November 13, 2011

160 years ago
1851

Americana
The Denny Party landed at Alki Point, Washington before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle.

140 years ago
1871

Politics and government
John Foster McCreight was sworn in as the first Premier of British Columbia; he was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Sir Joseph Trutch.

110 years ago
1901

Disasters
The lifeboat Beauchamp capsized off the coast of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, with the loss of 9 of the 12-man crew.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Buck O'Neil. U.S. baseball player and manager. John Jordan O'Neil was a first baseman with the Memphis Red Sox (1937) and Kansas City Monarchs (1938-1943, 1946-1947) in the Negro American League, and was a member of the Monarchs' Negro World Series championship team in 1942. He had five seasons in which he batted .300 or better, and led the NAL with a .350 percentage in 1946. He managed the Monarchs from 1948-1955, leading them to NAL pennants in 1953 and 1955. Mr. O'Neil joined the Chicago Cubs after the 1955 season to become the first Negro scout in major league baseball, and became the first Negro coach in the major leagues when he joined the Cubs' staff in 1962. He achieved national prominence as an interview subject in Ken Burns' PBS television documentary series Baseball in 1994. Mr. O'Neil died on October 6, 2006 at the age of 94.

Transportation
The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) was formally leased to Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) for 999 years, effective January 1, 1912.

Religion
L'ةcole sociale populaire (Popular Social School) was founded in Quebec, bringing together Roman Catholic lay people and clerics who saw "in professional organization, with a civil personality and confessional basis, the best means of maintaining and restoring social peace and improving the lot of workers."

90 years ago
1921

Football
APFA
Akron (7-0-1) 0 @ Buffalo (6-0-1) 0
Rock Island (4-2-1) 0 @ Chicago Staleys (5-0) 3
Detroit (1-5-1) 0 @ Dayton (3-3-1) 27
Detroit (1-4-1) 9 @ Chicago Staleys (4-0) 20
Hammond (1-3-1) 7 @ Green Bay (3-1) 14
Canton (2-1-2) 7 @ Cleveland (2-3) 0

80 years ago
1931

Crime
Eight Canadian Communist leaders who had been convicted the previous night by a York Assizes jury in Toronto of being members of an unlawful association and parties to a seditious conspiracy were given prison sentences by Mr. Justice Wright. 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. All were sentenced to five years in prison except Mr. Cacie, who was given a two-year sentence.

70 years ago
1941

War
The German comnmand announced that its troops were attacking the Kerch fortifications on the eastern tip of Crimea. A German U-boat torpedoed the U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which sank in the Mediterranean Sea the next day. A Chinese spokesman in Chiungking said that 130-140 Japanese warships and more than 100 troop transports had been massed at Hainan Island, presumably for an attack on Indochina.

Abominations
German Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels said that Jews in Germany "are suffering no injustices in the treatment we bestow on them--they more than earned it...In this historical showdown, every Jew is our enemy."

Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 212-194 to accept the Senate's amendments to the Neutrality Act, permitting U.S. merchant ships to be armed and to enter combat zones or belligerent ports. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said that the Navy was ready to supply guns and trained crews for arming merchant ships. U.S. Army General George Marshall announced that the Army was seeking 10,000 regular troops to relieve U.S. Marines and British soldiers in Iceland.

Politics and government
U.S. Representatives E.E. Cox (Democrat--Georgia) and Howard W. Smith (Democrat--Virginia), members of the House Rules Committee, announced that they would block further legislation from the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt unless an anti-strike bill was introduced.

New York Governor Herbert Lehman appointed Michael Hughes (Democrat) as Mayor of Lackawanna, following the resignation of John Aszkler, who had been convicted of conspiring to defraud the city.

Journalism
NBC and MBS cancelled the radio broadcasts of their Berlin correspondents on the grounds that undue Nazi censorship deprived their news reports of any value.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Moonfleet: Part 2, starring John Baragrey, Jack Diamond, and Edgar Stehli

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly, meeting in Paris, rejected a Soviet-sponsored bid for the admission of Communist China, voting instead to consider Nationalist China's charge that the U.S.S.R. had threatened China's territorial integrity and peace in the Far East by violating the 1945 Sino-Soviet treaty. The General Assembly voted to consider Yugoslavian charges that the U.S.S.R., C.S.S.R., Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania were "threatening [Yugoslavian] territorial integrity and national independence."

Politics and government
The UN General Assembly voted to study the possibility of holding free unification elections in East and West Germany, approving a Western proposal for the creation of a special Assembly commission on the problem.

Governors of southern U.S. states concluded a stormy three-day meeting in Hot Srings, Arkansas after hearing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn (Democrat--Texas) warn that a successful Dixiecrat revolt would end in the election of a Republican Party president and the loss of Southern leadership in congressional committees.

Defense
Samuel Anderson became U.S. Deputy Defense Production Administrtion head in charge of aluminum production, supervising a program designed to double the country's pre-Korean War output of aluminum.

Oil
The U.S. State Department reported that it had failed to establish a "new basis" for Anglo-Iranian oil negotiations during three weeks of talks in Washington with Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and British officials.

Economics and finance
Colombia abolished price ceilings.

Business
The United Fruit Company threatened to shut down operations in Guatemala if the government persisted in demands which sould increase the firm's costs.

Disasters
A U.S. Air Force C-82 "Flying Boxcar" transport plane crashed on Mount Dore in France, killing 36 soldiers and fliers.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quisiera Ser--Dúo Dinámico (8th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean (2nd week at #1)
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
6 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
7 The Fly--Chubby Checker
8 This Time--Troy Shondell
9 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
10 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson

Singles entering the chart were Run to Him by Bobby Vee (#57); Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen by Neil Sedaka (#62); The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens (#70); Johnny Will by Pat Boone (#80); Up a Lazy River by Si Zentner and his Orchestra (#84); The Comancheros by Claude King (#85); It's All Because by Linda Scott (#86); It Will Stand by the Showmen (#89); Tennessee Flat-Top Box by Johnny Cash (#91); Well, I Told You by the Chantels (#92); A Certain Girl by Ernie K-Doe (#95); It Do Me So Good by Ann-Margret (#97); Never, Never by the Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra (#98); I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) by Barbara George (#99); and Funny How Time Slips Away by Jimmy Elledge (#100).

On the radio
Macabre, on USAFRS Far East Network
Tonight's episode: Final Resting Place

Macabre was a series of eight episodes produced by, and broadcast on, the Far East Network of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service. This was the first episode.

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Letter to a Lover, starring Ann Todd, Murray Matheson, and Felix Deebank



Died on this date
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., 64. U.S. diplomat and military officer. Major General Biddle, the son of Philadelphia millionaire and military officer Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr., held several U.S. ambassadorial posts from 1935-1943, most notably to seven European governments-in-exile during World War II. He resigned from the State Department in January 1944 and joined the U.S. Army, serving on the staff of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, helping to provide intelligence for Operation Overlord and supervising European reconstruction after the war, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1955 to become Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard, receiving a promotion to major general as a member of the Army Reserve. Maj. Gen. Biddle took office as U.S. Ambassador to Spain on May 25, 1961, serving until October 12.

Nathaniel Grace, 59. Indian-born Canadian chemist. Dr. Grace, the son of missionary parents, grew up in California and Saskatchewan, and received his doctorate from McGill University in 1931. He worked at the National Research Council (1931-1951), and in 1951 was appointed as the first full-time director of the Alberta Research Council. Under Dr. Grace's leadership, the ARC initiated important new areas of activity, notably groundwater and hailstorm research. He died in Rochester, Alberta, three days after his 59th birthday.

Wally Brown, 57. U.S. actor and comedian. Mr. Brown teamed with Alan Carney to form the comedy team Brown and Carney, who appeared in several movies from 1943-1946. He appeared as a character actor in numerous films and television programs, and was best known for playing Jed Fame in the Western series Cimarron City (1958-1959). Mr. Brown died of a throat hemorrhage.

Football
CFL
Western Semi-Finals
Calgary 17 @ Edmonton 18 (Calgary won 2-game total points series 27-26)

The Stampeders ended the Eskimos' string of 11 consecutive years of appearances in the western finals. Earl Lunsford scored 2 touchdowns for the Stampeders, both converted by George Hansen, who added a single on a wide field goal attempt. Quarterback Eagle Day opened the Calgary scoring when he punted for 2 singles with a strong wind behind him in the 1st quarter. The Eskimos took the wind in the 2nd quarter and led 11-2 at halftime before the Stampeders came back with 8 points in the 3rd quarter. Jackie Parker and Mike Lashuk scored Edmonton's touchdowns. Mr. Parker converted both and added a field goal, while Bobby Walden punted for a single. Mr. Lashuk's score, converted by Mr. Parker, came with just 1:15 remaining in the game, and the Eskimos were unable to regain possession of the ball. 14,112 attended the game at Clarke Stadium, which was the last CFL playoff game played there until 1970.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh (10th week at #1)

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

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
2 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
3 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
4 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
5 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
6 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
7 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
8 Daddy Cool--Drummond
9 Come Back Again--Daddy Cool
10 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie--Gerry Monroe

Singles entering the chart were Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul & Linda McCartney (#20); Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers (#28); and Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves by Cher (#29).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road (3rd week at #1)
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
4 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
5 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart
6 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
7 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 The Witch Queen of New Orleans--Redbone
9 Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes--Rod McKuen
10 Het Soldaatje (De Vier Raadsels)--De Zangeres Zonder Naam

Singles entering the chart were Simple Game by the Four Tops (#20); Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel by Herman Van Keeken (#21); Kom Van Dat Dak Af [Maxi Single] by Peter en Zijn Rockets (#24); Goodbye Forever by Soundation (#35); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#36); Alexander Graham Bell by the Sweet (#38); and Life is a Carnival by the Band (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
5 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
9 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
10 Superstar/Bless the Beasts and Children--Carpenters

Singles entering the chart were I'm a Greedy Man - Part I by James Brown (#61); Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite by Neil Diamond (#76); An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#77); Ain't Nobody Home by B.B. King (#87); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#90); Help Me Make it Through the Night by O.C. Smith (#93); Get Down by Curtis Mayfield (#98); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#99); and Hallelujah by Sweathog (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
9 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
10 Superstar--Carpenters

Singles entering the chart were Pretty as You Feel by Jefferson Airplane (#76); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#81); Satisfaction by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#82); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#84); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#85); Get Down by Curtis Mayfield (#88); Drowning in the Sea of Love by Joe Simon (#89); Tell Mama by Savoy Brown (#92); My Boy by Richard Harris (#96); Show Me How by the Emotions (#98); The Girl Who Loved Me When by Glass Bottle (#99); and Hallelujah by Sweathog (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes (2nd week at #1)
2 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
3 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
6 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
7 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
8 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
9 Trapped by a Thing Called Love--Denise LaSalle
10 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement

Singles entering the chart were An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#58); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#79); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#81); Pretty as You Feel by Jefferson Airplane (#83); One Monkey Don't Stop No Show by the Honey Cone (#84); Long Ago Tomorrow by B.J. Thomas (#85); Drowning in the Sea of Love by Joe Simon (#87); Just for Me and You by Poco (#89); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#94); Don't Pull Your Love by Sam & Dave (#98); and Fool Me by Joe South (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 One Fine Morning--Lighthouse
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
5 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Only You Know and I Know--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
8 Superstar--Carpenters
9 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
10 Down by the River--Joey Gregorash

Singles entering the chart were Devil You by the Stampeders (#64); Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#74); Family Affair by Sly and the Family Stone (#75); For Better or Worse by the Bells (#79); Friends with You by John Denver (#82); Oh Lord by Morse Code Transmission (#83); Butterfly by Danyel Gerard (#84); Gimme Some Lovin' by Traffic (#92); and Theme from "Summer of '42" by Peter Nero (#96). The B-side of Sour Suite, Life in the Bloodstream, is my favourite Guess Who song.

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Desiderata--Les Crane
2 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
3 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
4 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
5 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
9 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
10 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
Pick hit of the week: Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes

Space
The U.S. probe Mariner 9 entered Martian orbit, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.



Football
CFL
Western Finals
Saskatchewan 21 @ Calgary 30 (Calgary led best-of-three series 1-0)

Before a sellout crowd of 23,616 at McMahon Stadium, the Stampeders, who had gone 1-5-1 in their last 7 regular season games, led 10-7 at halftime on a touchdown pass from Jerry Keeling to Gerry Shaw, converted by Larry Robinson, and a field goal by Mr. Robinson, while George Reed had scored a touchdown for the Roughriders, converted by Jack Abendschan. Saskatchewan struck for 2 quick converted touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, and led 21-10 with 10 minutes remaining in regulation time, when Reggie Holmes, playing just his second CFL game, intercepted a pass from Ron Lancaster and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Robinson. Mr. Reed then fumbled and Calgary linebacker Wayne Harris recovered, setting up a touchdown pass from Mr. Keeling to Mr. Shaw. Mr. Robinson converted and added 2 quick field goals, one of them set up by his own interception. Mr. Shaw caught 5 passes for 86 yards, while teammate Jon Henderson caught 4 for 117. Mr. Reed rushed 19 times for 76 yards for the Roughriders and scored 2 touchdowns, but also lost 2 fumbles.



CIAU
Atlantic Bowl
Western Ontario 44 @ St. Mary's 13

The Mustangs led 21-13 at halftime, but outscored the Huskies 23-0 in the 2nd half. The game's most sensational play came from Angelo Santucci of St. Mary's, who returned a Paul Knill punt 104 yards for a touchdown midway through the 2nd quarter, with Conrad Kozak's convert giving the Huskies a short-lived 10-7 lead. Mr. Knill converted all 5 Western Ontario touchdowns and added 3 field goals, while Mr. Kozak kicked 2 field goals.



30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Två av oss--X-Models (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mademoiselle Chang--Michel Berger (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (5th week at #1)
2 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
3 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
4 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
5 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
6 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
7 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman
8 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
9 Hooked on Classics--The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10 Oh No No--Bernie Paul

Singles entering the chart were Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey (#12); It's My Party by Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin (#17); and Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on Love) by Third World (#20).

Personal
This blogger was the final winner of Chuck Chandler's "Schlock Album Giveaway Contest," a contest Mr. Chandler had on his afternoon show on CFRN radio in Edmonton. I correctly identified the clip as being from Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees, and the album I won was Lobo's Caribbean Disco Show, which I promptly gave to a friend.

Space
The Canadarm Remote Manipulator System (RMS) performed flawlessly in four hours of tests on board the U.S. space shuttle Columbia during mission STS-2; Canada's $100 million robot arm was made by Spar Aerospace in Toronto. Tests included manual and automatic modes of operation, ease of control, operation of joints and positioning accuracy; its wrist-mounted camera was also put through its paces.



Football
CIAU
Hardy Cup
Alberta 11 @ British Columbia 8

The Golden Bears, who had lost both their regular season games against the Thunderbirds, won the western title for the third straight season. The only Alberta touchdown was scored by defensive back Gord Syme on a 15-yard return of a fumble by UBC running back Glenn Steele at 10:22 of the 3rd quarter. Reg Gilmour converted and added a 31-yard field goal, and Dave Brown punted for a single. Ken Munro kicked field goals of 23 and 31 yards and added 2 singles for UBC. The game, played on a Friday night before 2,000 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, was broadcast to Edmonton on CFRN radio, with Randy Hahn calling the play-by-play and Bob De Julius providing colour commentary. The Golden Bears haven't won the Hardy Cup in the 30 years since that night.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway) (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Paul-Émile Léger, 87. Canadian clergyman. Cardinal Léger was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal from 1950-1968, and was named a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1953.

Europeana
The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, was formed from the former Karelian A.S.S.R.

10 years ago
2001

War
The Taliban abandoned the Afghan capital of Kabul when the northern alliance entered the city.