally established by General Order 155.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
David Merrick. U.S. theatrical producer. Mr. Merrick, born David Margulois, was nominated for more than 40 Tony Awards, and won 11, in a Broadway career spanning more than 50 years from the 1940s to the 1990s. He died on April 25, 2000 at the age of 88.

90 years ago
1921

Died on this date
Douglas Cameron, 67. Canadian politician. Sir Douglas, a native of Hawkesbury, Canada West, was a lumber contractor before entering politics as a councillor (1901) and mayor (1902) of Rat Portage (now Kenora, Ontario). A Liberal, he represented Fort William and Lake of the Woods in the Ontario Legislative Assembly (1902-1905), and moved to Winnipeg shortly aftre losing his seat in the 1905 provincial election. Sir Douglas was an unsuccessful candidate in Winnipeg in the 1908 federal election, but was appointed by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, serving from 1911-1916. He called a Royal Commission of Enquiry into an ongoing scandal involving the construction costs of the province's new legislative buildings; the Commission's findings led to the resignation of Sir Rodmond Roblin as Premier.

Football
APFA
Canton (4-1-3) 15 @ Washington (0-1) 0
Dayton (4-4-1) 0 @ Buffalo (8-0-2) 7
Green Bay (3-2-1) 0 @ Chicago Staleys (7-0) 20
Cincinnati (1-2) 0 @ Evansville (3-2) 48

80 years ago
1931

Died on this date
Lya De Putti, 34. Austro-Hungarian-born U.S. actress. Miss De Putti, a native of what is now part of Slovakia, was known for playing vamp characters in European movies in the early 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1926, but had little success. Miss De Putti's movies included The Mistress of the World (1919); Varieté (1925); and The Sorrows of Satan (1926). She reportedly attempted suicide several times, and eventually died of pleurisy originating from surgery to remove a chicken bone from her throat.

70 years ago
1941

Movies
Boston banned the showing of Two-Faced Woman (1941), two days after Providence, Rhode Island had done the same, after the Catholic Legion of Decency gave the film a "C" rating for "condemned," citing its "immoral and un-Christian attitude toward marriage and its obligations: impudently suggestive scenes, dialogue, and situations: suggestive costumes."

War
The Royal Canadian Air Force's 417 Fighter Squadron was formed at Charmy Down, England. The British command announced that New Zealand forces in Libya had joined with U.K. troops from Tobruk at El Duda after recpturing Razegh. Berlin spokesmen claimed that German forces had broken through Soviet lines in the Tula-Stalinogorsk sector south of Moscow. Gondar in northern Ethiopia, the last outpost of Italy's East African Empire, surrendered at 2 P.M. after 7½ months of siege. Thai Prime Minister Bipul Songgram said that Japan had given assurances that its troop concentrations in Indochina did not indicate an imminent attack on Thailand.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull conferred at the White House with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kichisaburō Nomura and envoy Saburō Kurusu.

U.S. President Roosevelt nominated George S. Messersmith to succeed Josephus Daniels as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.

Politics and government
Three Senators and nine Deputies lost their parliamentary seats in France because of a Vichy decree barring Jews from elective assemblies.

Economics and finance
Argentine Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz-Guinazu and U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Norman Armour reached an agreement in Buenos Aires under which the U.S. Metals Reserve Company would buy all of Argentina's production of tungsten for three years.

U.S. Assistant Treasury Secretary John A. Sullivan announced that the Treasury did not "intend to suggest to the Congress any further taxes on income earned during the calendar year 1941."

Labour
U.S. President Roosevelt rejected the resignations of Congress of Industrial Organizations President Philip Murray from the National Defense Mediation Board.

National Association of Manufacturers President Charles Hook, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Committee, opposed compulsory arbitration of defense strikes.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Mikki, starring Joan Chandler

War
U.S. and Communist negotiators at Panmunjom formally agreed on the establishment of a Korean cease-fire line on the present battle front, and to begin discussing truce enforcement proposals.

World events
The Czechoslovakian government announced the arrest of Rudolf Slansky, former deputy Premier in control of police and economic planning, on charges of "activities against the state."

Defense
A Nike missile, the first rocket to intercept an airplane, was fired at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico.

Scandal
The U.S. Army announced that none of the U.S. Military Academy football players dismissed for cheating would be accepted for reappointment to the academy.

Science
Linus Pauling of the California Institute of Technology won the American Chemical Society's first Gilbert Newton Lewis medal for contributions to theoretical chemistry.

Oil
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company announced that it would pay its usual 30% dividend to shareholders this year due to profits from its "substantial" operations outside Iran.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Moliendo Café--Lucho Gatica (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean (4th week at #1)
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
4 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
5 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
6 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
7 Heartaches--The Marcels
8 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
9 Crazy--Patsy Cline
10 This Time--Troy Shondell

Singles entering the chart were Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles and his Orchestra (#62); Hey! Little Girl by Del Shannon (#78); I'll Never Stop Wanting You by Brian Hyland (#83); Searching by Jack Eubanks (#91); Happy Times (Are Here to Stay) by Tony Orlando (#93); Let's Go Trippin' by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones (#94); Poor Fool by Ike & Tina Turner (#95); Walkin' with My Angel by Bobby Vee (#96); Little Altar Boy by Vic Dana (#99); and Cotton Fields by the Highwaymen (#100).

On the radio
Macabre, on USAFRS Far East Network
Tonight's episode: The Man in the Mirror

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC
Tonight's episode: The Empty House

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Closed Cabinet, starring Olive Sturgess, David Frankham, Peter Forster, Jennifer Raine, and Patricia Manning



Diplomacy
Argentine President Arturo Frondizi arrived in Ottawa to begin a four-day visit.

Disasters
The U.K. Royal Air Force began airlifting food supplies to flood victims in Somalia.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Mammy Blue--Charisma (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Mamy Blue--Pop Tops

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Coz I Luv You--Slade (3rd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John (3rd week at #1)
2 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
3 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
4 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
5 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
6 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
7 Speak to the Sky--Ricky Springfield
8 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
9 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
10 Riders on the Storm--The Doors

Singles entering the chart were A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall by Leon Russell (#27); Spanish Harlem by Aretha Franklin (#29); Gonna See My Baby Tonight by the La De Das (#33); and Do You Know What I Mean by Lee Michaels (#37).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
2 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
3 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road
4 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart
5 Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel--Herman Van Keeken
6 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
7 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
8 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
9 Kom Van Dat Dak Af [Maxi Single]--Peter en Zijn Rockets
10 Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein--Roy Black + Anita

Singles entering the chart were How Do You Do by Mouth & MacNeal (#19); Ik Heb 'n Vraag by Wilma (#23); I Will Return by Springwater (#28); Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself by the Bee Gees (#29); Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Shocking Blue (#30); A Sunny Day in Greece by Tee Set (#34); and Gypsys Tramps & Thieves by Cher (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes (2nd week at #1)
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
4 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
5 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
6 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
7 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
6 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
8 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
9 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
10 The Desiderata--Les Crane

Singles entering the chart were American Pie - Parts I and II by Don McLean (#69); Hey Girl/I Knew You When by Donny Osmond (#70); Clean Up Woman by Betty Wright (#76); Hey Big Brother by Rare Earth (#77); Nothing to Hide by Tommy James (#78); Drowning in the Sea of Love by Joe Simon (#80); Me and Bobby McGee by Jerry Lee Lewis (#81); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the Hillside Singers (#87); Truckin' by the Grateful Dead (#91); Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#94); Love is Funny that Way by Jackie Wilson (#98); I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again by Buffy Sainte-Marie (#99); and Tightrope Ride by the Doors (#100). I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony), one of the most annoying songs of its time, was the theme song from a Coca-Cola television commercial.



U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
5 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
6 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
7 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
8 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
9 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
10 Everybody's Everything--Santana

Singles entering the chart were American Pie - Parts I and II by Don McLean (#70); Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#73); Let's Stay Together by Al Green (#77); Looking for a Love by J. Geils Band (#78); Lay Lady Lay by the Isley Brothers (#80); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the Hillside Singers (#82); Men are Getting Scarce by Chairmen of the Board (#83); Daisy Mae by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (#87); Treat Me Like a Good Piece of Candy by Dusk (#91); You Keep Me Holding On by Tyrone Davis (#93); Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' by Charley Pride (#94); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by New Seekers (#95); Five Hundred Miles by Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (#96); The Witch Queen of Orleans by Redbone (#98); and Fool Me by Joe South (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
2 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
3 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
4 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
5 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
6 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
7 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
8 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
9 Everybody's Everything--Santana
10 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher

Singles entering the chart were Day After Day by Badfinger (#70); Looking for a Love by J. Geils Band (#73); Hey Big Brother by Rare Earth (#77); Love is Funny that Way by Jackie Wilson (#78); Clean Up Woman by Betty Wright (#80); My Boy by Richard Harris (#82); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the Hillside Singers (#83); Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' by Charley Pride (#85); No Sad Song by Helen Reddy (#87); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by New Seekers (#91); Turn Your Radio On by Ray Stevens (#92); The Witch Queen of Orleans by Redbone (#95); Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#97); and Can I by Eddie Kendricks (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
4 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
5 Everybody's Everything--Santana
6 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
7 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
8 I'm a Man--Chicago
9 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
10 I'd Love to Change the World--Ten Years After

Singles entering the chart were Pretty as You Feel by Jefferson Airplane (#65); L'Oiseau by Rene Simard (#77); A Natural Man by Lou Rawls (#82); Satisfaction by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (#88); Respect Yourself by the Staple Singers (#89); Hallelujah by Sweathog (#93); I Don't Need No Doctor by Humble Pie (#96); Can I Get a Witness by Lee Michaels (#97); Hey Girl by Donny Osmond (#98); and My Boy by Richard Harris (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Desiderata--Les Crane
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
4 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
5 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
6 Stones--Neil Diamond
7 Bow Down to the Dollar--Joshua
8 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
9 Tell Me Why--Matthews' Southern Comfort
10 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
Pick hit of the week: Got to Be There--Michael Jackson

Space
The U.S.S.R.'s Mars 2 orbiter released a descent module; it malfunctioned and crashed, but was the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.

Football
NCAA
Army 24 Navy 23 @ John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Ooa hela natten--Attack (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Chi Mai--Ennio Morricone

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
2 Urgent--Foreigner
3 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
4 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
5 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
6 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
7 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
8 It's My Party--Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin
9 Going Back to My Roots--Odyssey
10 Hooked on Classics--The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were It's You, It's You, It's You by Joe Dolan (#12); Pretend by Alvin Stardust (#15); and Prince Charming by Adam & the Ants (#16).

Died on this date
Lotte Lenya, 83. Austrian-born singer and actress. Miss Lenya, born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamaue, was best known for singing the songs of her first husband, composer Kurt Weill. They moved to New York City in 1935, and Miss Lenya spent the rest of her life in the United States. She appeared in several movies, and was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). Miss Lenya died of cancer.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Black or White--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

War
The United Nations Security Council adopted Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia.

10 years ago
2001

Space
A hydrogen atmosphere was discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.

November 26, 2011

280 years ago
1731

Born on this date
William Cowper. U.K. poet and hymnist. Mr. Cowper was a forerunner of English romantic poetry, writing of everyday life and the countryside. He was a devout Christian, despite suffering intermittent bouts of doubt and insanity, writing hymns that included Light Shining out of Darkness (1773). Mr. Cowper was a close friend of John Newton, and the two were associated in campaigning against slavery. Mr. Cowper died of dropsy on April 25, 1800 at the age of 68.

160 years ago
1851

Died on this date
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia, 82. Prime Minister of France, 1832-1834, 1839-1840, 1840-1847. Marshal of the Empire Soult served in the Revolutionary Wars in the 1790s and the Penisular War against Portugal (1808-1812), engaging in large-scale looting in the latter. Marshal Soult fought in Germany and in the Battle of Waterloo (1815), suffering several defeats by Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington. Marshal Soult went into exile in Germany until being recalled to France in 1819. He created the French Foreign Legion in 1831, and served three terms as Prime Minister, also serving as Minister of War (1830-1834, 1840-1845).

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Scott Bradley. U.S. composer and conductor. Mr. Bradley was an organist who became known for composing and conducting music for cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear, Screwy Squirrel, and George and Junior. He died on April 27, 1977 at the age of 85.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
William Sterling Parsons. U.S. military officer. Rear Admiral Parsons joined the U.S. Navy in 1922, and trained in ordnance and ballistics. He joined the Manhattan Project in 1943 under J. Robert Oppenheimer, and was the weaponeer on the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Rear Adm. Parsons remained a close friend and associate of Dr. Oppenheimer after the war, and was disturbed by the revocation of Dr. Oppenheimer's security clearance. Just hours after hearing of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "blank wall" directive denying Dr. Oppenheimer access to classified material, Rear Adm. Parsons began experiencing chest pains, and he died the next day, December 5, 1953, nine days after his 52nd birthday, while doctors were examining him at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

100 years ago
1911

At the movies
The Courting of Mary, directed by James Kirkwood and George Loane Tucker, and starring Mary Pickford, opened in theatres. It was the first release from the Majestic Motion Picture Company.

Born on this date
Samuel Reshevsky. Polish-born U.S. chess player. Mr. Reshevsky was a child prodigy who moved to New York City with his parents in 1920. He was an accountant who won the U.S. championship eight times, and was a major contender for the world championship from the mid-1930s to the mid-'60s. Mr. Reshevsky was granted the title of international grandmaster in 1950, and wrote several books on chess. He died on April 4, 1992 at the age of 80.

90 years ago
1921

Football
CRU
Eastern Final
Parkdale Canoe Club (ORFU) 8 @ Toronto Argonauts (IRFU) 16

NCAA
Navy 7 Army 0 @ Polo Grounds, New York

80 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Green Bay (11-1) 38 @ Providence (4-4-2) 7
New York (5-6) 6 @ Staten Island (4-6-1) 9
Chicago Cardinals (4-4) 7 @ Chicago Bears (7-3) 18

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 2

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Ernest Lapointe, 65. Canadian politician. Mr. Lapointe, a Liberal, represented Kamouraska in the House of Commons from 1904-1919 and Quebec East from 1919 until his death. He was Minister of Marine and Fisheries in the Government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King from 1921-1924, and Minister of Justice from 1924 until his death. Mr. Lapointe served as Mr. King's "Quebec lieutenant," as Mr. King did not speak French, and had little interest in Quebec affairs.

Movies
New York Roman Catholic Archbishop Francis Spellman issued a pastoral letter denouncing Two-Faced Woman as "dangerous to public morals." It was the first time a movie had been so singled out.

Literature
The Limited Editions Club awarded its gold medal to Ernest Hemingway for his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, chosen as the book published in the previous three years that was most likely to become a classic.

War
Japan's 1st Air Fleet departed Hitokappu Bay for Hawaii. Soviet forces recaptured Rostov and drove German troops on the southern front back 50 miles to the Mius River. Dispatches reported that German forces were driving toward Stalinogorsk, 120 miles southeast of Moscow, in an apparent attempt to encircle the capital.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull presented the Outline of Proposed Basis for Agreement Between the United States and Japan to Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.A. Kichisaburō Nomura, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions.

Asiatica
The Lebanese government issued a proclamation in Beirut declaring the independence of Lebanon under Free French and British protection.

Scandal
The U.S. Senate committee investigating defense contracts heard testimony that waste and nepotism were extensive in the building of a shell-loading plant in Milan, Tennessee. Committee Chairman Sen. Harry Truman (Democrat--Missouri) said that the evidence was "shocking."

The Panamanian government ordered the arrest of Third Vice President Anibal Rios, now in Colombia, on charges of peculation while he was Panama's Minister of Education.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-63 to defeat Rep. Albert Gore's (Democrat--Tennessee) amendment to the price control bill freezing wages, prices, and rents.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green, Congress of Industrial Organizations President Philip Murray, CIO Secretary James Carey, and Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas expressed opposition to anti-strike legislation now being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Committee.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Beyond the Door, starring Richard Greene, Gregory Morton, and Lenka Peterson

Defense
NATO Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower asked a closed session of the North Atlantic Council in Rome for a NATO army of about 40 active and reserve divisions by 1953, and a 100-division force by the end of 1954.

The U.S.A. and the Dominican Republic signed a 10-year agreement permitting the United States to set up installations on Dominican soil to track and control experimental guided missiles.

Religion Pope Pius XII responded to protests against his statement on abortions by saying that the Roman Catholic Church sometimes sanctioned saving a mother's life at the cost of the life of her unborn child.

50 years ago
1961

Football
CFL
Eastern Finals
Toronto 2 @ Hamilton 48 (OT) (Hamilton won 2-game total points series 55-27)

The Argonauts carried a 25-7 lead into Civic Stadium for the second game, but the Tiger-Cats dominated regulation time, leading 20-2 after 60 minutes. A single by Don Sutherin on a missed field goal in the 1st quarter and a safety touch when Toronto's Ron Morris intercepted a pass from Bernie Faloney on his own 1-yard line and was tackled in his end zone in the 2nd quarter gave Hamilton a 3-0 halftime lead. Mr. Faloney threw touchdown passes of 12 yards to Garney Henley and 23 yards to Ralph Goldston in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Sutherin converted both and kicked a 12-yard field goal in the 4th quarter to give the Tiger-Cats a 20-0 lead in the game and a 27-25 lead in the series. Toronto punter Dave Mann kicked singles of 48 and 54 yards to tie the series, and the Argonauts had another chance in the last minute when Stan Wallace intercepted a Faloney pass and returned it to the Hamilton 27. The Argonauts, instead of immediately kicking for a point, ran two plays that lost yards, and Mr. Mann failed to punt the ball through the end zone on the last play of regulation time. Mr. Faloney punted the ball back to Mr. Mann, who punted it back. Mr. Faloney fielded the ball at his goal line and returned it 110 yards for a touchdown, which was called back because of a number of illegal blocks. Toronto's Art Johnson fumbled the kickoff to start the 1st 10-minute overtime period, Hamilton's Carver Shannon recovered, and the Tiger-Cats scored 3 touchdowns in 7 minutes, as Mr. Faloney threw touchdown passes of 15 yards to Gerry McDougall, 11 yards to Mr. Henley, and 15 yards to Paul Dekker. In the 2nd overtime period, Mr. Shannon rushed 8 yards for a touchdown. All were converted by Mr. Sutherin. Mr. Faloney completed 20 of 36 passes for 328 yards, while Toronto's Tobin Rote, who was sacked 8 times by the Tiger-Cats, completed 22 of 45 for just 165 yards.

NFL
Baltimore (6-5) 27 @ Washington (0-10-1) 6
Dallas (4-6-1) 13 @ Philadelphia (8-3) 35
Los Angeles (3-8) 24 @ Chicago (6-5) 28
Philadelphia (7-3) 24 @ Cleveland (7-3) 45
Minnesota (2-9) 28 @ San Francisco (6-4-1) 38
New York (9-2) 37 @ Cleveland (7-4) 21
St. Louis (4-7) 27 @ Pittsburgh (5-6) 30

AFL
Oakland (2-9) 11 @ Dallas (4-7) 43
Denver (3-9) 14 @ Houston (7-3-1) 45

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mamy Blue--Pop Tops (4th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Mammy Blue--Charisma (6th week at #1)
2 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
3 Get Me Some Help--Neville Whitmill
4 Amen--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
5 You--Peter Maffay
6 Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers
7 What are You Doing Sunday--Dawn
8 Papa's Gonna Kiss it Better--William E.
9 Did You Ever--Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
10 Stagger Lee--Tommy Roe

Singles entering the chart were The Desiderata by Les Crane (#19); and Mexico by Dave Mills (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 The Desiderata--Les Crane
2 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
3 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
4 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
5 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
6 Hey Girl--Donny Osmond
7 Everybody's Everything--Santana
8 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
9 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
10 Stones--Neil Diamond

Singles entering the chart were Take it Slow (Out in the Country) by Lighthouse (#25); Have You Seen Her by the Chi-Lites (#27); Respect Yourself by the Staple Singers (#28); Tightrope Ride by the Doors (#29); and Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Hey Girl--Donny Osmond (2nd week at #1)
2 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
3 The Desiderata--Les Crane
4 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
5 Lovin' You Ain't Easy--Pagliaro
6 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
7 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
8 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
9 Wild Night--Van Morrison
10 Everybody's Everything--Santana

Singles entering the chart were Have You Seen Her by the Chi-Lites (#14); Brand New Key by Melanie (#20); White Lies, Blue Eyes by Bullet (#36); Cherish by David Cassidy (#37); Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#38); and Theme from "Summer of '42" by Peter Nero (#39).

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 16 (CHED)
1 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
2 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
3 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
4 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
5 Working for the Weekend--Loverboy
6 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
7 All Touch--Rough Trade
8 Here I Am--Air Supply
9 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 Leather and Lace--Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
11 No Reply at All--Genesis
12 I've Done Everything for You--Rick Springfield
13 Lunatic Fringe--Red Rider
14 Magic Power--Triumph
15 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
16 Twilight--Electric Light Orchestra

Edmonton's Top 10 (CFRN)
1 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
2 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
3 Steal the Night--Stevie Woods
4 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
5 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
6 Here I Am--Air Supply
7 The Theme from Hill Street Blues--Mike Post
8 Yesterday's Songs--Neil Diamond
9 Oh No--Commodores
10 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash

Died on this date
Max Euwe, 80. Dutch chess player and executive. Mr. Euwe was a mathematician and computer science professor who won 12 Dutch championships from 1921-1955, and was world champion (1935-1937). He was granted the title of international grandmaster in 1950, and was President of Fédération Internationale des Échecs (International Chess Federation) (FIDE) (1970-1978). Mr. Euwe wrote more than 70 books on chess; he died of a heart attack.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): The Way You Are--Agnetha Fältskog and Ola Håkansson (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, generally regarded as the best of the Star Trek movies (and the only one this blogger has seen), opened in theatres.



Scandal
U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced the members of what would become known as the Tower Commission to investigate the Iran–Contra affair.

20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Bob Johnson, 60. U.S. hockey coach. "Badger Bob" coached the University of Wisconsin Badgers from 1966-1975 and 1976-1982, winning national championships in 1973, 1977, and 1981. He coached the United States Olympic team in 1975-1976, and U.S. national teams in various tournaments from 1973-1991. Mr. Johnson was head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1982-1987, leading them to the Stanley Cup finals in 1986. After three years as president of USA Hockey, Mr. Johnson returned to coaching with the Pittsburgh Penguins, leading them to his--and their--first Stanley Cup championship in 1991. He died of brain cancer, which was diagnosed while he was preparing Team USA for the Canada Cup tournament. Mr. Johnson was replaced as head coach of the Penguins by Scotty Bowman, who led them to another Stanley Cup victory in 1992. Mr. Johnson was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.

Movies
The Genie Awards, recognizing the best in Canadian cinema for 1990 and 1991, were handed out at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto. Black Robe won six awards, including Best Picture and Direction (Bruce Beresford).

Asiatica
The National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolished the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renamed several cities back to their original names.

Baseball
Major league owners ratified the collective bargaining agreement in a five-year contract retroactive to 1996, to run through the year 2000. They also voted to adopt interleague play and revenue sharing for small-market teams such as the Montréal Expos.