November 12, 2011

340 years ago
1671

Died on this date
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, 59. English military officer and politician. Sir Thomas was Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War. He led the Parliamentary forces to many victories, but was eventually overshadowed by his subordinate, Oliver Cromwell. Sir Thomas opposed the trial and execution of King Charles I, and resigned his command. He was elected to the First Protectorate for West Riding in 1654 and to the Third Protectorate Parliament for Yorkshire in 1659. Sir Thomas was re-elected in Yorkshire to the Convention Parliament in 1660, and headed the House of Commons commission that waited upon King Charles II at The Hague and urged his speedy return to England. Sir Thomas was spared the retribution exacted on many other leaders of the revolution, and spent his last 11 years in retirement.

120 years ago
1891

Football
CRFU
Dominion Semi-Final
Montreal 8 @ Ottawa College 9

The referee, Dr. Ehler from Montreal, declared the final score to be 8-8 and the result a draw. 4,000 fans were in attendance.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Buck Clayton. U.S. musician. Wilbur Dorsey Clayton learned to play the piano as a child, but became known as a jazz trumpeter, playing in bands such as that of Count Basie (1937-1943), and leading his own band in Shanghai in the mid-1930s and in the United States after World War II. Mr Clayton died in his sleep on December 8, 1991, 26 days after his 80th birthday.

90 years ago
1921

Defense
The Washington Naval Conference, the first arms control conference in history, opened at Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the League of Nations. Nine nations were represented.

80 years ago
1931

Music
EMI Recording Studios--later renamed Abbey Road Studios--opened at 3 Abbey Road in London.

Crime
After an eight-day trial, eight Canadian Communist leaders were found guilty by a York Assizes jury in Toronto of being members of an unlawful association and parties to a seditious conspiracy. The convicted were: Tim Buck, Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada; Tom Ewen; John Boychuk; Amos T. Hill; Malcolm L. Bruce; Samuel Cohen; Matthew Popovitch; and Thomas Cacie. It was the first time in Ontario history that charges had been pressed under the sections of the Criminal Code of Canada dealing with this area. Mr. Justice Wright postponed sentencing until the following day.

War
Severe fighting between Japanese forces and the Chinese troops of General Ma Chan-shan was reported in a communique issued at Japan's headquarters in Manchuria. A Japanese ultimatum demanded that General Ma resign as chief of the province of Hei Lung-kiang and that his army evacuate Tsitsihar. Acting on instructions from deposed Manchurian Governor Chang Hsuch-liang, General Ma rejected the ultimatum. Meanwhile, the Japanese War Office received reports that 15 carloads of Russian arms and ammunition, and 2,000 members of an international Communist army had arrived in the Nonni River district of Manchuria to aid Chinese forces.

Dr. Y Chiba, acting chairman of the National Christian Council of Japan, and D. Tagawa, member of the Imperial Diet, were appointed by the NCCJ's Executive Committee to confer with the nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs and to "urge in behalf of the Christian Council that only peaceful means be utilized, and that a just solution be made the goal in the negotiations between the two nations." The NCCJ executive sent from Tokio to the National Christian Council of China a cablegram from a special meeting that read: "Sincerely deplore Manchurian situation. Will exert ourselves for just and peaceful solution."

Defense
In an address to an audience of 100 at the Military Institute in Toronto, General Sir Arthur Currie, who had recently visited the Orient, warned that Japan was fomenting war in the East. He said, "Japan cannot afford a war. She is rifled with Communism; she has 2 million unemployed. If they go to war these 2 million will be employed. And nothing will unite a people more than a war if you can appeal to their nationalistic instincts." General Currie warned that Japan must become an industrial nation, and must have iron and coal; some of the greatest fields in the world were east of Mukden. According to General Currie, "And if she gets control of Mukden she is going to become a great industrial nation. I don't view with any equanimity telling you chaps who were bloodthirsty in the war, telling you you may get a chance to satisfy any fighting ambitions. If these people (Russia, Japan, and China) get into war, you have 700 million people in the world at war out of 1,700,000,000, and that is over 40 per cent."

Torontonia
With a crowd of 13,542 in attendance, Maple Leaf Gardens officially opened.

Economics and finance
Latvian press published a report from Moscow stating that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's right-hand man, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Vyacheslav Molotov, was admitting that the Soviet government was insolvent, and that the Bolshevik regime was preparing to ask bankers in the U.S.A., U.K., and Germany for large long-term low-interest loans to enable the U.S.S.R. to meet obligations abroad.

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported that Alberta, with an estimated yield of 135 million bushels, had passed Saskatchewan as Canada's leading grower of wheat in 1931. Saskatchewan's total for the year was estimated at 117 million bushels, while Manitoba had yielded 27 million bushels, down from 45,278,000 in 1930.

Hockey
NHL
New York Rangers 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 4
Chicago 2 @ Toronto 1
New York Americans 5 @ Detroit 2

This was opening night of the NHL's 15th season. Vic Ripley's goal at 1:35 of the 3rd period gave the Black Hawks their win over the Maple Leafs in the first game ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens. Mush March of the Black Hawks opened the scoring 2:30 into the 1st period, and Charlie Conacher tied the game at 18:42 of the 2nd period. Earlier in the period, Mr. Conacher had collided with Chicago goalie Chuck Gardiner, and Mr. Gardiner had been carried off the ice on a stretcher. However, after a 15-minute delay, he recovered, and came back to win the goaltending duel over Lorne Chabot.

Cecil Dillon scored 2 goals to lead the Rangers past the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum.

The Americans scored 3 goals in the 3rd period to defeat the Falcons at Olympia Stadium.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Missing Leonardo da Vinci

70 years ago
1941

War
Temperatures around Moscow dropped to -12 °C as the U.S.S.R. launched ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city. The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina was destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol. U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that the Allies would be in possession of large quantities of ships in 1943, which would enable overseas operations to take place.

Defense
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle said that the Departments of War and Justice had prepared plans for the control of aliens in time of war. He said that the situation among the Japanese on the Pacific coast was "very serious." Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives from southern states announced their opposition to the Senate resolution amending the Neutrality Act unless the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt took firmer steps to curb strikes in defense industries.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it had development of a pursuit plane, known as the P-40F, with fire power equivalent to 12-14 machine guns and a top speed of nearly 400 miles per hour.

Politics and government
Former Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen, who had resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after losing the government and his seat in the 1926 federal election, was elected leader of the Conservative Party again--replacing interim leader R.B. Hanson--and urged that military conscripts be sent for service overseas. Prime Minister Mackenzie King opposed the idea.

Crime
George E. Browne and Willie Bioff, leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, were sentenced to 8- and 10-year prison terms, respectively, six days after being convicted in New York of extorting $1.2 million from the movie industry.

Education
The U.S. National Women's Party dedicated the world's first feminist library in Washington, D.C. on the 126th anniversary of the birth of feminist pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Labour
Congress of Industrial Organizations leaders James B. Carey and John Brophy resigned from the U.S. National Defense Mediation Baord in protest against the NDMB's decision to reject the CIO United Mine Workers of America's demand for a closed shop. Other CIO unions withdrew their cases before the board.

Striking workers at the Lockheed, Vega, and Consolidated aviation plants in southern California voted to return to work after the National Labor Relations Board refused to order an election. In San Diego, 2,000 American Federation of Labor construction workers returned to work.

The Cuban Confederation of Workers voted to accept the government's wage offer and call off the strike of sugar mill workers.

Sport
At the National Horse Show in New York, the United States Army team won a jump-off with the Cuban team to win the International Military Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the third straight year.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Beast in the Garden, starring Margaret Phillips

Theatre
Paint Your Wagon, a musical with with book and lyrics by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway in New York.

Died on this date
Wilbur Sawyer, 72. U.S. physician. Dr. Sawyer was a member of the Rockefeller Foundation team that developed a vaccine against yellow fever in the early 1930s, resulting in the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Dr. Max Theiler.

Abominations
Nationalist Chinese sources claimed that the Communist mainland government had "liquidted" 1.5 million political suspects during the past year.

Politics and government
The Prohibition Party reported that General Douglas MacArthur had rejected its nomination of him for President of the United States in the 1952 election.

Economics and finance
The International Monetary Fund offered Iran an $8.75-million loan to solve is foreign exchange difficulties in the next two months.

The U.K. government of Prime Minister Winston Churchill won a 320-281 vote of confidence in the House of Commons on their plan to denationalize the British iron and steel industry.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Finals
Edmonton 18 @ Saskatchewan 19 (Saskatchewan won best-of-three series 2-1)

Most of the action before 13,000 fans at Taylor Field occurred in the 4th quarter as the Roughriders held on to edge the Eskimos to win their first western title in 15 years. A 46-yard touchdown pass by Glenn Dobbs to Jack Nix, converted by Red Ettinger, gave Saskatchewan a 6-0 lead in the 1st quarter, and they added singles by Messrs. Dobbs and Nix in each of the next 2 quarters. Early in the 4th quarter, Edmonton quarterback Frank Filchock passed to Rollie Miles for a touchdown, converted by Annis Stukus. The Roughriders came back to make the score 14-6 in their favour on a pass from Mr. Dobbs to Bob Sandberg. Mr. Ettinger's convert attempt hit the goal post, but bounced in for the point. On the kickoff, the ball was fielded by Jim Macrae of the Eskimos, who returned it upfield before lateralling to Jim Chambers, who completed an 80-yard touchdown play, as Mr. Stukus's convert reduced the Roughriders' lead to 14-12. Mr. Dobbs then marched the Roughriders downfield, and sneaked over for a 1-yard touchdown. Mr. Ettinger's convert attempt was unsuccessful, but the Roughriders remained ahead 19-12 with less than 6 minutes remaining. The Eskimos came back, and Mike King rushed for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Stukus, to make the score 19-18 with 3 minutes remaining. The Eskimos stopped the Roughriders and began another drive from their own 37-yard line, but Bill Briggs fumbled at midfield after catching a pass from Mr. Filchock, and Ken McKim recovered for Saskatchewan. Mr. Dobbs grounded the ball on the game's final two plays. For Mr. Stukus, who had come west to coach the Eskimos when the team was re-formed in 1949, it was his last game as their coach, and his last game as a player.

50 years ago
1961

Crime
Julian Harvey, captain of the sailing ketch Bluebelle, murdered four members of the Arthur Duperrault family, who had hired Mr. Harvey to take them on a week-long vacation from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. The party included Mrs. Harvey's wife Julia as cook, who was also murdered. The boat had departed Fort Lauderdale on November 8, and was on its way home when the murders occurred. Mr. Harvey was rescued early the next day in a dinghy, which also contained the body of 7-year-old René Duperrault. Mr. Harvey had left 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault alive aboard the sinking Bluebelle, apparently expecting her to die, but she was rescued on November 15, and Mr. Harvey committed suicide on November 17.

Football
NFL
Baltimore (4-5) 20 @ Minnesota (2-7) 28
Cleveland (6-3) 17 @ Washington (0-9) 6
Dallas (4-5) 7 @ Pittsburgh (4-5) 37
Detroit (5-3-1) 45 @ St. Louis (4-5) 14
Green Bay (7-2) 31 @ Chicago (5-4) 28
Philadelphia (7-2) 21 @ New York (7-2) 38
San Francisco (4-4-1) 7 @ Los Angeles (3-6) 17

AFL
San Diego (10-0) 19 @ Denver (3-7) 16
Buffalo (4-6) 30 @ Dallas (3-6) 20
Boston (5-4-1) 15 @ Houston (5-3-1) 27

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): L'Amour est l'Enfante de la Liberte--Rumour (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mamy Blue--Pop Tops (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Mammy Blue--Charisma (4th week at #1)
2 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
3 Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers
4 You--Peter Maffay
5 Get Me Some Help--Neville Whitmill
6 Silver Threads and Golden Needles--Barbara Ray
7 Daar's Niks Soos Ware Liefde--Groep Twee
8 Co-Co--The Sweet
9 What are You Doing Sunday--Dawn
10 Amen--Peanutbutter Conspiracy

Singles entering the chart were Amen; and Did You Ever by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (#18).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes (2nd week at #1)
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 The Desiderata--Les Crane
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
6 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
7 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
8 Easy Lovin'--Freddie Hart
9 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
10 Everybody's Everything--Santana

Singles entering the chart were Hey Girl by Donny Osmond (#23); Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#25); Turned 21 by Fludd (#26); An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#27); Devil You by the Stampeders (#29); and Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes (3rd week at #1)
2 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
3 Only You Know and I Know--Delaney & Bonnie
4 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
5 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
6 Wild Night--Van Morrison
7 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
8 I'm a Man/Questions 67 and 68--Chicago
9 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
10 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread

Singles entering the chart were For Better, for Worse by the Bells (#32); Bow Down (To the Dollar) by Joshua (#34); Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin (#35); Stones by Neil Diamond (#37); Till by Tom Jones (#38); Love Me Brother by Tapestry (#39); and No Good to Cry by the Poppy Family (#40).

War
As part of his policy of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon set February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
Terrorism
Paul Joseph Cini, brandishing 54 sticks of dynamite and a shotgun, hijacked an Air Canada flight over the prairies, but was soon subdued and arrested without incident in Regina.

Economics and finance
The magazine Canadian Forum published the contents of a report by the federal cabinet recommending that a government agency be charged with studying the activities of foreign companies. This agency could also be authorized to block foreign investment in Canada. Mistrust of foreign control over the Canadian economy culminated two years later with the creation of a new federal agency: the Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA).

The United States entered Phase 2 of President Nixon's economic stabilization program.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 20 (CHED)
1 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
2 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
3 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
4 All Touch--Rough Trade
5 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
6 The Friends of Mr. Cairo--Jon and Vangelis
7 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
8 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
9 Hard to Say--Dan Fogelberg
10 Magic Power--Triumph
11 Tryin' to Live My Life Without You--Bob Seger
12 I've Done Everything for You--Rick Springfield
13 Say Goodbye to Hollywood--Billy Joel
14 Just One Kiss--Dixon House
15 Here I Am--Air Supply
16 The Night Owls--Little River Band
17 Working for the Weekend--Loverboy
18 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
19 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
20 No Reply at All--Genesis

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Columbia, with Commander Joe Engle and Pilot Dick Truly aboard, became the first vehicle to go into space more than once when it was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin mission STS-2, seven months after its maiden voyage. It was the first trip into space for both astronauts. The Canadian-built "Canadarm" Remote Manipulator System was used on this mission for the first time.



20 years ago
1991

Abominations
Indonesian forces opened fire and killed at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence student protesters in the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, East Timor.

Politics and government
Nellie Cournoyea was elected leader of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly; she was a 12-year veteran of the Assembly.

June Rowlands was elected Mayor of Toronto, defeating Jack Layton; she became the first female mayor of the city.

10 years ago
2001

War
Taliban forces abandoned Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.

World events
12 British plane-spotters were remanded in custody by Greek authorities on charges of espionage, four days after being arrested for allegedly taking photographs at an air show at a military base near Kalamata.

Disasters
American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route from New York to the Dominican Republic, crashed minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 people on board and 5 on the ground.